ADAMA, Ethiopia (MNTV) — Ethiopia is accelerating efforts to reform its health financing system by strengthening health tax policies aimed at curbing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and advancing universal health coverage (UHC), with strong backing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the country’s parliament. In a high-level workshop ...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (MNTV) — Mauritania’s Caisse Nationale de Solidarité en Santé (CNASS) has signed a cooperation agreement with the State Digital Agency (AN-ETAT) to modernize and digitize the country’s social protection infrastructure, officials said. The agreement, part of a broader effort to overhaul Mauritania’s health insurance servi...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia is seeking to enhance its health system’s resilience and provide more equitable access to high-quality care, reports Healthcare IT News. The Indonesian Ministry of Health and Royal Philips have entered into a partnership for long-term health system transformation. Digital health was identified...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Japan has committed $5 million to support a new nationwide immunization drive in Afghanistan, aiming to eradicate polio and strengthen routine childhood vaccinations across all 34 provinces. The 12-month initiative, implemented through UNICEF, seeks to reach more than 13 million children, including those in high-ris...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has introduced a pioneering medical technology that could significantly improve early detection of prostate cancer, one of the most common cancers among men. The breakthrough centers on a next-generation radiopharmaceutical developed at the Nuclear Medicine Center of the Medical Center Hospital under the ...
SINGAPORE (MNTV) – By 2045, the old-age ratio is expected to double in Malaysia, and by 2060, it is projected to become a post-aged society, with 14.8 % or more of the population aged 65 and above, say AMRO Asia experts. Malaysia became an aging society in 2021, with more than 7 % of the […]
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Animal Wealth Department, held talks with a Belarusian veterinary delegation to enhance cooperation in preventing animal epidemics and developing veterinary vaccines and medicines. The discussions aimed to exchange expertise and explore opportunities for localizing vacc...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Two Kazakh scientists have developed a new cancer treatment drug that has shown remarkable results in laboratory trials, drawing attention from major pharmaceutical companies abroad. The breakthrough drug, named Sovetonko, is already valued at $160 million by international firm London Rate. According to a report by ...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar has unveiled its first national Oncology Rehabilitation Framework, a landmark initiative designed to improve the long-term well-being of cancer survivors through comprehensive, person-centered care. The new framework, launched by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), was developed through collaboration between the Qatar R...
ADANA, Türkiye (MNTV) — The Turkish Ministry of Health has officially opened the country’s first skin bank and tissue laboratory at Adana City Training and Research Hospital, marking a major milestone in Türkiye’s efforts to enhance advanced burn care and emergency medical preparedness. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to provide crit...
