Calls for Israel to release director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital | Gaza
NewsFeedIsrael’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has been condemned amid calls for Israel to release director Hussam Abu Safia, whose whereabouts are unknown. Medical staff…
How concerned are Israelis by what their government is doing in their name? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli soldiers have stormed, raided and burned down Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, forcing everyone inside to evacuate and detaining dozens of the medical…
Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria? | Health News
Mosquitoes are usually associated with serious diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever. However, researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Radboud…
‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore | Health
Lahore, Pakistan – Fourteen-year-old Fatima has woken up coughing, with a fever, on a Monday morning in early November. “My throat hurts, and it feels…
Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say | Kamala Harris News
Health authorities said the disease presents in the form of a respiratory illness.A previously unknown disease making the rounds in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Video: Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital attacked during Al Jazeera interview | Gaza
NewsFeedAl Jazeera journalist Moath al-Kahlout was reporting on humanitarian aid being delivered to the barely-function Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, when an Israeli attack…
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern | World Health Organization News
UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases’.The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will…
WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023 | Health News
The disease killed 107,500 people in 2023, most of them under the age of five.Approximately 10.3 million people caught measles last year, a 20 percent…
Africa CDC warns mpox is not under control, appeals for resources | Health News
African Union health watchdog’s chief has said mpox outbreak is ‘still on the upward trend generally’ as cases spread.The African Union’s health watchdog has warned…
Chikungunya surge in Pakistan: What we know about the mosquito-borne virus | Health News
Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, are brimming with chikungunya virus patients. Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting 500 to 750 suspected cases…
Inside the battle to contain diseases in rainforests and cities | Coronavirus pandemic
Can we prevent zoonotic diseases from spreading to humans and protect our cities from major future outbreaks?Seventy-five percent of infectious diseases in humans come from…
‘Historic’: Egypt declared malaria free by the World Health Organization | Health News
Forty-four countries have been declared malaria free, but there were still 249 million cases in 2022.Egypt has been certified as malaria free, with the World…
COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News
Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more…
Israeli siege of north Gaza kills 300 Palestinians and traps thousands more | Gaza
NewsFeedAt least 300 Palestinians have been killed over nine days by Israeli forces during their siege and bombardment of northern Gaza and the Jabalia refugee…
What is the deadly Marburg virus and where has it spread? | Health News
Rwanda is fighting its first outbreak of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus which was first reported in late September. As of Thursday, 11 people were reported…
WHO approves first mpox test for faster diagnoses | Health News
The ‘real time PCR test’ will enable the detection of the virus by swabbing human skin lesions.The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use…
In a historic move, Colombia bypasses a patent to access a key HIV drug | Health News
Yet, the introduction of dolutegravir into more health programmes depends on two things: how many generic doses the Colombian government buys — and how quickly.…
Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response | Health News
Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll ‘not acceptable’.The head of the African Union’s health agency has…
India records first suspected mpox case, male patient in isolation | Health News
The health ministry says the young patient recently travelled from a country experiencing the virus outbreak.India’s health ministry says it has recorded a suspected case…
Video: Polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza | Gaza
NewsFeedThe United Nations has begun its campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio, which can cause paralysis or even death. The first case of…