California: 50 years ago today, the first call on a mobile phone was made between two companies that developed this technology, at that time no one could have imagined that the same mobile phone would play an important role in saving people’s lives. With the passage of time, there have been amazing modifications in this…
Children are more than life for any mother. In UAE, a mother risked her life to save her son. According to foreign media, Emirati woman Fatima Al-Zayoudi has given a piece of liver to her 17-year-old son Yusuf Al-Naqbi, proving the truth that children are their mother’s liver. A successful liver transplant was performed at…
“We have the tools to drive down malaria, a package of interventions that includes vector control, preventive medicines, testing, and treatment,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Adopting as its theme for the day – “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement” – WHO’s call to action encompasses preventing,…
“For indigenous peoples, the land, the forest, water, is life. We depend on the natural environment, and we care for our surroundings. Managing natural resources is a strong part of our way of life. For example, the way we use rotational farming, avoiding monocultures by planting several different many different types of crops on our…
Dr. Farqad Alamgir is a renowned Pakistani cardiologist, who has earned a worldwide reputation in his field and has brought good name to the country. He had been trying for some time to get the patient treated immediately in Pakistan for a heart attack, so as to save his life as well as save his…
Troponin protein in the blood can be quickly identified with a device called Troposensor. Photo: New Atlas Seattle, USA: In cardiology, the most important test immediately after a heart attack is the troponin level. Now a sensor worn on the wrist can detect it in the emergency room, but also monitor for further complications of…
The report based on research by the Economist Impact partnership across 13 African countries, A Triple Dividend: The health, social and economic gains from financing the HIV response in Africa, estimates that millions of lives will also be saved if funding is forthcoming. Not only would there be between 40 and 90 per cent fewer new…
Thousands searching for a better life meet their death crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the region. IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, documented 1,433 deaths last year – the highest number since its establishment in 2014. The Project is run by the UN agency’s Global Data Institute (GDI), which this week launched the first Network…
Eight brutal years of conflict have left around 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance and many of their families facing serious malnourishment. “The lives of millions of vulnerable children in Yemen remain at risk due to the almost unimaginable, unbearable, consequences of the crushing, unending war,” said Peter Hawkins, the agency’s representative in…
File photo Queen Consort Camilla and Princes of Wales Catherine Middleton saved themselves from an unfortunate incident during the Commonwealth Day service. Kate Middleton and Camilla Parker were seen clutching their iconic hats to avoid embarrassment as they entered Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day. Both Camilla and Kate were all smiles as they both kept…
