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April, 2015

  • 2 April

    Pharmaceutical sector achieved 85 % coverage rate despite crisis, Minister says

    Damascus, SANA – Health Minister Nizar Yazigi said the pharmaceutical sector has stood its ground firmly despite the systematic targeting of the entire health sector under the four-year-long terrorism crisis. …

March, 2015

  • 25 March

    Health Minister: 30 million vaccine doses were distributed in ongoing anti-polio campaign

    Damascus, SANA – Health Minister Nizar Yazigi pledged that the Ministry will spare no effort to ensure access of polio vaccines to children in all areas, including those difficult to …

  • 25 March

    Ministry of Health seeks to achieve national strategy for eliminating Tuberculosis

    Damascus, SANA Tuberculosis’ infections in Syria were decreased from 5,000 in 2000 to 3,250 in 2014 as the percentage of the success of the treatment reached 79,59 during last year which matches the international …

  • 24 March

    Autism Association in Lattakia… diverse activities to help autistic children

    Lattakia, SANA – The Autism Association, a civil society in Lattakia city licensed in 2006, is dedicated to rehabilitating autistic children and help develop their skills so that they can …

  • 22 March

    A five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign starts all over the country

    Damascus, SANA – A new Anti-polio vaccination campaign, for the children under five, started on Sunday in all provinces. The campaign, which lasts for five days, will cover all cities …

  • 20 March

    A new hospital, partly funded by the locals, to be built in Homs eastern countryside

    Homs, SANA – Cornerstone was laid on Thursday for building a hospital in al-Sh’eirat village in the eastern countryside of Homs province with local efforts to provide medical services to …

  • 18 March

    Health official: Hepatitis A cases dropped markedly last week

    Damascus, SANA-Assistant Health Minister Ahmad Khalifawi said that hepatitis A cases in Syria dropped markedly last week as citizens are increasingly heeding health rules. In a statement to SANA, Khalifawi …

  • 14 March

    500 pine seedlings planted in Maaloula, Damascus countryside

    Damascus countryside, SANA-A religious mass was held at St. Sergius and Bacchus Monastery in Maaloula town in Damascus countryside. Following the prayer, over 500 pine seedlings were planted in the …

  • 10 March

    38th annual Dentists Syndicate conference kicks off

    Damascus, SANA – Activities of the 38th annual general conference of the Dentists Syndicate started on Tuesday al-Cham Hotel in Damascus. The two-day conference is set to discuss issues related …

  • 6 March

    Health Ministry: No “Hepatitis A” epidemic in Syria

    Damascus, SANA- Health Ministry said on Thursday that “Hepatitis A” cases registered in Syria are considered within natural average and there is no disease epidemic according to the satndards of …