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August, 2015

  • 18 August

    Syria, Iran sign memo of understanding on cooperation in field of medicines

    Tehran, SANA- Syria and Iran signed on Tuesday a memo of understanding in the field of health and therapeutic cooperation. The agreement stipulates enhancing mechanisms of medicine manufacture and lab …

  • 17 August

    Syrian doctor removes tumor weighing 10kg from patient’s abdomen

    Lattakia, SANA – Syrian Surgeon Fadi Sleiman Noah managed to extract a liposarcoma (malignant tumor in fat cells) weighing 10kg from the abdomen of a 42 year-old patient in Al-Othman …

  • 17 August

    Syria, Iran discuss boosting health cooperation

    Tehran, SANA Health Minister Dr. Nizar Yazigi discussed Monday with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Hassan Hashemi means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the health and medical sector between Syria and Iran and mechanisms …

  • 16 August

    More medical support to be provided by Iran, Health Minister says

    Tehran, SANA – Health Minister Nizar Yazjji started on Sunday a visit to Iran, which he said would contribute to providing more medical support, including medicines, medical equipment, ambulances and …

  • 6 August

    Health Ministry, WHO and UNICEF hold symposium on breastfeeding in the workplace

    Damascus, SANA – Ministry of Health in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) organized on Thursday a symposium on breastfeeding in the …

  • 6 August

    Health Minister stresses continuous efforts to upgrade the nursing career

    Damascus, SANA – Health Minister Nizar Yazigi said the Health Ministry is exerting all efforts to upgrade the nursing career and increase the number of graduates of nursing collages and …

  • 3 August

    Environment Affairs Minister calls for raising environmental awareness

    Damascus, SANA – The State Ministry for Environment Affairs held a meeting related to cooperation with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), discussing criteria for choosing which projects to contact the …

July, 2015

  • 30 July

    Yazigi: Health Ministry provides free-of-charge medicine for all contiguous diseases

    Damascus, SANA- Health Minister Dr. Nizar Yazigi affirmed the ministry’s commitment to pay attention to the epidemiological surveillance of hepatitis and other contiguous diseases through following up on the application …

  • 23 July

    PM: Health sector still effective, important role of syndicates is recognized

    Damascus, SANA – Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi hailed on Thursday the role of medical syndicates and organizations and health institutions in propping up the national efforts to provide the best …

  • 22 July

    Health Minister at Parliament: National medicine covers 89% of local market

    Damascus, SANA- Health Minister Nizar Yazigi said that the national medicine covers nearly 89% of the local market needs through 70 factories, adding the surplus medicine is exported to five …