Syrian Ministry sends urgent medical shipment to Deir Ezzor amid Euphrates flood risks
Deir Ezzor, May 29 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Health has sent an urgent medical shipment to the Deir Ezzor Health…
Syrian medical mission expands healthcare services for pilgrims in Mina
Mecca, May 28 (SANA) Syria’s medical mission for the Hajj pilgrimage said it is providing around-the-clock healthcare services to Syrian…
WHO warns conflict in DR Congo is worsening Ebola outbreak
Geneva, May 27 (SANA) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that ongoing fighting in the Democratic Republic of…
Health Ministry activates 145 ambulance points for Eid al-Adha holiday
Damascus, May 27 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry has raised the level of maximum readiness across health and ambulance facilities nationwide…
Syrian Development Fund delivers critical medical equipment to hospitals
Damascus, May 26 (SANA) The Syrian Development Fund announced Monday the delivery of new medical equipment to Damascus Hospital (Al-Mujtahid)…
Damascus wraps up first stage of “Lifeline” dialysis initiative
Damascus, May 25 (SANA) Syrian health authorities on Monday concluded the first phase of the “Lifeline” campaign for dialysis patients…
WHO warns as Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 900 suspected cases
Geneva, May 25 (SANA) More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been reported in the conflict-affected Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Syrian health minister discusses cooperation with expatriate doctors in Germany
Bonn, May 25 (SANA) Syrian Health Minister Musab al-Ali met Syrian healthcare professionals working in Germany during a visit to…
More than 200 deaths reported in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Kinshasa, May 24 (SANA) More than 200 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
Africa CDC warns Ebola could spread to 10 countries amid rising cases
Addis Ababa, May 23 (SANA) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Saturday that the Ebola…
Syria, WHO discuss expanding health cooperation in Geneva
Damascus, May 22 (SANA) Syria’s Health Minister Musab al-Ali met Friday with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
WHO raises DR Congo Ebola risk to “very high” as cases near 750
Geneva, May 22 (SANA) The World Health Organization raised Friday its public health risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in the…
Free vascular access surgeries launched for dialysis patients in Damascus
Damascus, May 21 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry on Thursday launched the first phase of a free surgical campaign for dialysis…
Syrian health minister holds talks with World Bank, Gavi officials
Geneva, May 20 (SANA) Syrian Health Minister Musaab al-Ali met Wednesday with Shirin Vakil, director for health, nutrition and population…
Syria reaffirms commitment to WHO partnership at World Health Assembly
Geneva, May 19 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Health Musab al-Ali said Tuesday during the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva…
Syria’s health minister holds talks on the sidelines of World Health Assembly in Geneva
Geneva, May 19 (SANA) Syrian Health Minister Musab al-Ali held a series of meetings with regional counterparts on the sidelines…
“The Bullet Driver”: Volunteer keeps medical lifeline open in Syria’s Wadi Barada
Damascus, May 19 (SANA) For more than two decades, Wisam Alayya has transported sick and wounded residents from Syria’s Wadi…
Syria’s health minister pledges shift from emergency to sustainable recovery
Geneva, May 18 (SANA) Syria’s Health Minister Musab al-Ali has said that Syria’s participation in the 79th World Health Assembly in…
Medical sources: Near-total collapse of imaging services in Gaza
Occupied Jerusalem, May 18 (SANA) Medical sources in Gaza Strip have warned of a severe deterioration in diagnostic imaging services…
Syria joins World Health Assembly in Geneva to strengthen health cooperation
Geneva, May 18 (SANA) Syrian Health Minister Musab al-Ali is participating in the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva as…
WHO keeps Hantavirus outbreak risk at “low” level as cruise ship nears Netherlands
Geneva, May 18 (SANA) The World Health Organization said Sunday it continues to assess the Hantavirus outbreak linked to a…
WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency
Geneva, May 17 (SANA) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Sunday that the Ebola outbreak caused by the “Bundibugyo” strain…
DR Congo declares Ebola outbreak as deaths reach 80; no vaccine for strain
Kinshasa, May 16 (SANA) The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a new Ebola outbreak in its eastern Ituri Province,…
Syria, EU discuss boosting sustainable healthcare response
Damascus, May 16 ( SANA)- Director of International Cooperation at the Syrian Ministry of Health, Zuhair Al-Qarrat, said Saturday that…
WHO says hantavirus strain linked to cruise ship outbreak can spread between humans
Geneva, May 14 (SANA) The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the hantavirus strain identified in confirmed cases linked to…
Spain confirms Madrid quarantine case linked to hantavirus cruise ship
Madrid, May. 12 (SANA) Spain’s Health Ministry said Monday that a passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship to…
WHO confirms six hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak
Geneva, May 9 (SANA) The World Health Organization said Friday that six cases of hantavirus have been laboratory confirmed following…
Thalassemia patients in Gaza face worsening health crisis amid medicine shortages
Occupied Jerusalem, May 9 (SANA) Medical sources in Gaza Strip said on Saturday that shortages of specialized medication, laboratory supplies…
Saudi surgeons separate Tanzanian conjoined twins in 16-hour operation
Riyadh, May 8 (SANA) A Saudi surgical team has successfully separated Tanzanian conjoined twins after a complex 16-hour operation at…
Health Ministry launches nationwide survey for rare disease patients
Damascus, May 7 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry has launched a nationwide survey targeting patients receiving biological treatments or suffering from…
MSF ends support for Darat Izza health center
Aleppo, May 6 (SANA) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or (Doctors Without Borders) has ended its support for Darat Izza healthcare…
BioNTech begins work on updated vaccine targeting expected 2026/2027 variants
Berlin, May 6 (SANA) German biotechnology company BioNTech said Tuesday it has begun developing an updated vaccine designed to target…
WHO says risk of widespread hantavirus transmission among humans remains low
Geneva, May 5 (SANA) The World Health Organization said on Monday the risk of widespread hantavirus transmission among humans remains…
Syrian health ministry says Hepatitis A cases are declining after response measures
Damascus, May 3 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that Hepatitis A infections are declining following measures taken to…
Health sector near-total collapse in Sudan’s Dilling
Khartoum, May 2 (SANA) Sudan’s Doctors’ Network said ongoing attacks on medical facilities in Dilling, South Kordofan state, have led to…
Syria raises vaccination coverage to 81% as immunization campaigns expand nationwide
Damascus, May 1 (SANA) Vaccination coverage in Syria rose above 81% in 2025, as the Ministry of Health expanded nationwide…
Scientific forum discusses global developments in pharmaceutical industry
Damascus, April 30 (SANA) More than 3,200 pharmacists and 30 lecturers from Syria and several Arab and foreign countries are…
Damascus hosts Syrian pharmaceutical forum with regional experts
Damascus, April 30 (SANA) The Syrian Pharmaceutical Scientific Forum opened on Wednesday at the National Library in Damascus, organized by…
Avocado, mango consumption linked to improved vascular function, study finds
Washington, April 29 (SANA) Regular consumption of avocado and mango may help improve blood vessel function and support heart health,…
Doctors Without Borders highlights water shortages and risks in Gaza
Damascus, April 28, (SANA) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in a report released Tuesday that access to water in the…
Minister of emergency takes part in MIF 2026 in Istanbul
Istanbul, Apr. 27 (SANA) Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh participated Monday in a panel discussion titled “Enhancing…
Syria’s health minister, Qatar Charity discuss healthcare cooperation
Damascus, April 27 (SANA) Syria’s Health Minister Musab al-Ali discussed with Qatar Charity Deputy CEO Nawaf al-Hammadi ways to strengthen…
UK assisted dying bill stalls in Parliament, supporters vow renewed push
London, April 27 (SANA) A proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales has stalled in Parliament after…
UN report: Acute food insecurity remain alarmingly high as crises deepen
New York, April 25 (SANA) The annual global report on food crises supported by the United Nations warned of “bleak…
Damascus hosts annual ophthalmology conference with broad international participation
Damascus, April 23 (SANA) The 42nd Annual Conference of the Syrian Society of Ophthalmologists opened in Damascus with the participation…
AI system diagnoses 18 cancers with up to 100% accuracy
Beijing, April 22 (SANA) A team of researchers led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has unveiled…
Syrian doctors from US perform specialized cardiac surgeries in Idlib
Idlib, April 19 (SANA) A team of Syrian doctors based in Chicago, United States, has carried out a number of…
WHO: Africa vaccination programs prevent millions of deaths
Geneva, April 16 (SANA) A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, said vaccination…
Nutrition conference opens at Homs University with global participation
Homs, April 15 (SANA) The Second International Scientific Conference on Nutrition opened Wednesday at Homs University, bringing together academics and…
Health minister: Medical services in Syria will remain free of charge
Damascus, April 14 (SANA) – Syrian Minister of Health Musab al-Ali affirmed that medical services in Syria will remain free,…
Syria opens centralized ambulance command center, unveils new ambulance system identity
Damascus, April 14 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry on Tuesday launched a centralized command and control center for emergency services in…
Syria launches Saudi-backed virtual training program for healthcare workers
Damascus, April 14 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry on Monday launched a Saudi-supported virtual volunteer program aimed at training more than…
WHO warns Gaza aid restrictions hinder health response, raise disease risk
Geneva, April 13 (SANA) The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that ongoing restrictions on the entry of medical aid…
Syria, SAMS to cooperate on rehabilitation of Deir Ezzor National Hospital
Deir Ezzor, April 11 (SANA) Governor Ghassan al-Sayyed Ahmad met Baraa al-Samoudi, country director of the Syrian American Medical Society…
Health Minister discusses measures to restore al-Rastan Hospital with Italian Emergency
Damascus, April 9 (SANA) Health Minister, Musab al-Ali, discussed Thursday with a delegation from the Italian NGO “Emergency” ways to…
Raqqa targets nearly 193,000 children in vaccination campaign
Raqqa, April 8 (SANA) Health authorities in Raqqa have launched a vaccination campaign targeting nearly 193,000 children, using fixed centers…
Syria marks World Health Day with focus on medical education reform
DAMASCUS, April 8 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi said improving healthcare outcomes begins with investing…
Deir Ezzor health directorate coordinates with UN, NGOs to improve healthcare services
Deir Ezzor, April 7 (SANA) – The Deir Ezzor Health Directorate held a coordination meeting Tuesday with representatives of UN…
Syria continues efforts to build fair, sustainable healthcare strategy
Damascus, April 7 (SANA) – Syria’s Ministry of Health affirmed that it is continuing efforts to develop a fair and…
Gaza healthcare system near collapse amid severe shortages, ministry says
Occupied Jerusalem, April 7 (SANA) Gaza’s healthcare system is nearing collapse amid ongoing Israeli attacks since October 2023, with severe…
Syrian doctors in Germany perform spinal surgeries at Idlib University Hospital
Idlib, Apr.6 (SANA) Syrian doctors based in Germany have initiated performing spinal surgeries at Idlib University Hospital as part of…
Researchers develop air-powered artificial muscles to boost robot strength
Washington, April 6 (SANA) Researchers at Arizona State University have developed bio-inspired artificial “muscles” that enable robots to lift up…
Medical supply restrictions threaten lives in Gaza, MSF warns
Geneva, April 5 (SANA) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned that restrictions imposed by Israeli occupation authorities on the entry of…
Syrian Medical Association conference focuses on innovation and healthcare reform
Damascus, April 4 (SANA) - The Syrian Medical Association concluded its first scientific conference on Saturday, bringing together more than…
Syria joins first Arab Board meeting of 2026 held via video conference
Damascus, April 4 (SANA) Syria participated on Saturday in the first 2026 meeting of the Supreme Council of the Arab…
Gaza faces life-threatening medication shortages as health crisis worsens
Occupied Jerusalem, April 3 (SANA) Thousands of patients in the Gaza Strip are at risk as hospitals and clinics grapple…
Health Minister: Physicians are the backbone of Syria’s resilience and future recovery
Damascus, April 2 (SANA) The Syrian Medical Syndicate launched its first post-liberation scientific conference on Thursday, under the title “Developments…
Syrian Doctors Syndicate opens first scientific conference in Damascus
Damascus, April 2 (SANA) The Syrian Doctors Syndicate on Thursday opened its first scientific conference in Damascus under the title…
Study: small lifestyle changes may reduce heart disease risk
Sydney, April 1 (SANA) Simple lifestyle changes, including longer sleep, increased physical activity and higher vegetable intake, may significantly reduce…
Health Minister discusses enhancing cooperation with International Rescue Committee
Damascus, March 31 (SANA) Health Minister, Musab al-Ali, met on Tuesday with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International…
Snail-inspired robots offer new approach to targeted cancer treatment
New York, March 31 (SANA) Researchers have developed soft, microscopic robots inspired by the movement of snails that could improve…
Syrian Insurance Company signs health agreement covering 11,500 Telecom employees
Damascus, March 30 (SANA) The Syrian Insurance Company signed a health insurance contract with the Syrian Telecommunications Company covering around…
Medical supply disruptions to Africa raise fears of cholera outbreaks, UN warns
Capitals, March 29 (SANA) – Disruptions to medical supply chains bound for several African countries are threatening disease control efforts,…
Lassa fever infects 25 doctors as outbreak spreads in Nigeria
Abuja, March 29 (SANA) At least 25 doctors have been infected with Lassa fever in Nigeria as the outbreak continues…
German team begins rare shoulder surgeries in Idlib hospital
Idlib, March 28 (SANA) A German medical team has arrived in Idlib to work alongside Syrian surgeons in performing advanced…
Health Ministry launches polio vaccination campaign in four provinces
Aleppo, March 27 (SANA) – Syria’s Health Ministry is preparing to launch a sub-national vaccination campaign to strengthen routine immunization…
WHO warns of worsening health crisis in Cuba amid fuel shortages
Geneva, March 26 (SANA) World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that the health situation in Cuba…
U.S. firm develops foam to treat abdominal bleeding, reports trial success
Washington, March 25 (SANA) RevMedx, a U.S.-based developer of bleeding control technologies, said it has developed a new foam material,…
Syria reports 839 emergency cases during Eid al-Fitr holiday
Damascus, March 24 (SANA) Syria’s health ministry said on Monday that emergency teams handled 839 cases across the country during…
Health Ministry launches campaign to treat glaucoma and cataract cases in Syria
Damascus, March 23 (SANA) – Syria’s Ministry of Health has launched a medical campaign in cooperation with the Arab European…
WHO says 64 killed in drone attack on hospital in East Darfur, Sudan
Geneva, March 22 (SANA) A drone attack on a hospital in Sudan’s East Darfur state killed at least 64 people…
Syria’s health minister says Decree 68 will boost staff stability, care quality
Damascus, March 21 (SANA) Syria’s Health Minister Musab al-Ali said Decree No. 68, which provides targeted salary increases for employees…
Syria’s health minister inspects emergency services at Damascus hospitals
Damascus, March 20 (SANA) Syria’s Health Minister Musab al-Ali inspected emergency departments at several hospitals in Damascus on Friday as…
U.S. judge blocks changes to childhood vaccine schedule
Boston, March 17 (SANA) A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked changes to the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule introduced…
WHO allocates $2 million to support health response in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
Geneva, March 15 (SANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Sunday it is allocating $2 million from its emergency…
Ramadan: opportunity for mental balance and self-discipline, health expert says
Damascus, March 14 (SANA) – Ramadan provides an opportunity to improve psychological well-being and strengthen self-discipline, a Syrian health official…
Health Ministry highlights kidney disease prevention on World Kidney Day
Damascus, March 13 (SANA) – Syria’s Health Ministry marked World Kidney Day by emphasizing the importance of prevention, early diagnosis…
Syria Health Ministry supplies Raqqa Children’s Hospital with new equipment
Damascus, March 11 (SANA) Syria’s Health Ministry on Wednesday supplied the Raqqa Health Directorate with new medical equipment aimed at…
Syrian academic Dr. Rula Aliou shortlisted for global BMG healthcare leadership award
Lattakia, March 11 (SANA) Syrian academic Dr. Rula Aliou, a lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing at Tishreen University in…
Syrian health minister opens five health centers in Idlib countryside
Idlib, March 10 (SANA) Syria’s health minister on Monday inaugurated five health centers in towns across the countryside of Idlib…
