Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced that a scheme dispatching expert medical teams to hospitals in high-unemployment areas is significantly reducing NHS waiting lists. Launched in September, the initiative targets 20 areas with high economic inactivity, resulting in a 130% acceleration in the decline of waiting times and the removal of approximately 37,000 patients from lists. Streeting stated that the targeted efforts are twice as effective as national averages, with top doctors providing support to get sick individuals back to health and work.
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Syria’s foreign minister to attend EU conference in Brussels
Syria’s foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani will participate in an annual EU conference in Brussels on March 17, 2025, focusing on Syria’s economic recovery and reconstruction post-al-Assad regime. The EU plans to reveal additional funding, potentially involving the European Investment Bank, to support Syria’s transition and address humanitarian needs, amid concerns of a US aid freeze exacerbating the crisis. The EU is expected to increase financial commitments towards Syria’s reconstruction, aiming for a contribution similar to...
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