Health
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World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion
Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care,…
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Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns
Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died…
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Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030
Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of…
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Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know
Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood…
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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action,” a…
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Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years…
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TB cases fall for first time since pandemic
Tuberculosis, or TB, remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated…
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World News in Brief: Gaza latest, Americas loses measles-free status, tornado recovery in Brazil
At least 600,000 litres of desperately needed diesel fuel has managed to enter the Gaza Strip in less than a…
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Catch-up immunisation campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children
A campaign for routine immunisation, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip this week with the…
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Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live
A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, making them more deadly, more costly…
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