healthcare
Egypt records 532 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths on Thursday
Egypt
February 5, 2021
Egypt records 532 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths on Thursday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 532 new COVID-19 cases. The ministry also announced 52 virus-related deaths and 299 fully-recovered…
Egypt vaccinates medical staff at 22 quarantine hospitals: minister
Egypt
February 4, 2021
Egypt vaccinates medical staff at 22 quarantine hospitals: minister
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed announced that the ministry has successfully vaccinated medical teams in 22 quarantine hospitals nationwide…
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
BEIRUT (AP) — Power cuts that last up to 20 hours a day. Mountains of trash spilling into streets. Long…
Lebanon swings between humor and tragedy as economy crumbles
Middle East
July 25, 2020
Lebanon swings between humor and tragedy as economy crumbles
The first signs of Lebanon’s coming collapse appeared when its banks started limiting withdrawals amid nationwide protests late last year.…
Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast
Middle East
July 22, 2020
Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s hospitals, long considered among the best in the Middle East, are cracking under the country’s financial…
India’s social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care
World
June 26, 2020
India’s social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care
NEW DELHI (AP) — When Pradeep Kumar’s wife was admitted to a government-run hospital in India’s capital for treatment of…
Police fire tear gas as thousands join French healthcare protest
World
June 17, 2020
Police fire tear gas as thousands join French healthcare protest
French police fired tear gas after being pelted with objects during a Paris demonstration on Tuesday led by thousands of…
A world redrawn: Nobel winner Deaton warns virus could worsen inequality
World
June 16, 2020
A world redrawn: Nobel winner Deaton warns virus could worsen inequality
The coronavirus outbreak has exposed existing inequalities but without reform, argues Nobel prize-winning economist Angus Deaton, it also risks making…
Egyptian Cabinet to set limits for coronavirus treatment costs at private hospitals
Egypt
June 1, 2020
Egyptian Cabinet to set limits for coronavirus treatment costs at private hospitals
Egyptian Cabinet Spokesperson Nader Saad said on Sunday that coronavirus treatment costs in private hospitals are exceedingly expensive, and that…
Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture
World
May 7, 2020
Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s easternmost province, felled trees are stacked to block a road that leads to Papuan…