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October, 2014

  • 30 October

    Syria, FAO discuss mechanisms of meeting agriculture sector needs

    Damascus, SANA-Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Hassan Majed Safiya discussed with the representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Erico Hibi mechanisms of developing and …

  • 29 October

    Health Minister: President al-Assad instructed Prime Minister to cancel all new decisions regarding employment of the martyr’s families

    Damascus, SANA- Health Minister Nizar Yaziji said in an interview with the Syrian TV that President Bashar al-Assad instructed Prime Minister to cancel all new decisions regarding employment of the …

  • 28 October

    Health Ministry: Polio vaccination campaign reached 2.6 million children

    Damascus, SANA – The Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that the 9th national campaign for vaccination against polio reached 2.6 million children under five, with Hama ranking first among provinces …

  • 21 October

    Aleppo’s Governor, UNICEF representative inspect process of polio vaccination campaign

    Aleppo, SANA – Governor of Aleppo Mohammad Wahid Aqqad and resident representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Syria Hanaa Sinjer inspected the polio vaccination campaign in its …

  • 20 October

    Government’s efforts to confront child malnutrition under crisis in full swing

    Homs, SANA – The Health Ministry in Syria has raised the preparedness level to face the problem of malnutrition, particularly among children under five, a problem that raised some concerns …

  • 19 October

    New polio vaccination campaign targets 3 million children

    Damascus, SANA – The ninth nationwide vaccination campaign was launched on Sunday by the Ministry of Health to immunize children under five against polio. The campaign, which was launched in …

  • 16 October

    Health Minister: Doubled medicine shipments to meet needs in the provinces

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of Health Nizar Yazigi said that the Ministry has recently doubled the number of medicine shipments sent to health directorates in all the Syrian provinces. Speaking …

  • 16 October

    Health Ministry takes protective measures amidst growing concerns over Ebola

    Damascus, SANA – While the United Nations warns that the Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it and urges the international community to broaden response and …

  • 13 October

    Minister Sarkis : Restoring balance to ecosystems damaged by terrorists’ sabotage acts

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of State for Environment Affairs Nazira Sarkis stressed Syria’s commitment to implement national and regional conventions which help integrate Arab efforts to preserve the environment through …

September, 2014

  • 28 September

    Syrian doctor saves patient’s foot from amputation using special surgical procedure

    Hama, SANA – Dr. Abdelrazzaq al-Yousef managed to save a young man’s foot from amputation by carrying out a special reconstructive surgical procedure at Hama National Hospital. In a statement …