healthcare in the East

Kazakhstan proposes excise taxes on sugary drinks

Kazakhstan proposes excise taxes on sugary drinks

Kazakh Minister of Health Akmaral Alnazarova suggested that levying excise taxes on sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages could reduce their consumption among children, thus lowering the risk of obesity. According to Chief Sanitary …

Monkeypox cases recorded in Russia's St. Petersburg

Monkeypox cases recorded in Russia's St. Petersburg

Two tourists returning from China to St. Petersburg have been found to have monkeypox, the press service of the Russian sanitary and consumer rights agency’s office in the St. Petersburg reported. "Two men who …

Uzbekistan develops edible tomato COVID-19 vaccine

Uzbekistan develops edible tomato COVID-19 vaccine

Uzbek scientists have created an edible COVID-19 vaccine synthesized from the common tomato called TOMAVAC, according to the Frontiers research journal website. According to the journal, the scientists inserted a fragment of …

Sole power generator in Gaza hospital stops working

Sole power generator in Gaza hospital stops working

The sole power generator at Al Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip has stopped working, which put lives of 90 patients under threat, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) wrote on X. "Today, the sole power generator …

Israel PM gets emergency pacemaker

Israel PM gets emergency pacemaker

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from the medical center on Monday morning after two days of recovery in the hospital, according to Israeli …

Russian airmobile hospital arrives in Türkiye

Russian airmobile hospital arrives in Türkiye

Russian airmobile hospital flew to Türkiye to help victims of earthquakes. According to the Russian embassy in Ankara, it will be located in the province of Hatay, which was most affected by the destructive eartquakes.

More than 5,000 students poisoned in Iran over 4 months

More than 5,000 students poisoned in Iran over 4 months

Over 5,000 students have been hospitalised with poisoning in Iran since November, according to the report by the Iranian government’s truth commission. In total, 230 schools in 25 provinces were targeted by the …

Russian woman injured in Istanbul blast hospitalized

Russian woman injured in Istanbul blast hospitalized

A Russian woman, one of the three Russian citizens hurt in the explosion on Istiklal Street in Istanbul, has been hospitalized, the Russian consulate general in Istanbul said. "According to updated information, two Russian citizens …

Three dead, 32 hurt in bus accident in northern Turkey

Three dead, 32 hurt in bus accident in northern Turkey

A bus accident Sunday in northern Turkey left three people dead and 32 others injured, Turkey's health minister said. A passenger bus from the private Kamil Koc bus company overturned on a major highway by Bolu province. Minister …

Iran reports its first monkeypox case

Iran reports its first monkeypox case

Iranian authorities announced Tuesday the first case of monkeypox in the country, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said health authorities quarantined a 34-year-old woman living in the southwestern city of …

Kazakh woman gives birth to child weighing almost 6 kg

Kazakh woman gives birth to child weighing almost 6 kg

A boy weighing 5.8 kg was born in Nur-Sultan Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 3, the press service of the medical facility reports. The baby was born on August 4, his height is 63 cm. For a 30-year-old resident of Kazakhstan, this is the …

Number of COVID-19 cases growing in Kyrgyzstan

Number of COVID-19 cases growing in Kyrgyzstan

An increase in the incidence of COVID-19 is observed in Kyrgyzstan, the Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 said Tuesday, according to Kabar. Experts report that the virus will gain strength during the summer. …