Hospitals
Since Sudan coup, 41 killed, hospitals targeted, doctors say
Middle East
November 22, 2021
Since Sudan coup, 41 killed, hospitals targeted, doctors say
CAIRO (AP) — Security forces have targeted hospitals and blocked injured protesters from treatment since the military seized control of…
How greed fueled Lebanon’s deadly milk and medicine shortage
Middle East
November 8, 2021
How greed fueled Lebanon’s deadly milk and medicine shortage
Beirut/Akkar, Lebanon — Ammouneh Haydar sits on a plastic chair in the sparsely furnished apartment she hasn’t left for a month.…
Lebanese hospitals at breaking point as everything runs out
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Lebanese hospitals at breaking point as everything runs out
BEIRUT (AP) — Drenched in sweat, doctors check patients lying on stretchers in the reception area of Lebanon’s largest public…
Egypt to establish Suez Medical Complex at LE3bn cost
Health & Fitness
May 30, 2021
Egypt to establish Suez Medical Complex at LE3bn cost
Egypt will establish the Suez Medical Complex at an LE three billion cost as part of the first phase of…
Cairo University President announces inauguration of world’s largest cancer hospital in Sheikh Zayed
Egypt
May 19, 2021
Cairo University President announces inauguration of world’s largest cancer hospital in Sheikh Zayed
Cairo University President Mohamed Othman el-Khosht announced on Monday that the university will inaugurate the New National Cancer Institute, also know…
Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded
Middle East
May 15, 2021
Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway…
Planning Ministry allocates LE1 billion for hospitals, labs
Egypt
May 14, 2021
Planning Ministry allocates LE1 billion for hospitals, labs
The Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced that in its 2021/2022 fiscal year, LE1 billion has been allocated…
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
World
March 2, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out…
Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
World
February 16, 2021
Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige…
Eight confirmed facts about coronavirus
Science
January 29, 2021
Eight confirmed facts about coronavirus
An ongoing pandemic in the age of the internet means that misinformation can and will spread more quickly than facts.…