healthcare in the East

Turkey's Health Ministry not concerned about monkeypox

Turkey's Health Ministry not concerned about monkeypox

Turkey will not be implementing additional health measures in the face of the monkepox outbreak, Turkish Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said. The minister compared the current situation to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. …

Healthcare in Kazakhstan to be patient-oriented

Healthcare in Kazakhstan to be patient-oriented

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Kazakh Health Minister Akmaral Alnazarova, the Akorda press service reported. The minister reported to President Tokayev on the work of the department and plans for the …

West Nile virus spreading in Israel

West Nile virus spreading in Israel

Israeli health authorities said 11 people have so far died of the infectious West Nile virus disease. According to the Israeli ministry, 153 patients …

King of Saudi Arabia hospitalized

King of Saudi Arabia hospitalized

The 88-year-old king has been experiencing serious health problems recently. Today he was taken to the hospital for medical examination.

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 …