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Damascus, SANA- Ministers of Health, Social Affairs and Water Resources discussed ways to coordinate efforts for preserving public health in society and the necessary measures for preventing communicable and infectious …
January, 2015
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13 January
School vaccination campaign launched in al-Waer neighborhood in Homs
Homs, SANA – A vaccination campaign was launched Tuesday in a number of schools in al-Waer neighborhood in the city of Homs, targeting 3,000 students from 1st and 6th grades …
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12 January
Health Minister: 700 health centers out of commission due to terrorism
Damascus, SANA – Health Minister Nizar Yazigi on Monday inspected the healthcare services being provided in Abi Zar al-Ghifari and Adib al-Laham health centers in Damascus, asserting that the Ministry …
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10 January
Health Minister, WHO representative discuss contagious and communicable diseases warning program
Damascus, SANA – Health Minister Nizar Yazigi stressed the need to coordinate efforts in terms of contagious and communicable diseases warning program, response, and precautionary steps, particularly during winter. Meeting …
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6 January
Sub-national vaccination campaign targeting 300,000 children continues
Damascus, SANA- The Health Ministry continued its sub-national vaccination campaign which was launched on Sunday and which will continue until Thursday, Health Minister Nizar Yazigi said the campaign, which is …
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4 January
Prime Minister: Work underway to relaunch pharmaceutical production
Damascus, SANA – Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi on Sunday asserted that the government is working to relaunch production in the pharmaceutical industries sector and ensure the availability of pharmaceuticals in …
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4 January
Anti-polio vaccination campaign begins in hard-to-reach areas in Homs
Homs, SANA_ Five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign was launched in Homs on Sunday in the hard-to-reach areas which have not been fully covered in previous campaigns. Between 12,000 and 15,000 under five years children will …
December, 2014
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31 December
Distribution of aid for families of people with cerebral palsy begins in Daraa
Daraa, SANA – The Social Affairs Directorate in Daraa began on Wednesday the distribution of financial aid to the families of people with cerebral palsy, with the total amount of …
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30 December
Qualitative leaps achieved by Health sector in Syria in 2014
Damascus, SANA- Over the current year, Ministry of Health has exerted all possible efforts to provide health care and its requirements in all areas including vaccines, medicines and equipments, in …
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28 December
Interior Minister affirms commitment to combating drug trafficking
Damascus, SANA – Interior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar on Sunday reiterated Syria’s strong commitment to combating drug trafficking despite of the crisis in the country. During a meeting of the National …