MOSUL, Iraq (MNTV) — Iraq inaugurated the Umm Al-Rabieen Emergency Hospital in West Mosul, the country’s largest specialized emergency facility, as part of efforts to enhance health services and support reconstruction in Nineveh province. The 100-bed hospital is equipped with advanced medical technology and includes six fully integrated operat...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran welcomed 1.2 million health tourists last year, reflecting strong growth in the country’s medical tourism industry, a senior official said. Muslim Shojaei, Director General of the Foreign Tourism Marketing and Development Office at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, said health tourism now st...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) — World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for safeguarding the work of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amid ongoing upheaval at the agency. “The work of the US CDC has been invaluable and must be protected,” Tedros said in a statement. [&helli...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The Saudi capital will host the eighth Global Health Exhibition from October 27 to 30 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, bringing together thousands of experts and innovators under the theme “Invest in Health.” Organized with sponsorship from the Ministry of Health and support from the Health Sector T...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has secured the top position in West Asia for scientific publications and citations in reproductive medicine, according to the Ministry of Health. Deputy Health Minister for Research and Technology, Shahin Akhoundzadeh, announced the achievement during the opening of the 26th Royan International Congress and the 24th...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar is reinforcing its healthcare system by placing prevention at the center of national health policy, with the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) driving a model that prioritizes early detection, healthy lifestyles, and continuous care. According the Peninsula Qatar, PHCC, which operates a wide network of health ce...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Tuberculosis cases in southern Afghanistan have surged by nearly 30% compared to last year, raising concerns among health workers over the spread of both common and drug-resistant forms of the disease. According to independent broadcaster ToloNews, medical staff at the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kanda...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Afghanistan has opened its first pediatric open-heart surgery and dialysis units at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul, a development officials say will reduce the need for families to seek costly treatment abroad. According to ToloNews, the Ministry of Public Health announced that the new center includes 50 beds and t...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has received more than $6.3 million in new humanitarian funding to strengthen health services in Afghanistan, where nearly one in three people lack access to basic care. The support comes from two UN mechanisms: the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Afghanistan Humani...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan is seeking to modernize its healthcare system through potential partnerships with China, exploring projects from a pharmaceutical plant using local herbs to new medical training programs. The proposals were discussed in Bishkek during talks between Health Minister Erkin Checheybaev and a healthcare inves...
