HEALTHCARE
November 21, 2019
President of Presidency Council Discuss With Undersecretary Health Ministry Needs
Tripoli, 20 November 2019(Lana) President of Presidency Council on Tuesday discussed with Health Ministry Undersecretary Mohamed Heitham needs of the Ministry of Health. According to the Council's Communication Office the meeting focused on needs of the healthcare sector and supply"...
Read More >>November 18, 2019
WHO: Conflict in Libya affects mental health of population
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that the years of conflict in Libya has affected the mental health of many in the country, confirming that it is working with the Libyan Ministry of Health and its partners to assist Libya in this regard.
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Read More >>November 18, 2019
A new interim analysis of three-year data from the EMPagliflozin compaRative effectIveness and SafEty (EMPRISE) real-world study on effectiveness shows that empagliflozin was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalisation for heart failure and a similar risk of non-fatal atherosclerotic"...
Read More >>November 16, 2019
H.E. Sheikh Dr Saeed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, inaugurated CosmeSurge’s 17th clinic. With clinics across UAE and Oman, CosmeSurge is one of the region’s most trusted brands for cosmetic and aesthetic procedures. The new clinic opened in Zakher, Al Ain, will offer unique and specialist"...
Read More >>November 14, 2019
Administrative Control Authority halts transactions with British-UAE pharmaceutical company
The Administrative Control Authority has ordered to stop dealing with the British-UAE pharmaceutical company “Texofarma” and to seize all its shipments.
The Ministry of Health said on Facebook that"...
Read More >>November 14, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) will host an R&D meeting today beginning at 12:30 p.m. EST in New York City to outline how its science-first, patient-centric strategy, diverse portfolio of approved medicines and its R&D engine is expected to drive the company’s near-term and sustained growth. In the near-term, Takeda expects that its 14 current global growth brands will generate significant momentum enabled by at least 20 additional indications and major market expansions through FY24. In the same time period, the organization anticipates delivering 12 new molecular entities with......
November 12, 2019
National Centre for Communicable Diseases Dismiss Case of Malaria in Sebha.
Tripoli, 11 November 2019(Lana) A source at the National Centre for Communicable Diseases has dismissed reports of detection of a malaria case in Winzereek in Sebha southern Libya.
In"...
Read More >>November 12, 2019
field Medical Centre: 2 Bodies Recovered in Al Khala, South of Tripoli.
Tripoli, 11 October 2019(Lana) The Field Medical and Support Centre has announced that two bodies had been recovered in the area of Al Khala, south of Tripoli. The Centre Communication Official Malik Mersit said the field hospital in Salahu Idin area, which belongs to the Field Medical and Support Centre has recovered the bodies of Sha'aban Al Akhdar and Mohamed Al Atrash and handed them over to Dar Al Rahma of Tripoli Medical Centre. The two were victims were fatally wounded in an indiscriminate rocket attack as they stood in......
November 12, 2019
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the initiation of EMPULSE, the sixth Phase III study in the empagliflozin heart failure programme. The study will assess whether in-hospital administration of empagliflozin 10 mg daily improves heart failure outcomes"...
Read More >>November 11, 2019
Vaccination campaign against influenza in Libya kicks off next week
The vaccination campaign against influenza will start next Saturday under the supervision of the Department of Vaccinations at the National Centre for Disease Control.
The campaign will target pregnant women and"...
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