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A Pakistani woman with tuberculosis holds different antibiotics. Around 1.5 million people in Pakistan suffer from the illness, which is increasingly becoming drug-resistant.

World leaders commit to action to ensure the future of modern medicine

The goal is to reduce global deaths associated with drug-resistant bacteria by 10% by 2030 and ensure that at least 70% of antibiotics used globally belong to the safer WHO Access group

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 26 September 2024

An Egyptian doctor wearing two protective masks checks a patient's lung X-ray at the infectious diseases unit of the Imbaba Hospital in Cairo.

Ahmed HASAN / AFP

IMF reform demands leave Egyptians worried about healthcare

A new law to get the private sector more involved in the country's public health system could be bad news, say patients and doctors. Others think it is the jab in the arm that Egypt's hospitals need.

Marcelle Nasr 08 June 2024

Millions in northeast Syria struggle to get the medical care that they need. A special Al Majalla investigation talks to medics, patients, and families to shed light on the growing problem.

Nash Weerasekera

The fight for healthcare in northeast Syria

Millions in northeast Syria struggle to get the medical care that they need. A special Al Majalla investigation talks to medics, patients, and families to shed light on the growing problem.

Shivan Ibrahim 03 February 2024

Amazon To Wind Down Its Healthcare Service For Businesses

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plans to shut down its virtual healthcare service by the end of this year, the retailer said on Wednesday, as a deal to buy a rival provider awaits regulatory approval. …

25 August 2022

An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) health worker checks the body temperature of a woman before collecting a sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus, at Bangalore, India, on May 31, 2021. (Getty Images)

Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19

India’s history contains several examples of women rising in unison not just to advocate for gender issues but also to spearhead some of the most significant socioeconomic movements within the…

Akanksha Khullar 04 June 2021

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