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    <title>Better healthcare in Mafraq</title>
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        The Mafraq region is to allocate funds to its health budget next year in order to enlarge health centres, reported the Jordan Times. An increase in the number of people with health insurance following the implementation of new regulations has forced an expansion of existing services. The budget also includes funding for enhanced dental services and medical laboratories. 
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        The Jordanian government is on alert following the latest outbreak of bird flu in Egypt which has claimed three lives over the past week, reported the Jordan Times. Assistant Secretary General of the Ministry of Health Adel Belbeisi said all necessary precautions were being taken and $5.7m worth of tamiflu had been acquired.
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        The Saudi Arabian Health Ministry has launched an anti-smoking campaign for the fifth consecutive Hajj pilgrimage, reported Arab News. Dr Abdullah Al Badah, who is heading up the campaign, said at least a third of all pilgrims smoked. The drive is focusing on the associated health risks as well as the financial costs of smoking.
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        The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health has carried out more than 3,200 blood tests on applicants for the job of driving buses transporting Hajj pilgrims in order to detect possible drug abuse, reported Arab News. The various tests threw up 11 positive results. 13 laboratories in Medina and Mecca are also on hand to provide fast results to blood tests for pilgrims if the need should arise.
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        The UAE Red Crescent Authority has distributed nearly $50m in humanitarian aid in the nine months from January to September, reported Gulf News. The funds, generated by the public and private sector, as well as by residents, have been channelled towards projects in Palestine, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Sudan, Bosnia and Iraq. Abdullah Al Mahmoud, the RCA's Manasger of Projects and Development said the need for aid in Palestine is especially acute.
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