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The Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has chosen HE the Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari as co-chair of the committee, du..
A public funeral has been held for a five-year-old boy who fell down well in Morocco, prompting large-scale but ultimately unsuccessful rescue efforts. Large crowds gathered in the village of Ighran to mourn the boy, Rayan Oram, who was trapped in..
Rescuers who are desperately trying to reach a five-year-old boy who fell into a well in northern Morocco four days ago say they are "almost there". The boy, named by local media as Rayan, was reportedly playing near the well in the town..
The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Vaccines also continue to provide similar protection against t..
Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening human health and the environment, a World Health Organization report said on Tuesd..
The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid variant within the next six to eight weeks. Dr Hans Kluge said a "west-to-east tidal wave" of Omicron was sweeping across the region, on top ..
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) announced that it has adopted an exceptional physical presence system at 50% of the capacity, attendance is optional for the student and the guardian, for secondary school students, grade 12 in p..
The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Thursday. Janet Di..
The combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' words came as the US and countries across Europe reported record ne..
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