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MENA

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Israeli troops in Gaza infected by deadly fungi, one dead

Dangerous fungi in Gaza soil have caused the death of an Israeli soldier and the hospitalisation of several others taking part in ground assaults.

The New Arab Staff

26 December, 2023

Sudan

Environment and Climate

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Sudan braces for rainy season as humanitarian disaster looms

Darshan Dalal

15 June, 2023

Dr. Aso Faeq Salih examines a one year-old boy affected by multiple birth defects, including a heart condition. (Abigail Bobo)

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Heart disease: A death sentence for Iraqi newborns

Lyse Mauvais

16 February, 2023

Relatives of cancer patients stage a demonstration demanding pharmaceutical supplies outside the building of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon

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A 'genocide' against cancer patients in Lebanon

Dana Hourany

07 June, 2022

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In Yemen's civil war, decaying hospitals on life support

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

19 March, 2022

A woman wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands in front of a graffiti painted on Lviv emergency hospital wall, to thanks the medical staff and healthcare fighting against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus on June 30, 2020. -

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Lviv's child cancer patients are in a race against time

Nino Orto

14 March, 2022

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Morocco: Medical staff under attack in struggling sector

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

02 March, 2022

Cancer in the Arab World: An emerging health risk

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Cancer in the Arab world: An emerging health risk

08 February, 2022

Lebanese mother-to-be Rana Mneimneh waits for her turn at a clinic providing free consultations in Beirut on September 18, 2020

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Pregnant women in Lebanon face malnutrition amid crises

Rodayna Raydan

26 January, 2022

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Sudan doctor's strike new blow to health system on its knees

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

20 January, 2022

The shortages of medication in Lebanon are threatening the treatment of tens of thousands of people, many of whom have taken to social media in a desperate plea to source the drugs they require.

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Lebanon's lifting of medical subsidies threatens millions

Clément Gibon

06 January, 2022

Gazan speech therapist hopes to give voice to the voiceless

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The Gazan speech therapist giving Syrian refugees a voice

Heba Salim

16 December, 2021

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Afghans on the brink of poverty as 'bleak midwinter' begins

Gaja Pellegrini-Bettoli

17 November, 2021

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Birth control in Lebanon reaches exorbitant heights

Maghie Ghali

17 November, 2021

An Iranian doctor wearing a protective suit walks along a corridor at a new coronavirus (COVID-19) section of the Firoozabadi hospital in the Shahre-Rey neighbourhood in southern Tehran on June 20, 2020 [Getty Images]

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A gaping wound: Iran faces an exodus of healthcare workers

Maysam Bizaer

15 October, 2021

A banner with the picture of Hussein Masalmah at his family's hall yard in Bethlehem overlooks Palestinians sitting

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Israel's medical negligence towards Palestinian prisoners

Qassam Muaddi

12 October, 2021

As the Arab region continues to largely rely on vaccine hand-outs, it has become imperative for open source platforms to disseminate information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic [Getty Images]

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Vaccine multilateralism in MENA and open-source data science

Benjamin Ashraf

Benjamin Ashraf

02 September, 2021