Food, water, shelter save lives — but so does mental health. One in five people in emergencies experience psychological distress. Meet the mental health workers who bring hope, care, and…
11 Million Lives Lost Each Year: Urgent Action Needed On Neurological Care.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the world has a national policy to address the growing burden of neurological disorders, responsible…
WHO Warns Of Widespread Resistance To Common Antibiotics Worldwide.
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today.…
Maldives Becomes The First Country To Achieve ‘Triple Elimination’ Of Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV, Syphilis And Hepatitis B.
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019)…
Exclusive: Starmer To Bow To Trump: NHS Drug Prices Set To Rise Under Secret US Trade Pressure.
Officials have briefed the Trump White House on plans to raise the NHS’s drug pricing threshold by up to 25% to stave off punitive US tariffs, an overhaul that could…
New AI Tool Predicts Risk Of Over 1,000 Diseases Years In Advance.
A major new study, published in Nature on 17 September 2025, reports on Delphi-2M, a generative AI model able to predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, sometimes…
INVESTIGATION: “Who Gets To Decide?” – The Push To Expand Long-Acting Contraception In Africa, The Safety Debate Around Depo-Provera, And The Fight For Informed Consent.
Press Release: Veritas Press C.I.C. Author: Kamran Faqir Article Date Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 13:03 GMT Category: Africa | Science | Sayana Press Source(s): Veritas Press C.I.C. | Multi…
Britain’s Quiet Emergency: Why Poverty Is Deeper, Broader, And More Entrenched Than 50 Years Ago.
Press Release: Veritas Press C.I.C. Author: Kamran Faqir Article Date Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 12:37 GMT Category: UK | Politics | Poverty Crisis Source(s): Veritas Press C.I.C. | Multi…
Gaza’s Silent Epidemic: War, Siege, And The Rise Of Drug-Resistant Infections.
Gaza City— As Israeli bombardments and ground incursions continue to tear through the Gaza Strip, a second, quieter crisis is accelerating inside overcrowded wards and makeshift clinics: multi-drug-resistant (MDR) infections.
“Shot For A Ration”: How Aid, Homes And Hunger Have Become The Front Lines In Gaza.
Over the past six weeks, Gaza has seen an extraordinary and concentrated pattern of killings at aid points and along aid routes, while homes and makeshift shelters have been regularly…
