MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) — Oman has inaugurated a modular, state-of-the-art environmental surveillance laboratory for poliovirus, marking a major step in the Eastern Mediterranean Region’s effort to eliminate the disease. Supported by the World Health Organization, the new facility expands the country’s long-standing laboratory capacity from testi...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Nearly half a million Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have been vaccinated against typhoid fever as part of Bangladesh’s nationwide Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) campaign, marking one of the largest immunization efforts ever undertaken in a refugee setting. The dedicated phase of the campai...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre successfully performed complex surgery to remove a tumor from the proximal femur extending to the left hip joint using 3D-printing technology. Patient-specific 3D-printed cutting guides enabled surgeons to excise the tumor while preserving the limb, allowing the...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has imposed a nationwide ban on electronic cigarettes and e-liquids, effective Nov. 27, UzDaily.com reported. The prohibition covers the purchase, possession, production and cross-border transportation of vaping products, with violators facing hefty fines or prison terms of up to five years. The legisla...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldivian government has launched an expanded drug-rehabilitation campaign that includes bringing hundreds of homeless people with substance-use disorders into treatment, Home Minister Ali Ihusaan said as the administration marked two years in office. The announcement comes amid growing concern that drug addiction ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — Lebanese activist Marina El Khawand, who witnessed the 2020 Beirut port explosion at age 18, has channeled the trauma of that day into sustained humanitarian action. She has since built a nationwide medical relief network that now supports vulnerable communities across Lebanon. At 24, she is one of five laureates hono...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — A leading health organization in the Maldives has raised alarm over what it describes as a sharp rise in diabetes cases across the island nation, including a growing number of children diagnosed with the lifelong condition. The Diabetes Society of Maldives said its clinics in Male’ and nearby islands are now […]...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The British Embassy in Doha, in partnership with Qatari authorities, has launched a funding program under the Gulf Strategy Fund to support AI-driven healthcare projects, fostering UK–Qatar collaboration in advanced medical research. The initiative, involving the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the AI Committee of the M...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s most comprehensive national survey on children and women has revealed alarming trends in public health, nutrition, water safety, and child protection, painting a complex picture of progress alongside deepening vulnerabilities facing millions of families. The preliminary findings of the Multiple Indicator...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has successfully conducted its first robot-assisted heart surgery, marking a milestone for both the country and Central Asia, officials said. The procedure took place on Nov. 13 at the Medical Center Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MCUDP) in Astana. Cardia...
