What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Health
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC | Health News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…
Cholera outbreak in Sudan killed at least 22 people, health minister says | Health News
Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim has declared a cholera epidemic due to contaminated drinking water and weather conditions.Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has…
Why does the US have such a high maternal mortality rate? | Health News
Amid fierce debates around abortion and challenges with access to healthcare, women in the United States face another battle: the increasing risk of death associated…
WHO reports 300 cholera deaths in Sudan, warns dengue and meningitis rising | Health News
More than 25 million people across the country face acute hunger as well as outbreaks of disease due to civil war.The humanitarian crisis caused by…
What is mpox and why has WHO declared it a global health emergency? | Health News
For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent and risks…
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency | World Health Organization News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant…
Absence of ceasefire hurting fight against polio in Gaza, WHO says | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push.The World Health Organization (WHO) says…
WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC | Health News
Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an…
How is new malaria vaccine drive working in West Africa? | Health News
The Ivory Coast has received the first doses of malaria vaccine from the world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, in collaboration with…
Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply | Health
Cookies. Pizza. Cake. All are delicious – but potentially deadly. In addition to their often-high sugar, salt or fat content, these foods can also contain…
‘Agony and pain’: US health professionals reflect on the horrors in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The hospital where Sabha and Khan were stationed was also feeling a strain. Though it was designed for 200 people, it housed more than 10,000,…
Israel frees hospital chief with prisons ‘full’ of Gaza captives | Gaza News
The detainees endured ‘almost daily torture’, claims al-Shifa Hospital Director Muhammad Abu Salmiya. Israel has freed dozens of Palestinians detained during its war in Gaza,…
How has the medical gender gap been affecting women’s health? | Health
From overlooked symptoms to misdiagnosis, how has the medical gender gap been affecting women’s health for years? Amid ongoing discourse and scrutiny of healthcare systems…
World leaders launch programme to boost vaccine production in Africa | Health News
Initiative announced in Paris will incentivise and offset start-up costs for vaccine manufacturing in the continent. French President Emmanuel Macron has joined several African leaders…
Man who contracted H5N2 bird flu dies in Mexico, WHO says | World Health Organization News
The H5N2 strain has never before been found in a human, health agency says, but stresses risk remains low. A man in Mexico with prior…
Israel’s Rafah assault could halt last functioning hospital, WHO warns | World Health Organization News
WHO says a ‘full incursion’ into the Gaza city will only leave ill-equipped field hospitals and additional mortality. A World Health Organization official said the…
Amid global polarisation, the pandemic agreement encourages cooperation | World Health Organization
For more than two years, countries of the world have worked together towards one historic and generational goal – to ensure we are better prepared…
Why has bird flu in the US spread to cows and what’s the risk for humans? | Health News
The bird flu virus, which was first reported in US poultry farms in 14 states in early 2022, has spread to cows and two humans…
Israel leaves al-Shifa Hospital in ruins and littered with human remains | Gaza
NewsFeedDozens of mutilated bodies have been found at al-Shifa Hospital after the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers following a two-week raid. Gaza’s largest medical facility has…