ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM A local English daily has highlighted the latest developments in medical treatments for hypertension. «One in eight deaths worldwide is thought to be the result of high blood pressure, or hypertension,» The National pointed out in its editorial on Thursday.
Beirut blast: Sharjah foundation pledges Dh8.7m to rebuild 142-year-old hospital in Lebanon
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Standing only 900 metres from the epicentre of the Port Beirut blast, St George Hospital became non-operational for the first time since its establishment in 1878.
Sharjah’s The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) on Tuesday announced that it will be allocating $2.37 million (Dh8.7 million) to support the reconstruction of Lebanon’s 142-year-old St George Hospital University Medical Centre (SGHUMC), which was rendered inoperative by the devastating explosion that shook Beirut in August.
The non-profit hospital had served its community for 142 years. Standing only 900 metres away from the epicentre of the Port Beirut blast, it became non-operational for the first time since its establishment in 1878.