Tunisia: President Kais Saied Focuses On Completing Health Projects, Calls for Incentivising Health Workers

President Kais Saied met on Monday at Carthage Palace with Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani to discuss the completion of projects related to a number of health facilities. Read more »

Tunisia: Small Cabinet Meeting Approves Urgent Measures for Health Sector and Health Coverage

A small cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kamel Madouri on Tuesday dealt with a number of issues related to the health sector and health care. Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia, WHO Seek Scaled-Up Cooperation in Pharmaceuticals, Vaccine Production

Scaled-up technical cooperation between Tunisia and the World Health Organisation (WHO) was discussed at a working session held Wednesday on the sidelines of the 77th session of… Read more »

Tunisia: President of the Republic Meets Saudi Health Minister

President Kais Saied met on Wednesday at the Carthage Palace with the Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, to discuss cooperation between the two countries… Read more »

Tunisia: Construction of Kairouan University Hospital to Begin Before End of H1 2024

The construction works of King Salman bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Kairouan are expected to begin before the end of the first half of 2024, after the resolution of problems… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Logs 1st Infection Case With Covid-19 Jn.1 Strain

"The first infection case with the new COVID-19 JN.1 strain has just been logged in Tunisia from 60 samples at the Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis and the National… Read more »

Tunisia: Posthumous Tribute to Dr Tawhida Ben Cheikh (January 2, 1909 - December 6, 2010)

The Agence de Mise en Valeur du Patrimoine et de Promotion Culturelle (AMVPPC) has paid a posthumous tribute to Tunisia's oldest doctor and the first woman doctor in the Arab… Read more »

Tunisia: 62,000 Fraudulent Free Healthcare Cards Withdrawn (Minister)

Social Affairs Minister Malek Ezzahi said on Tuesday in Hammamet that his department had withdrawn 62,000 free healthcare cards (white cards) unduly granted, as part of the fight… Read more »

Tunisia: Arp Approves Organic Law On Agreement to Send Chinese Medical Teams to Tunisia

The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) adopted at a plenary session attended by Health Minister Ali Mrabet Tuesday organic law No. 54 for the year 2023, approving the MoU… Read more »

Tunisia: Local Elections/Nabeul 2 - Candidates Undertake to Solve Health, Environment-Related Issues

Solving health and environmental problems caused by the regional landfill site, regularising the land situation of state-owned agricultural land and improving infrastructure top… Read more »

Tunisia: 'Tunisian Health System's Response to Climate Change Impacts Has Been Proactive and Comprehensive' (Ali Mrabet)

"The Tunisian health system's response to the climate change impacts has been proactive and comprehensive, especially as Tunisia is one of the countries most affected by these… Read more »

Tunisia: Gaza Aggression - Health Minister Visits National Blood Transfusion Centre Ahead of Donation Campaign

Health Minister Ali Mrabet paid a visit Wednesday to the National Blood Transfusion Centre (French: CNTS) to take stock of its preparedness for a blood donation campaign for the… Read more »

Tunisia: Pharmaceutical Imports Up 44 Percent Over Past Five Years

Pharmaceutical imports rose by 44% over the last five years, from TND1,228.6 million in 2018 to TND1,764 in 2022, according to a note published recently by the Central Bank of… Read more »

Tunisia: Minister of Health Meets Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Medical School

Health Minister Ali Mrabet stressed the importance of strengthening the partnership between Tunisia and the United States in the field of medical research and investing in modern… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Logs First Case of EG.5 Variant of Covid-19

Tunisia detected its first case of coronavirus infection from the new EG.5 variant, member of the Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus and chairman of the vaccination… Read more »

Tunisia: China Wants Scaled-Up Health Cooperation With Tunisia

Vice Minister of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China LEI Haichao said his country eyes a stronger and diversified partnership with Tunisia. Read more »

Tunisia: Zaghouan - Project for Five Domestic Waste Processing Centres Blocked for Ten Years

Most of the delegations in the Zaghouan governorate are in the grip of a disastrous environmental situation due to the blockage of the project to set up domestic waste processing… Read more »

Tunisia: Over Three Million Tunisians Face Food Insecurity Threat

Over 3 million Tunisians are faced with the threat of food insecurity, said President of the Tunisian Centre for Global Security Studies (French: CTESG) Ezzedine Zayani. Read more »

Tunisia: City of Sciences to Hold Scientific Day On Digital Health Trends Next June 1

A scientific day on "Digital Health Trends in Tunisia and Around the World" will be held on June 1, in Tunis, on the initiative of the City of Sciences in Tunis and in partnership… Read more »

Tunisia: 25% of Dialysis Patients Also Suffer From Diabetes (Study)

25% of dialysis patients are also diabetics according to the results of a study conducted by the Tunisian Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation (STNDT), said… Read more »

Tunisia: Sleeve Gastrectomy Operation Performed for First Time in Tunisia in Menzel Bourguiba Regional Hospital

For the first time in Tunisia, a sleeve gastrectomy operation was performed on Friday at the regional hospital of Menzel Bourguiba (Bizerte), in collaboration with the "B" surgery… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Needs 750 Blood Donors Daily to Cover Its Blood Needs

The National Blood Transfusion Center, the Ministry of Health, and components of civil society supporting blood donation celebrated the National Blood Donation Day by honoring a… Read more »

Tunisia: Genetic Sequencing Material Provided to Charles Nicolle Hospital and Institut Pasteur (Louzir)

Director of the Institut Pasteur Hechmi Louzir said Tuesday that a genetic sequencing material has been provided to Charles Nicolle Hospital and the Institut Pasteur, as part of… Read more »

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 4 Deaths and 78 More Infections From Jan. 23 To29

Tunisia logged 4 COVID-19 deaths and 78 further infections from January 23 to 29, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Read more »

Tunisia: Successful Heart Transplant Performed At Rabta Hospital in Tunis

Medical and paramedical teams on Saturday successfully performed a heart transplant. Read more »