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The next pandemic is coming – and we need a global treaty to stop it

WeekendJanuary 10, 2025

Laser light show on Burj Khalifa during the New Year Eve at Dubai Mall in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Leaders' New Year messages bring hope of a united world

EuropeDecember 31, 2024

Gaza's sandy ground is a major risk factor in the spread of disease, as winter looms. AFP

Gaza 'not ready for the ticking time bomb of winter', WHO says

UAENovember 07, 2024

A health worker administers anti-polio vaccine drops to a child in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The reasons behind vaccine hesitancy are many and pose a serious problem for health experts and policy makers. EPA

Vaccine hesitancy threatens to undo the work of generations

EditorialOctober 31, 2024

There are realistic grounds to believe that the mosquito-borne illness may, like smallpox, one day exist only in laboratories for medical study. EPA

Egypt makes malaria history, but there's no room for complacency

EditorialOctober 23, 2024

Mpox viral particles. The disease is spread mainly through close contact with infected people. Reuters

Mpox: Germany reports first case of new variant

HealthOctober 22, 2024

Egypt has now joined the ranks of 44 countries that have eradicated the mosquito-borne infectious disease. Reuters

Egypt declared malaria-free, eradicating disease that 'plagued pharaohs'

MENAOctober 21, 2024

Patients at the mpox treatment centre at Kavumu hospital in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters

Mpox vaccine gets approval in first step to slowing Africa epidemic

HealthSeptember 13, 2024

A patient with a severe form of the mpox is treated at the Kavumu Hospital, 30km north of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP

Morocco reports case of Mpox

HealthSeptember 12, 2024

Slums in India are sprayed to prevent mosquitoes spreading disease. Health chiefs warn a hotter planet could have severe health effects such as increased illness. EPA

UAE invited to join group tackling climate effects on health

ClimateSeptember 12, 2024

The Clade 1b strain of mpox has been particularly dangerous for children. Reuters

Mpox is spreading faster than the world's will to contain it

EditorialSeptember 03, 2024

A health worker at an mpox treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo. The World Health Organization recently declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency. AP

Fears undetected mpox cases will hinder plans to tackle outbreak

UAEAugust 22, 2024

The study tested the World Health Organisation’s database of suspected drug side-effects for reports of suicidal thinking in patients. AP

Weight-loss drug Ozempic's potential link to suicidal thoughts

HealthAugust 20, 2024

Patients suffering from cholera receive treatment at a rural isolation centre in Wad Al Hilu in Kassala, eastern Sudan. AFP

Egypt tightens border control after cholera outbreak in Sudan

MENAAugust 19, 2024

A patient has his temperature taken at the mpox treatment centre at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of Goma. AFP

Mpox: vaccine drive critical as Pakistan and Sweden confirm cases

UAEAugust 18, 2024

A man disinfects a rural isolation centre where patients are being treated for cholera in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. AFP

Cholera epidemic declared in Sudan

MENAAugust 17, 2024