Gaza starvation deaths climb to 370 as Israeli siege escalates
At least 370 Palestinians, including 131 children, have died of starvation in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive in October...
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Africa initiates cholera response plan amid Sudan outbreak
Sudan’s severe cholera outbreak has prompted Africa to launch a new continental emergency preparedness and response plan, as reported by...
Libyan fuel crisis now affecting water and food security
A fuel shortage in the Libyan city of Zliten has forced the closure of 35 bakeries and is threatening both...
Egypt train derails and crashes, killing 3 and injures over 100
Egypt’s health ministry has announced that a train derailment has killed three people and injured 103 others, according to the...
Africa initiates cholera response plan amid Sudan outbreak
Sudan’s severe cholera outbreak has prompted Africa to launch a new continental emergency preparedness and response plan, according to Africa...
Cholera spreads from Sudan to eastern Chad, killing 63 people
Cholera has spread from Sudan to neighbouring Chad’s eastern Ouaddai province, killing at least 63 people, according to Africa News...
Gaza: hunger crisis causes three Palestinians to die in a day
Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that on August 26th, three Palestinians died due to hunger, according to AL24 News via...
Nigeria: the world’s deadliest place to give birth
Childbirth in northeast Nigeria has become increasingly dangerous, with women facing some of the highest risks in the world, Africa...
South Africa fighting to save HIV treatment after US aid cut
South Africa is struggling under the weight of severe US aid cuts to its HIV program, threatening to unravel the...
Burkina Faso ends Gates-backed Target Malaria project
Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the Target Malaria initiative aimed at combating malaria through the release of genetically modified...
158 cholera deaths recorded in Sudan’s South Darfur since May
Since the end of May 2025, the paramilitary-controlled state government revealed that at least 158 cholera deaths have been recorded...
“Man-made” famine declared in Gaza by UN-backed experts
A famine that is completely "man-made" is happening in Gaza City as conditions worsen in conflict-hit Gaza, according to UN-backed...
Aid groups say Gaza food crisis is at a tipping point
A number of aid groups, malnutrition experts, and the United Nations have warned of a critical hunger crisis in Gaza,...
Uganda aims to combat malaria with new treatment
Health workers from Uganda are hoping medicine recently approved by Swiss medical regulators will save the lives of many infants...
Children are dying of malnutrition in Sudan
Children are dying of malnutrition in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, and cholera is widespread, reported the BBC on 13th...
