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 …
Read More »People’s Assembly reviews services provided by Health Ministry
Damascus, SANA – The People’s Assembly on Wednesday referred the bill on the occupancy for workers in medical professions to the government for revision based on the suggestions of the …
Read More »Health Ministry: 2, 722,190 children under five immunized against polio in recent vaccination campaign
Damascus, SANA-Recent data obtained by the Health Ministry during the past few days revealed that the nationwide polio vaccination campaign, which was wrapped up on October 23, had a coverage …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Health Ministry due to launch nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Damascus, SANA-Health Ministry, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is gearing up to launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting nearly 3 …
Read More »Health Ministry: 15 children killed by vaccines administered by “Coalition”
Damascus, SANA- Fifteen children died and scores others suffered suffocation in areas east of Maaret al-Nou’man in Idleb countryside, the health ministry said on Thursday. The deaths and suffocation happened …
Read More »Health Ministry, WHO discuss cooperation in delivering medical aid to unsafe areas
Damascus, SANA – Caretaker Health Minister Saad al-Nayef discussed with Resident Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Damascus Elizabeth Hoff means for improving cooperation in terms of delivering …
Read More »Health Ministry provides 5 tons of medical supplies to Muadamiyet al-Cham
Damascus, SANA – The Health Ministry provided a 5-ton medical shipment to the medical center of Muadamiyet al-Cham area in Damascus Countryside. The shipment, which contains medicine for terminal and …
Read More »Health Ministry inaugurates oral and maxillofacial surgery department in al-Qtayfeh Hospital
Damascus Countryside, SANA – Caretaker Minister of Health Saad al-Nayef on Sunday inaugurated the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at al-Qtayfeh Hospital in Damascus Countryside. The Minister said that the …
Read More »Health Ministry refutes allegations on preventing distribution of medicine for children
Damascus, SANA – The Health Ministry refuted and denounced allegations made by the UNICEF that the distribution of medicine and sanitary supplies for children was prevented in the town of …
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