2005
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GCC bird flu cooperation
GCC agricultural officials are planning to conduct a survey of the bird and poultry populations in member states and implement an early-warning system, as part of a strategy to combat bird flu. Member states have also agreed to share information about bird flu following an emergency meeting of GCC officials yesterday.
Harvard Medical, women's health
The Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre will hold a speciality practice medical entitled 'Women's Health Throughout the Life Cycle' focusing on obstetrics and gynaecology with an emphasis on screening and prevention from December 7-8 at the Emirates Towers.
AD bans live bird sales
Abu Dhabi has told all poultry shops to stop selling live chickens and to slaughter all their live birds by today, according to Gulf News. However, officials said pet bird owners do not need to kill their birds for now, in a contradiction of earlier reports.
Bird flu fear grips Iran
The discovery of around 5,000 dead birds in the West Azerbaijan province has raised public alarm in Iran about the spreading of bird flu, reported Gulf News. Iran is disinfecting cars entering from Turkey and has banned the hunting or trapping of wild birds in the Islamic Republic.
UAE says kill pet birds
Abu Dhabi officials have told residents to kill pet birds or chickens as a precaution against bird flu, reported Gulf News. Pets can be handed over the municipality to be destroyed. Chickens should be killed as soon as possible, said officials, who added that the municipality will soon inspect homes to ensure that there are no pet birds or live poultry.
Bird flu isolation wards
The UAE is preparing isolation wards as part of a national response to the likely imminent arrival of bird flu in the emirates. Officials told Gulf News that some existing hospitals would have to be modified to provide separate ventilation systems.
Bahrain, Oman ban bird imports
Bahrain has banned the import of birds, and Oman has banned imports from Macedonia and Greece, in a bid to keep bird flu out of the Gulf region. Officials in Turkey and Romania have confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu which killed 60 people in Asia in 2003.
UAE bird flu emergency plan
The UAE has a federal plan to put into action in the event of an outbreak of bird flu, reported Gulf News. Some 40 representatives from government departments met in Sharjah this week to consider an emergency plan, and to agree the coordination of efforts.
Firecracker kills newly-wed
A newly-married UAE national was killed yesterday in Ras Al Khaimah when a firecracker exploded in his face breaking his skull, reported Gulf News. Paramedics arrived to find him dead. The tragic accident prompted an immediate seizure of fireworks from local shops.
Injured airlifted to UAE
Eleven critically injured survivors of the earthquake that rocked Pakistan last week are undergoing treatment in UAE hospitals after being airlifted out of the devastated region yesterday. The injured were flown out in a UAE military aircraft with some being admitted to Mafraq Hospital and others to Zayed Military hospital where they will undergo surgery.
Haya fights for the starving
Dubai's Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain has promised to raise the profile of hunger issues across the world, after being named as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme. Princess Haya says she will act as an advocate to try and encourage more help for the starving.
Saudi breast cancer campaign
Saudi's Ministry of Health is running a breast cancer awareness campaign after statistics showed one in five women in the Kingdom are in danger of contracting the potentially fatal disease. Pharmaceutical company Roche will distribute information about breast cancer which impresses that early detection through breast examination can increase the chance of survival.
Bahrain child polio prevention
Bahrain plans to immunise around 60,000 children aged five and under against polio as part of a national prevention campaign. About 12,000 children received polio vaccinations in Bahrain yesterday. Vaccinations are given orally in two doses administered four weeks apart.
Saudi bird flu preparations
Saudi Arabia is stocking up on antiviral drugs in preparation for any bird flu outbreak in the country. The holy cities of Makkah and Madinah are particularly at risk because of visits by millions of pilgrims from around the world each year, and Makkah hospitals and health centres will stock the drug Tamiflu to be ready for any outbreak, according to a Health Ministry spokesman.
Dubai, drug cases down
The Dubai Police have reported a fall in drug-related cases, according to Gulf News. In the first five months of the year the number of cases dropped from 487 to 364 compared to the same period of 2004. A new programme of close observation of adicts is said to be responsible.
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