Health Ministry

Rambam, Rabin, and Sheba: Health Ministry reveals Israel's top hospitals

The index examines staffing levels, patient experience, and clinical outcomes and serves as the basis for performance-based incentive grants to hospitals.

 Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on September 22, 2024.
 WHO maintains mpox global health emergency amid rising cases in Africa. Illustration.

First infection of Clade 1b strain of monkeypox identified in Israel, vaccines not in stock

Flu shot

Israel reports first bird flu outbreak in a year after disease detected in ducks in North

Evidence found in the home of man accused of selling fake measles preventative and cure.

Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure


Health Ministry issues water safety advisories for various areas of Israel

The ministry advised citizens against swimming at several Tel Aviv and Herzliya beaches.

 Drinking water, illustration

Badger infected with rabies reported in northern Israel

The individuals were referred to medical authorities to receive preventive treatment.

 A badger.

Comptroller: Health Min. did not ensure IVF unit problems were fixed prior to embryo swap incident

Health Ministry reviews in 2018 and 2019 found significant issues in the IVF units, some of which were "significant and related to the quality and safety of care."

 Matanyahu Englman - The State Comptroller of Israel, Local Government Conference 2024

Israel to expand medical device access in periphery to boost healthcare

Israel's Health Committee approves major medical imaging expansion with six CT and ten MRI machines for peripheral regions, addressing critical equipment shortages.

 CROSS-SECTIONAL T1-weighted MRI of a healthy human brain.

WHO warns: Measles outbreak spreading alarmingly  

In 2023, 10.3 million measles cases were reported globally, marking a 20% increase from the previous year. The WHO attributes this rise to insufficient vaccination coverage, leading to outbreaks.

Highly contagious disease. Child with measles.

Prostate cancer decreasing in Israeli Jews, rising for Arabs - study

Prostate cancer can appear after the age of 50 and over, with the highest number of cases among Jews at the age of 70 to 74 and among Arabs at the age of 75 and over.

 Micrograph of prostate cancer with Gleason score 6 (3+3)

Israel kicks off new COVID vaccine campaign targeting JN1 variant: What you need to know

The Ministry of Health has approved Moderna's updated COVID vaccines, which target the new JN1 variant of the virus.

 A woman is seen preparing a dose of the COVID vaccine.

'May this be the fate of every criminal': Doctor faces suspension for celebrating Col. Daxa's death

In Dr. Batla Falah's post, a picture of Col. Daxa was shown with the caption, "May this be the fate of every criminal – resistance is avenged."

 Dr. Batla Falah and her post celebrating the death of IDF Col. Ahsan Daxa.

Family of fallen soldier seek to file lawsuit over use of preserved sperm

A proposed bill would family of fallen soldiers the right to use their sperm, even without written consent from the deceased.

 Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi arrives via IDF helicopter to Soroka Medical center.

Hospital for terrorists in Sde Teiman to close, detainees to be treated in Israeli hospitals

The hospital for terrorists in Sde Teiman will be closed, citing a decrease in activity at the facility. From now on, detainees will receive treatment in Israel

 Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.