The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that COVID-19 will settle in 2023 to a level where it poses a similar threat to the seasonal flu.WHO expressed its confidence that it can announce an end to the pandemic emergency sometime in 2023.Directo…

Three Palestinians were injured by live bullets, while dozens others suffered suffocation during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces which stormed into the eastern region of Nablus to secure the invasion of Joseph’s Tomb by dozens of set…

A Palestinian young man was injured by live bullets, and others suffocated on Wednesday, after clashes erupted with the Israeli occupation forces, following the arrest of five Palestinians from the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron.Security sources t…

A civilian helicopter crashed in the small eastern town of Yeongwol in South Korea on Wednesday, leaving both passengers on board dead.Local fire authorities and police said the aircraft carrying two passengers crashed into the town located 138 kilome…

A new study reveals that using e-cigarettes can sometimes be more dangerous than regular cigarettes, according to Daily Mail.The study showed evidence that e-liquid vaporization with e-cigarettes creates a unique lung inflammatory response.The study a…

Two people were killed and nine others were injured after they were run over by a pickup truck in the Canadian town of Amqui, about 650 kilometers north of Montreal, authorities said. A 38-year-old local man was arrested shortly after the incident, wh…

Doha, March 13 (QNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has selected a Qatari doctor to be a member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Integrating the Health and Care Workforces, with the aim of creating better care networks for the elderly popu…

Doha, March 07 (QNA) – HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari met with Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Hua Liu, who is visiting the country to participate in the 5th United Nations Conference

Doha, March 06 (QNA) – The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting on Monday at Tamim bin Hamad Hall under the chairmanship of HE Speaker of the Shura Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. At the beginning of the session, the Council welcomed the country’s hosting of the 5th

Doha, March 05 (QNA) – The State of Qatar participated in the seventh meeting of the Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks, at the WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, which was held virtually. The delegation of the State of Qatar to the meeting was headed by HE

Baku, March 02 (QNA) – Governmental and international officials have expressed their hope that the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19, which was hosted today in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, will contribute to coming up with a specific vision regarding recovery plans for the

Washington, March 01 (QNA) – Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray said the agency has concluded that COVID-19 most likely originated from a potential lab incident in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Wray’s remarks follow reports that an Energy Department classified assessment determined that the

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced a set of new measures to enhance the process of outpatient appointment booking and improve patients’ access to healthcare more quickly. The new measures include implementing a new electronic system for managing and booking appointments, and establishing separate departments for referrals and medical appointments

Qatar celebrates National Environment Day each year on the 26th of February. In the framework of Qatar National Vision 2030, and with environment as one of the four pillars of the vision, the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Qatar University (QU), celebrates this occasion each year, given the

Seasonal influenza situation in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region The Eastern Mediterranean Region is well into the influenza season (2022–2023), with surveillance data showing a downward trend over the past 15 weeks after an initial surge in influenza cases. Countries need to maintain their influenza surveillance systems and monitor influenza

A consortium of researchers, led by Sidra Medicine (a member of Qatar Foundation), have published a ground-breaking study that illustrates the actions of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and identifies the molecular mechanisms that can predict the severity of the disease. The findings will be instrumental in the development of new versions

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded three medical convoys in the Sudanese states of River Nile, Gezira, and Khartoum. Assisted by local medical professionals at the host hospitals, the medical team delegated from Doha performed 1,800 medical examinations and 450 complex operations in general surgery, urology, and

Cholera: a global grade 3 emergency On 26 January 2023, the cholera outbreaks (event) was graded as a multi-region Grade 3 Public Health Emergency after considering the current scale, the potential for further international spread, the high urgency, complexity factors, current low to moderate capacity, and the very high reputational

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 4 February 2023, the global cumulative incidence reached 754 641 439 reported cases and 6 843 554 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 0.91%. Meanwhile, the 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 28 January 2023, the global cumulative incidence reached 753 223 014 reported cases and 6 798 268 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 0.90%. Meanwhile, the 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 21 January 2023, the global cumulative incidence reached 751 567 108 reported cases and 6 789 667 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 0.90%. Meanwhile, the 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

As the international community gathers to reflect on the humanitarian situation in Yemen in 2023 and prepares to pledge funding and re-focus political will towards addressing the crisis, it is important to consider what has and has not changed over the course of 2022. Equally, it is critical to fully

Five Qatar hospitals have been ranked among the world’s top 250 academic medical centers, according to a new study undertaken by Brand Finance, a United Kingdom based world-leading brand valuation consultancy. The Qatar hospitals in the top 250 list are: Rumailah Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation. Opened in 1957. Hamad General

Ministry of Public Health, the Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Health Care Corporation, and Naufar Center organized today, Tuesday, a march on the National Sport Day, with the participation of several leading figures and employees of the health sector, at Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City. On this occasion, many sports, entertainment,

As COVID-19 restrictions ease globally and the travel industry bounces back from its devastating impact, Doha has ranked among the top international destinations from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India, in 2022, the airport disclosed in a statement. According to the airport based in South India, Dubai, Male, Singapore, Doha,