ADAMA, Ethiopia (MNTV) — Ethiopia is accelerating efforts to reform its health financing system by strengthening health tax policies aimed at curbing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and advancing universal health coverage (UHC), with strong backing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the country’s parliament. In a high-level workshop ...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (MNTV) — Mauritania’s Caisse Nationale de Solidarité en Santé (CNASS) has signed a cooperation agreement with the State Digital Agency (AN-ETAT) to modernize and digitize the country’s social protection infrastructure, officials said. The agreement, part of a broader effort to overhaul Mauritania’s health insurance servi...
NEW YORK (MNTV) – Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani is leading the 2025 New York City mayoral race, according to a new poll released recently by Data for Progress — while Mayor Eric Adams sees rising support from Republicans and former Governor Andrew Cuomo prepares for a possible independent bid. The poll shows Mamdani, a […]...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia must demand clarity on the tariff scope and seek exclusions for clean technology and environmental goods in trade negotiations with the United States, says Mogesh Sababathy, a National Consultative Panel Member to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability of Malaysia. The...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s payment infrastructure is getting a big push as it expands real-time digital transaction capabilities across the consumer, corporate and public sectors, reports Asian Banking & Finance. “APIs (application programming interface), QRIS (quick-response code Indonesian standard), and BI-FAST (Bank ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia is seeking to enhance its health system’s resilience and provide more equitable access to high-quality care, reports Healthcare IT News. The Indonesian Ministry of Health and Royal Philips have entered into a partnership for long-term health system transformation. Digital health was identified...
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — At least 94 Palestinians were killed and 252 others injured in the past 24 hours as Israeli bombardment intensified across the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian health ministry said Wednesday. The new deaths include 21 people who perished in a tragic stampede and suffocation incident outside a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (G...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) – A dangerous new front opened in the Middle East on Wednesday as Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Damascus and southern Syria, claiming to protect the country’s Druze minority amid violent sectarian clashes. The strikes mark a dramatic escalation following a fragile ceasefire collapse in Syria’s southern Sw...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The growing trend of code-switching—alternating between Arabic and English within conversations—has emerged as a prominent linguistic feature among young Saudis, particularly in major cities. A recent 2024 study by Jouf University researcher Kais Sultan Mousa Alowidha found that bilingual Saudis frequently switch...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iranian authorities have seized a foreign oil tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of smuggling approximately 2 million liters of fuel, officials confirmed Tuesday. The operation was announced by Mojtaba Ghahremani, Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province, who said the vessel was intercepted during routine maritime monitoring...
