Health
Malta: Telemedicine: 24 hour medical advice service
More than 15,000 people made use of a new service from the Department of Primary Care, during the pandemic months, where a…
EPP calls for EU to step up action on health
The Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament called for stronger commitment by the European Union with regard to…
WHO discontinues Malaria and HIV testing on covid as it fails to reduce mortality
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV…
“We can beat cancer together” – EPP
Cancer kills about 9 million people a year in the world. In the European Union alone, 1.3 million people die of cancer…
Unicef highlights plight of children in Yemen humanitarian disaster
In Yemen, humanitarian needs have never been more acute, or funding more constrained, according to Unicef. “As of today, UNICEF’s US$479 million…
Health threats: boosting EU readiness and crisis management
The EU is proposing to substantially increase its health funding by €9.4 billion through a new Europe-wide programme, EU4Health, which aims to…
Malta: Government should work more towards accessibility of the OCP
Oral Contraceptive Pills (OCP) should be considered as an essential medicine not only because they have the function of contraception, but because…
Malta: Health authorities evaluating possibility of making seasonal influenza vaccine mandatory
The health authorities are evaluating the option of making the seasonal influenza vaccine mandatory for certain groups as concerns rise over the…
Microsoft to adapt its cloud software for healthcare industry
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it plans to roll out a version of its cloud-based software that will be modified to suit…
Live Update: Covid-19 Bulletin Malta – Saturday 16th May 2020
Update 2145 Six Spaniards were arrested on Friday evening after attacking police officers who approached them to inform them that they were…
Brazil Health minister resigns after less than a month in office
Brazil’s outgoing health minister Nelson Teich said in a press briefing on Friday that he had decided to resign from his position,…
230 children in Europe affected and two died from new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19
A new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 has affected 230 children in Europe and killed two so far this year, a…