Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake exceeds 2,000
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in years has claimed over 2,000 lives, with rescuers still recovering bodies from collapsed buildings, according to...
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Sudan launches emergency vaccination drive amid cholera surge
With cholera cases surging across Sudan, Khartoum has launched a new vaccination initiative, hoping to slow the deadliest outbreak in...
News organisations urge Israel to permit access into Gaza
International news organisations Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press (AP), Reuters, and the BBC on July 24th urged Israel to...
WHO facilities attacked by Israel, staff detained
The World Health Organisation (WHO) staff residence within Deir al-Balah were attacked three times by Israel's military on July 21st,...
Sudan’s crisis could spillover into Chad, warns UN
Sudan’s draconian civil war has caused a humanitarian catastrophe that sent shockwaves across the region. Now, as refugees continue to...
UN eyes structural overhaul amid budget crisis and donor cuts
The United Nations (UN) is considering a major structural overhaul that would consolidate dozens of agencies into four core departments;...
War injuries strain medical facilities in DRC as rebels advance
Hospitals in The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to keep up with the amount of war wounded patients...
Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza to resume, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that a large-scale campaign to carry out polio vaccinations on children in Gaza...
USAID cuts spark concern over Ebola outbreak management
US health officials have warned that the recent decision taken by Trump to cut funding to USAID may worsen the...
Israeli attacks in West Bank target health care, MSF says
Israel's rising military operations in the West Bank in the past year have targeted and and blocked health care for...
Guterres calls for urgent evacuation of 2,500 Gaza children
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 30th called for the immediate evacuation of 2,500 children from Gaza for medical...
WHO head calls for end on attacks on Sudanese healthcare
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on January 25th for a halt to attacks on healthcare workers...
Gaza crisis deepens: 77% lack aid amid dire humanitarian struggle
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with 77% of Palestinians lacking essential relief items, according to international...
Israel and Hamas to pause in fighting for Gaza polio vaccinations
The Israeli military and Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for...
Polio outbreak threatens Gaza as Israel vaccinates soldiers
A senior WHO official stated on July 23rd that he was “extremely worried” about the possibility of a polio outbreak...
