Local volunteers tackle growing waste problem as city struggles with waste collection disruption BIRMINGHAM, UK (MNTV) – As Birmingham’s bin workers enter their fifth week of strikes over a wage dispute, local Muslim residents and grassroots groups are stepping in to address the growing waste crisis. According to UK-based outlet Hyphen, the s...
Survey highlights growing popularity of alternative nicotine products among people under 35 KUALA LUMPUR (MNTV) — A recent survey by consumer research firm Milieu Insight reveals a shift among young smokers in Southeast Asia from traditional cigarettes to alternative nicotine products such as vapes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). The study...
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan unite under WHO-led effort to eradicate TB, including drug-resistant strains. ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) – All five Central Asian countries have launched a landmark regional campaign to eliminate tuberculosis by 2030, in coordination with the World Health Organization and global h...
Over 16,000 Nigerian doctors have emigrated in past seven years, costing heavily and leaving rural communities critically underserved ABUJA, Nigeria (MNTV) – Nigeria has lost more than 16,000 doctors in the past five to seven years, resulting in billions in losses and a dangerously depleted healthcare system, according to the country’s C...
Chronic shortage of dental professionals leaves millions vulnerable as WHO calls for urgent action BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (MNTV) – Africa is grappling with a severe shortage of oral health workers amid a rising burden of preventable dental diseases, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Africa regi...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) — The main drivers of rising healthcare costs in Malaysia are medical inflation, an ageing population, and the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases, according to Malaysian Reinsurance company (Malaysian Re) latest report. Public sector under-funding remains a central issue, with healthcare expendit...
DUBAI (MNTV) – In a groundbreaking medical achievement, doctors at Dubai’s Medcare Hospital Al Safa have successfully removed a massive scalp tumor from a five-year-old Arab girl, believed to be one of the largest of its kind ever recorded. The tumor, which measured 20 cm by 10 cm—roughly the size of a watermelon—was the result […]...
Childhood obesity rises sharply as chronic malnutrition and climate pressures persist. DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Tajikistan is grappling with a growing public health crisis as it faces a dual burden of malnutrition and obesity among children, compounded by water insecurity and climate vulnerability, according to a new United Nations report...
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Turkish-American doctor Mehmet Oz as the new head of Medicare and Medicaid. In a tight 53-45 party-line vote, Oz secured approval to oversee America’s trillion-dollar health care programs, providing coverage for nearly half of the population. Oz, previously a renowned heart surgeon at Columbia University, is...
BOUIRA, Algeria (MNTV) – Algeria has achieved significant progress in its pharmaceutical industry and medicine manufacturing sector through multiple projects launched across the country in recent years. The nation is steadily reducing its reliance on imported medical products by boosting local production of medicines, medical devices, and che...
