The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new policy brief to support national TB programmes in setting priorities and allocating resources based on strategic, evidence-informed and people-centred approaches aimed at accelerating…
Over 16,500 Gaza Patients Require Urgent Care, A Medical Disaster & A Political Failure.
The number now invoked by the World Health Organization (WHO) — over 16,500 patients in the Gaza Strip who urgently need medical care that cannot be delivered inside the enclave- is…
Beyond Survival: Mental Health On The Frontlines Of Crisis.
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)…
Catastrophe Unfolding: Gaza’s Children Bear The Brunt Of A Man-Made Famine- 200,000 Suffering from Malnutrition.
Amjad Shawa, head of the NGO Network in Gaza, warns that at least 200,000 children are suffering from severe malnutrition, as reported to Al Jazeera Arabic.
US Poised To Issue China Travel Warning Amid Soaring Chikungunya Outbreak In Southern Province.
CDC, WHO raise alarm as mosquito-borne virus surges across Guangdong; nearly 5,000 cases recorded in less than a month.
Nigeria’s Deepening Malnutrition Crisis: 652 Children Dead In Six Months Amid Aid Cuts And Escalating Insecurity.
KATSINA, Nigeria – A devastating wave of child malnutrition is sweeping across northern Nigeria, with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reporting that 652 children have died from severe acute malnutrition in…
“No Hunger In Gaza”: Israeli Denial Amid Famine Is A State Strategy Of Starvation, Say Experts And Aid Workers.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s recent claim that “there is no real hunger in Gaza” is not a mistake. It is the latest in a series of calculated…
