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The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread the Zika virus, which causes children to be born with microcephaly, a condition that stops the brain from developing properly in the womb or after birth. AP Photo

Zika virus ‘new global threat for 2016’

WorldJanuary 31, 2016

Three-month-old Alice Vitoria Gomes Bezerra, who has microcephaly, is held by her father Joao Batista Bezerra on January 27, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Cases of Zika virus could rise to 4 million across the Americas within a year

WorldJanuary 28, 2016

Health officials probe tie between Zika virus and paralysing syndrome Guillain-Barre

WorldJanuary 24, 2016

Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former Norwegian prime minister, has also served as the World Health Organisation director and as an United Nations special envoy. John Lamparski / Getty Images

Norway’s Iron Lady honoured with Zayed Future Energy Prize

EnvironmentJanuary 18, 2016

Orphaned children (from left) Leno Emmanuel, Leno Ousmane Tamba, Leno Hawa and Leno Mathias, at their home in Conakry, Guinea on January 12, 2016. They lost both parents to Ebola within one week in October 2014, the year the epidemic broke out. Cellou Binani/AFP

Ebola orphans struggle to resume their lives amid stigma

WorldJanuary 14, 2016

UAE Cabinet approves Anti-Tobacco Committee

HealthJanuary 05, 2016

Pregnant women with flu-like symptoms should be screened for Mers, UAE doctors say

UAEJanuary 02, 2016

Beijing on ‘red alert’ as some ignore smog warnings

Beijing on ‘red alert’ as some ignore smog warnings

WorldDecember 08, 2015

Dr Reem Al Ameria helps to buckle up her daughters, from left, Jineen, 5, Yasmina, 12, and Diyala, 8. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

‘Parents need to be good role models’ for child seat safety

TransportDecember 04, 2015

One expert said that any roads where cars interact with pedestrians should have maximum speed limits of 30kph. Satish Kumar / The National

World Health Organisation wants UAE to lower speed limits to 50kph

TransportNovember 20, 2015

Abu Dhabi schoolchildren smoking statistic almost double WHO average, study shows

UAEOctober 05, 2015

Sharjah named ‘Healthy City’

UAESeptember 30, 2015

UAE resumes sending patients to South Korea as Mers scare subsides

HealthAugust 04, 2015

The choice of cigarettes in an Abu Dhabi shop, but a World Health Organisation report raises questions over pricing. Silvia Razgova / The National

Cheap cigarettes in UAE means more people can smoke, doctor says

UAEJuly 07, 2015

Tobacco-related diseases kill 6 million people each year, which will rise to more than 8 million by 2030. Christopher Pike / The National

More taxation needed to curb smoking, WHO report finds

HealthJuly 07, 2015

UAE air pollution levels safe for residents, ministry says

UAEJune 29, 2015

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