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March, 2015

  • 5 March

    Syria receives 30 mobile clinics from WHO

    Damascus, SANA – Ministry of Health received Thursday 30 mobile clinics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to enhance medical services provided to citizens, particularly those affected by the current …

  • 4 March

    Syria gives great attention to wildlife protection

      Damascus, SANA  Syria is endowed with a unique diversity of plants and animal species which  constitute a national treasure an important renewable source. On the World Wildlife Day, the …

  • 1 March

    Health Minister hails latest polio vaccination campaign as tremendous success

    Damascus, SANA- Health Minister Dr. Nizar Yazigi hailed on Sunday the latest national polio vaccination campaign as a roaring success, providing illustrative figures as he said 2,988,000 children under five …

February, 2015

  • 21 February

    Anti-polio vaccination campaign reaches around 247,000 children in Hasaka

    Hasaka, SANA – Anti-polio vaccination in the northeastern Hasaka province reached 246,985 children under five. Hasaka children were given vaccination within a national campaign that was carried out last week …

  • 19 February

    Health Minster: Syria is self-sufficient in locally-made medicines, unavailable drugs are provided from friendly countries

    Damascus, SANA – Syria is self-sufficient in locally-made medicines, Health Minister Nizar Yazigi stressed Thursday, pointing out that there are however some difficulties in providing drugs for chronic and cancer diseases …

  • 18 February

    600 saplings planted in Hama within a national forestation campaign

    Hama, SANA – Some 600 saplings were planted in the central Hama province on Tuesday within “We can make it green once again” campaign. The campaign, which is a national …

  • 17 February

    Anti-polio vaccination campaign, Minister Yazgi: All necessary measures taken to achieve the aims of campaign

    Damascus, SANA – Five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign was launched on Sunday in all areas and makeshift centers and through mobile medical clinics and teams. The campaign targets children under five …

  • 12 February

    Ministry and UNICEF agree on future projects to engage students in environment protection

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of State for Environment Affairs and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) agreed to implement several future projects with the view of enhancing school students’ engagement in …

  • 10 February

    New weeklong polio vaccination campaign to start on Sunday

    Damascus, SANA – The Health Ministry finished preparations for a weeklong campaign for vaccination against polio which will start on Sunday February 15. Health Minister Nizar Yazigi told SANA that …

  • 8 February

    Project to lift pollution from Barada River in Damascus

    Damascus, SANA- Minister of Water Resources Kamal al-Sheikha affirmed Sunday the importance of a project to lift pollution from Barada River in Damascus and its countryside, pointing out to the …