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Egypt’s health system problems laid bare

WEBEgypt has one of the region’s lowest ratios of physicians per capita. Equally concerning about Egypt’s 2018 data is the trend. After rising between 2003 and 2014, to …

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Middle East air pollution is mostly anthropogenic

WEBThe air pollution most damaging to human health in the Middle East is almost all from industrial sources, not the desert. Dust over the Middle East on April 24, …

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Understanding the obesity epidemic

WEBKuwait has the highest obesity levels among adults in the Middle East and the Arab world with a prevalence of 34.28% among males and 47.08% among females, …

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Improving healthcare response to gender-based violence …

WEBThis pilot study is the first research of its kind in Palestine dealing with gender-based violence interventions in the healthcare system. The Ministry of Health …

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A broad look at Egypt’s ageing population

WEBThe population will reach 160 million by 2050 with an average age of 29.7 years, including 22 million (13.8%) adults aged 60 or older. The results of the study …

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Finding acceptance for a life-saving vaccine in the Arab …

WEBDr Rihab Gamaoun is an epidemiology and clinical development consultant. She has several years of international experience in health outcomes, pharmaco …

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New Nature Index data shows China on top for natural …

WEBNew Nature Index data shows China on top for natural sciences as US leads on health sciences research. 15 June 2023. For the second year running, China sees …

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Arab diets a matter of life and death

WEBIn the Middle East, whole grain intake is significantly lower than the optimal 100 grams per day. hoch2wo / Alamy Stock Photo. Yemen, Egypt and Sudan have …

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Reversing the brain drain: a Lebanese model

WEBReversing the brain drain: a Lebanese model. Published online 4 October 2012. A country's efforts to keep doctors and biomedical scientists after they qualify …

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Nature Special Issues Nature Portfolio

WEBNature Index 2021 China. 26 May 2021. China's successes in space exploration, quantum technologies and cutting-edge chemistry underline its superpower status in research, …

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Gender gap affects food insecurity levels in Arab region

WEBThe data revealed that 43% of the study population felt they had experienced varying degrees of food insecurity in the years surveyed. Overall, women experienced …

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Long COVID presents considerable health challenges in Africa

WEBA systematic review published in The Lancet Global Health analysed 24 articles including 9,712 patients who had COVID-19 in eight African countries and found …

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About the University of Tokyo

WEBSpringer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to organize SDGs Symposium 2024 on planetary health for a sustainable future. 1 February 2024

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Algeria rids itself of malaria

WEBThe World Health Organization has certified Algeria as malaria-free. The parasite has not been transmitted in the country during the past three years and a robust …

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Air pollution threatens health in Beirut

WEBAbout 93% of Beirut's population is exposed to high levels of air pollution, according to a study by researchers at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Air …

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Dealing with mental illness in the Middle East

WEBPsychiatric disorders are increasingly widespread in the Middle East. However, the model used to assess and treat patients in the region was developed by a …

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Rising air pollution in Arab cities needs swift action

WEBMeanwhile in Sana’a, Yemen, there was a 10.6% annual rise in airborne reactive volatile organic compounds, and Sudan’s capital city Khartoum saw ammonia …

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Middle East chlamydia rates comparable to other regions

WEBThree per cent of people in the Middle East are infected with Chlamydia trachomatis, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that can cause infertility and …

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Grant supports Saudi infectious disease research

WEBThe first of two rounds of the Jameel Fund for Infectious Disease Research and Innovation will provide grants collectively worth US$500,000, distributed equally …

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