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August, 2014

  • 20 August

    Health minister: No plague cases in al-Tal city, Damascus countryside

    Damascus, SANA-Ministry of Health dismissed as groundless news circulated by social media that several plague cases have been detected in al-Tal city, Damascus countryside. Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Saad al-Nayef …

  • 19 August

    SARC receives medical aid worth USD 3 billion from China

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) received Tuesday urgent medical aid from the Chinese government worth 20 million Yuan (equal to over USD 3 million) earmarked for …

  • 18 August

    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 …

  • 17 August

    Environment minister discusses project on increasing green spaces

    Damascus, SANA-Caretaker Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Nazira Sarkis said the  engagement of the private sector in increasing green spaces emphasizes the importance of  partnership between various sectors. Sarkis …

  • 13 August

    Al-Nayef: 4000 doses of vaccinations sent to Mu’adamiyat al-Cham in Damascus countryside

    Damascus, SANA-Caretaker Health Minister Saad al-Naef said Wednesday that the Ministry has offered 4000 doses of vaccines to the families in Muadamiyat al-Cham in Damascus countryside to vaccinate children of …

  • 11 August

    Cleaning campaign in Damascus’ Old City

    Damascus, SANA – The Environment Affairs Directorate in Damascus Governorate organized a cleaning campaign in the Damascus Straight Street, starting from the Mariamite Cathedral up to the Bab Sharqi arch …

  • 10 August

    Al-Nayef: Need for more cooperation with international organizations in health sector

    Damascus, SANA – Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Saad al-Nayef stressed the need to enhance cooperation with international organizations to meet Syrians’ health needs, particularly those who were affected by the …

  • 10 August

    Russian scientists achieve breakthrough in Parkinson Treatment

    MOSCOW, SANA – Russian scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in treating  Parkinson disease which has been considered untreatable. Russia Today website mentioned that scientists from the Institute of Organic …

  • 7 August

    Health Minister: Priority in coming stage is to rehabilitate and reconstruct health sector

    Damascus, SANA – Caretaker Health Minister Saad al-Nayef called for prioritizing work on setting up policies and programs to reconstruct the health sector in the coming stage. He urged the …

July, 2014

  • 30 July

    Medical aid convoy delivered to Aleppo city

    Aleppo, SANA – The World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and with the support of Aleppo Governorate, delivered a medical aid convoy to …