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Five Years On, WHO Urges China To Share Covid Origins Data

The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.

International Business Times

‘Global silence and abandonment’ as Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital destroyed

Northern Gaza’s last operational major health facility is being destroyed by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera

WHO Chief Says Narrowly Escaped Death In Israeli Strikes On Yemen Airport

The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he only narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli strikes on the airport in Yemen's Huthi rebel-held capital.

International Business Times

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Demonstrators arrested outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home – as it happened

Protestors shouted through loudspeakers that the Israeli hostages in Gaza were suffering in the tunnels and were ‘cold, tortured and sick’

The Guardian - UK

“All Color Left Their Faces”: Woman Claps Back At Teens Laughing Because She Was Buying Candy

A group of mean teens laughed at an overweight shopper for buying a bunch of candy. The shopper ended up getting sweet revenge while the teenagers had to eat their words. The post “All Color Left Their Faces”: Woman Claps Back At Teens Laughing Because She Was Buying Candy first…

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Officials claim Israeli military ‘burning’ Kamal Adwan hospital after forced evacuation of patients – as it happened

Israel says Gaza hospital is ‘Hamas terrorist stronghold’ and it made efforts to facilitate evacuation of those inside

The Guardian - UK

UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport

UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike

The Guardian - AU

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Head of WHO comes under fire as Israeli air strike lands 'just a few meters away'

THE head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has come under fire as an Israeli air strike landed “just a few meters away” from him ...

The National (Scotland)

Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks

The Independent UK

NSW health system ‘not capable’ of providing abortions at all public hospitals, advocates say

Reproductive choice charity says even if obligations to provide abortion services were enforced, too many doctors are untrained or unwilling to provide them

The Guardian - AU

Sudan's Doctors Bear Brunt Of War As Healthcare Falls Apart

Sudanese doctor Mohamed Moussa has grown so accustomed to the constant sound of gunfire and shelling near his hospital that it no longer startles him.

International Business Times

Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year after a surge in cases

Officials say Pakistan has begun its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease

The Independent UK

Malaria deaths drop to pre-Covid levels, but WHO warns progress still too slow

Deaths from malaria have returned to pre-Covid levels, but the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress remains too slow in fighting a disease that killed 597,000 people last year.

Radio France Internationale

Poliovirus found in wastewater in Spain, Germany and Poland – what you need to know

In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the global eradication of polio. Within a decade, one of the three poliovirus strains was already virtually eradicated — meaning a permanent reduction of the disease to zero new cases worldwide.

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International Business Times UK

Burning Concerns: New Study Links Scented Candles to Increased Cancer Risks

Recent studies show scented candles may emit harmful substances that can lead to respiratory problems and cognitive decline.

The Independent UK

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

The World Health Organization said Friday it deployed experts to investigate a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people in southwest Congo

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces strike, storm Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital with ‘no warning’

The World Health Organization says Israel issued no warning for the strike on the hospital that killed four staff.

The Conversation

Rape is still rape even if you’re married – report finds some South African men don’t believe it is

Sexual violence, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), includes any sexual act or attempt to obtain sex through coercion, regardless of the relationship between the parties. This encompasses rape, unwanted sexual touching, and non-contact forms of sexual violence.

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Couple’s Relationship Strains As Man Loses Patience With GF’s Never-Ending Challenges

According to the World Health Organization, depression is a very common mental disorder, affecting 3.8% of all people around the globe and 5% of all adults. The post Couple’s Relationship Strains As Man Loses Patience With GF’s Never-Ending Challenges first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children

International Business Times

Urban Mosquito Sparks Malaria Surge In East Africa

The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to insecticide is fuelling a surge in malaria that could reverse decades of progress against the disease, experts say.

Radio France Internationale

Schools closed, construction work banned as smog descends on Delhi

India is urging its neighbours, including Bangladesh and Pakistan, to take joint action against their shared problem of air pollution. The appeal, made at the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, comes as smog in the Indian capital Delhi largely exceeded the levels prescribed by the World Health Organization.

International Business Times

India's Capital Shuts Schools As Smog Exceeds 60 Times WHO Limit

India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

International Business Times

Toxic Smog Smothering India's Capital Smashes WHO Limit

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

The Conversation

What a Trump presidency means for global health

Global health is likely to be radically altered with Donald Trump in the White House. For starters, the president-elect has made no secret of his dislike for the World Health Organization (WHO), so a complete withdrawal from the WHO is now a real prospect.

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