Category: Health

A child is given the oral polio vaccine during a polio vaccination campaign, Sudan, November 2020. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Sudan11 March 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) will launch a polio vaccination campaign in April 2024 in response to a new emergence of variant poliovirus type 2 reported in January […]

What’s the difference between men’s nipples and women’s? How about men’s pubic hair and women’s? Well, on social media, at least, the difference seems to be that women’s nipples and pubic hair are considered pornographic and subject to censorship – no matter what the context. Even if it’s a social media post about health issues, […]

5 March 2024, Rabat, Morocco ­– In a world facing numerous challenges, achieving universal health coverage remains crucial. More than half of the global population­ ­– some 4.5 billion people ­– lack full access to essential health care. Of this number, over 2 billion people experience financial hardship in accessing basic health care. Social inequities and barriers in access […]

Having a sweet tooth isn’t just a human characteristic. It turns out our gut microbes can have a preference for sweets, too – and one of these selfish, sugar-loving bacteria is Ruminococcus gnavus. Ruminococcus gnavus (R gnavus for short) is one of the many bacterial species normally found in the human gut. While it doesn’t […]

The Justice Ministry’s Privacy Protection Authority announced a first-of-its-kind policy on patient medical privacy earlier this week.  The new policy document is aimed at strengthening patient privacy by introducing new regulations on the transfer and use of patient data. The new policy will target recent innovations in data transferring, which have complicated patient privacy, such […]

Women’s Health and Gender Equality: Essential Elements for a Better Future Every year on the 8th of March, we mark International Women’s Day, and the entire month of March is dedicated to recognizing women’s achievements and advances despite numerous challenges. This year’s theme is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, a call which is crucial that […]

There has been a significant rise in deaths linked to the commonly prescribed anxiety drug, pregabalin. While in 2018 there were 187 deaths linked to pregabalin in England and Wales, this number was more than double in 2022 – with 441 deaths linked to the drug. Recent press reports have framed these deaths as signalling […]

Itzik Weksler is an experienced fitness trainer, operating studios in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and specializing in nutrition and physical rehabilitation. A regular fixture of the Jerusalem Winner Marathon, Weksler typically runs alongside his trainees, including Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.  This year, however, is different, as the war with Hamas has left this 41-year-old father […]

8 March 2024 – A call to invest in women’s and girls’ health, well-being, and empowerment in all areas of life goes out today, on International Women’s Day 2024. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean joins the world in marking the global day, this year themed “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”. This call is […]