Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, received Saturday Japan’s Ambassador to Egypt, Oka Hiroshi, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the health sector. The meeting discussed ways to benefit from Japanese expertise in the field of human development…
Confirmation of famine in Sudan’s North Darfur state is a sobering reminder of the international community’s responsibility to deliver life-saving aid immediately, the acting UN relief chief said on Friday. Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya, the UN humanitarian coordinator, said immediately opening aid access is vital to delivering relief…
Vietnamese energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison late last month, according to the International Federation for Human Rights. Vietnam’s government has not made any recent public announcement regarding Nhiên’s case or the apparent sentencing. Nhiên, executive director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition Social Enterprise (VIETSE…
Ants perform amputations on injured nestmates to save their lives, according to a new study. The research published in the journal Current Biology found that Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) can assess wound locations and adjust their treatment accordingly —a level of medical intervention previously only observed in humans…
The clinics of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) have provided medical services to 2,511 patients in the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the fourth week of July, KSrelief accelerated the medical aids and provided the patients with the following services: The internal medicine…
The Egyptian Olympic football is set to face off against the French team, led by Thierry Henry, on August 5 at exactly 10 pm Cairo time. The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports, the exclusive owner of the broadcasting rights in the Middle East and North Africa…