Tunisia to host first Africa and Middle East Digital Health Conference and Exhibition (AMDHC)

The Tunisian Association for Heath promotion, in partnership with the World Health Organisation, are hosting Africa and Middle East Digital Health Conference and Exhibition (AMDHC) (www.AMDHC.tn) in Tunisia from Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th September at the Mehari Golden Yasmin and Diar Lemdina Expo Centre, Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia. The conference and exhibition aims are to stimulate a new vision of health through information technology, building on the experience of Tunisia and others who will share their knowledge and expertise during the event. AMDHC is designed to enable attendees to learn from other…

Irregular migration: more than 13,000 Tunisians arrived in Italy in 2022 (FTDES)

More than 500 illegal migrants have died or gone missing off the coast of Tunisia More than 13,000 Tunisian migrants have reached the Italian coast illegally since the beginning of 2022, the Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said on Tuesday. Some 13,742 Tunisian migrants have managed to reach the Italian coast illegally, compared to 11,042 during the same period in 2021, said the FTDES, which takes a close interest in clandestine migration. The peak of illegal arrivals was recorded in June with 1,408 migrants reaching the Italian coast.…