Arabic validation of a cyberbullying assessment instrument - Sahli L, Bourgou S, Haj Amor S, Belhadj A.
INTRODUCTION: Cyberbullying is a new form of peer violence that has become a widespread problem in the world. The prevalence of this phenomenon is not known in Tunisia due to the absence of validated assessment instruments. The aim of this study was to tra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Urban initiatives beat the clock: success stories from around the Region
13 October 2022 – Qatar set a goal of achieving at least one WHO Healthy City accreditation by 2022 only to get there ahead of schedule when, in 2021, both Doha and Al Rayyan were awarded the designation. The Healthy Cities Programme makes health a central concern in all aspects of city administration, from transportation to waste management.
In Somalia, solar-powered medical oxygen systems are saving lives, demonstrating how innovation can accelerate impact in fragile settings. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit only 26% of medical facilities surveyed in Somalia had an oxygen source. Now, solar-powered oxygen systems are b...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 13, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Polio eradication: delegates recommit to step up efforts at the 69th Regional Committee for the ...
Tuesday 11 October 2022 Members of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean reviewed recent progress during the 69th session of the Regional Committee. It was the sixth meeting of the subcommittee since it was formed during the 67th Regional Committee.
During the meeting Member States and partners reiterated their commitment to freeing current and future generations of children from polio and called for sustained efforts to end polio once and for all, including the pockets of wild poliovirus that linger in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Representatives of partners of the Globa...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 11, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Caustic ingestion in Tunisian children: endoscopic findings, complications and predictors of severe injuries in a cohort of 1059 patients - Rabeh RB, Mazigh S, Yahyaoui S, Boukthir S.
This study was conducted to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and endoscopic findings of caustic ingestion in Tunisian children, and to i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Eric Idle: I Survived Pancreatic Cancer. It ’s a Funny Story
About three years ago I was incredibly lucky: I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Lucky? One of the most lethal forms of cancer, how on earth was that lucky? Well, because it was found incredibly early. No, not before lunchtime, but before it had gone anywhere.
A decade before I had asked my doctor for a quick death. It wasn’t for me, it was for a play I was writing called Death The Musical. With all the boomers heading for the final curtain, I thought it was an interesting subject for comedy to examine. Mike Nichols hated it. We would have read-throughs around our dining table, with fine people like Tim Curry, D...
Source: TIME: Health - September 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric Idle Tags: Uncategorized freelance health nationpod Source Type: news
Brief Anticoagulation Preserves Radial Artery After Catheter Access
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- A short course of rivaroxaban (Xarelto) after transradial coronary procedures helped prevent radial artery occlusion complications, the RIVARAD trial from Tunisia showed.
The direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 20, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Africa: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Helping Africa Fight COVID-19 - One-Shot At a Time
[New Dawn] So far, three countries have surpassed the 70% vaccination target; Seychelles (81.3%), Mauritius (76.6%0 and Rwanda (76.5%). Also, 10 countries have attained a target of between 40% and 70% include Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Botswana, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Morocco, and Sao Tome and Principe. In total, about 21.2% percent of the continent's population is fully vaccinated, hence, to drive increase in COVID-19 uptake, the in-country implementation took place in Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Saving Lives and Livelihood Helping Africa Fight Covid-19 - One-Shot At a Time
[New Dawn] So far, three countries have surpassed the 70% vaccination target; Seychelles (81.3%), Mauritius (76.6%0 and Rwanda (76.5%). Also, 10 countries have attained a target of between 40% and 70% include Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Botswana, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Morocco, and Sao Tome and Principe. In total, about 21.2% percent of the continent's population is fully vaccinated, hence, to drive increase in COVID-19 uptake, the in-country implementation took place in Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tunisia among 6 African countries selected to receive mRNA technology transfer as part of WHO ...
29 August 2022 – Tunisia is among 6 African countries (Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia) that was selected to receive mRNA technology transfer as part of a WHO initiative.
A mission of senior WHO experts, who visited Tunisia from 23 to 25 August 2022, had extensive meetings with all stakeholders, including the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, national regulation authority, national drug control laboratory, pharmaceutical inspection, others directorates from the Ministry of Public Health and Technopole of Sidi Thabet.
The mission then met with HE the Minister of Health Dr Ali Mrabet to debrief him...
Source: WHO EMRO News - August 29, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
WHO mission on mRNA technology transfer initiative in Tunisia
29 August 2022 – Tunisia is among 6 African countries (Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia) that was selected to receive mRNA technology transfer as part of a WHO initiative.
A mission of senior WHO experts, who visited Tunisia from 23 to 25 August 2022, had extensive meetings with all stakeholders, including the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, national regulation authority, national drug control laboratory, pharmaceutical inspection, others directorates from the Ministry of Public Health and Technopole of Sidi Thabet.
The mission then met with HE the Minister of Health Dr Ali Mrabet to debrief him...
Source: WHO EMRO News - August 29, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Africa: Japan PM Kishida Tests Positive for Covid - Could Attend Japan-Africa Summit Remotely
[RFI] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, just one week before he is slated to attend the Japanese-African development conference in Tunisia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 21, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The last'Arab Spring' democracy is dangling by a thread
Once regarded as the sole democracy to have emerged from the mass protests of the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia is today voting on a newly minted constitution that analysts fear could be the final... #arabspring #protests (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tunisia referendum: President Saied celebrates expected referendum win
President Kais Saied's reforms giving him almost unlimited powers are approved, exit poll indicates. #referendum #kaissaied (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Police arrest leading gay activist in crackdown on Tunisia rally
Young people join anti-Saied demonstrations amid growing anger at president’s proposed new constitution. #activist #antisaied #demonstrations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serena Williams returns to tennis after a year out with doubles win alongside Ons Jabeur
Serena Williams marked her return to tennis after a year-long absence with victory alongside Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the women's doubles at the Eastbourne International. #onsjabeur #eastbourneinternational #serenawilliams (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
