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EAA, QRCS Back Mauritania's Health Sector Through Hamad Bin Khalifa Hospital
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula Doha, Qatar: As part of the established development partnership between Education Above All (EAA) Foundation as a donor and supervisor and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) as an implementer, Hamad bin Khalifa...

Kigali Declaration Fuels Africa’s Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is gaining ground, with over 80 countries and organizations uniting under the Kigali Declaration to tackle these debilitating conditions. Marking its third anniversary on June 23, 2025, the...

Mauritania Rallies for Gaza: Mass Protests, Aid Campaigns, and Unified Solidarity With Palestine and Iran
On Sunday evening, the National Alliance for the Support of the Palestinian People organized a mass rally in Nouakchott under the slogan: “Yes to Breaking the Siege.” Participants reaffirmed their popular support for the resistance in Gaza,...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Tanzania’s Health Minister elected to serve regional health body
DJIBOUTI: TANZANIA’s Minister of Health, Jenista Mhagama, has been elected Vice Chairperson of the Regional Steering Committee (ResCo) of Health Ministers for Community Health in Eastern Africa. The appointment was made on June 17, 2025, following...

India hosts 2nd policymakers' forum to strengthen global collaboration on drug standards, access to affordable medicines
New Delhi: The Second Policymakers' Forum, aimed at promoting the recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, was inaugurated on Sunday at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital. The event was being organised by the Indian Pharmacopoeia...

India News | India Hosts 2nd Policymakers' Forum to Strengthen Global Collaboration on Drug Standards, Access to Affordable Medicines
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Second Policymakers' Forum, aimed at promoting the recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, was inaugurated on Sunday at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital. The event was being organised by the...

Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Smt. Anupriya Patel delivers keynote address at the inaugural session of Second Policymakers’ Forum
Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, delivered the keynote address at the inaugural session of the Second Policymakers’ Forum organised by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), here...

Mauritania eliminates trachoma, honoured by WHO
06 June 2025: Mauritania and Papua New Guinea have officially announced the elimination of trachoma, an eye disease responsible for most cases of infectious blindness in the world, as a public health problem. This brings to 23 the number of...

Saudi Crown Prince meets leads of Mauritania, Maldives: Saudi Media
Health authorities have confirmed a case of invasive meningococcal disease in the Maldives, a serious bacterial infection that spreads through respiratory droplets. In a message sent to the media on Saturday, the Ministry of Health stated that...

Algeria Expands Economic Outreach to Libya and Mauritania Amid Push to Diversify Exports
This direction is part of a broader government initiative to enhance foreign trade and revive economic ties with neighboring states amid regional instability and political tension, making cooperation with Libya and Mauritania vital for local...
Dr Zewdu: Africa’s health future depends on local leadership, innovative financing
AFRICA: NEWLY appointed Chief Executive Officer of the END Fund, a collaborative philanthropic organization, Dr Solomon Zewdu, has stated that Africa’s health future increasingly depends on local leadership and innovative financing over...

Saharan dust plume expected to hit Houston this weekend
Weather Saharan dust could bring hazy skies and vivid sunsets to Houston. But it also could pose serious health risks for people with respiratory conditions. Tom Perumean | Posted on June 27, 2025, 5:27 PM Share Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn NASA...

Bronze, But Glorious: How Liberia’s Lone Star Ladies Lit Up Mauritania and Ignited a Nation’s Joy
Nouakchott, Mauritania & Monrovia, Liberia – In a stirring testament to resilience, teamwork, and national pride, Liberia’s Senior Women’s National Football Team captured the bronze medal at the 2025 WAFU Zone A Women’s Cup—an achievement that has...

Plan for doctoral schools gets nod. Will they be realised?
MAURITANIA Mauritania will establish four new doctoral schools in several universities and higher education institutions to strengthen scientific capacity for sustainable development, Yacoub Ould Amine, the country’s minister of higher education...

India Seeks to Enhance Bilateral Ties with Uganda
By Faridah N Kulumba Recently the government of India invited 47 journalists, media professionals and editors from 23 countries from East Africa, Southern Africa, West Asia and North Africa for a familiarization tour in India. The East and...
Morning Bid: Wall St flirts with new record
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets The glass appears half full once again. With midyear approaching, the main Wall Street stock indexes are back within...

Jamaican travellers reminded to get Yellow Fever vaccine
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of getting vaccinated and showing proof of Yellow Fever vaccination when travelling to and from affected countries. All persons older than one year, who are travelling from...

Sahrawi Republic takes part in first ministerial meeting of Regional Steering Committee
Cairo (Egypt), June 23 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Republic is participating in the first ministerial meeting (Health Ministers) of the Regional Steering Committee (ReSCO) and the second meeting of the Regional Technical Advisory Committee (ReTAC),...