Health
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Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries
Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children…
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World News in Brief: ‘Trust crisis’ impacts vaccine rollouts, Cyberspace must ‘serve the common good’, Türk calls for lasting truce in Lebanon
Immunisation experts at the UN World Health Organization (WHO) have warned that global protection against preventable diseases is under threat,…
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Breathless in Gaza: Health crisis deepens as families burn plastic for fuel
Doctors in Gaza are warning of a surge in respiratory illnesses as families – cut off from basic supplies –…
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From crisis to community cure: A Haitian mother fights back against cholera
Faced with a deadly outbreak of cholera and a lack of sanitation infrastructure, one Haitian mother sparked a community movement…
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Mental health takes centre stage at the General Assembly
For the first time, mental health is the focus of an official meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday, with…
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World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo Ebola outbreak update
The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Wednesday that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the use of paracetamol…
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World News in Brief: Gaza and Nicaragua human rights update, WHO hypertension alert and alarm over US autism claim
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has confirmed that between 11 and 16 September, 12 of its premises in…
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World News in Brief: Migrant medics mean shortages at home, UN names top innovators, Nigeria rights update, sunscreen an ‘essential medicine’
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Wednesday that southern and eastern European countries are losing large…
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World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty update, DR Congo Ebola response, more casualties in Ukraine
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding…
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