Health

Corporal punishment most often refers to affecting children, but can refer to any penalties inflicted by parents, carers or teachers intended to cause some degree of discomfort. It can happen in the home or in a more public environment such as the school classroom. But wherever it happens, this kind of punishment has extensive effects, […]

Rubella – commonly known as German measles – is a very contagious viral infection and especially severe for pregnant women, as it can lead to spontaneous aborte, stillbirth or a variety of debilitating birth defects. Safe and cost -effective vaccines have made it very preventable. “Nepal’s success reflects the unshakable commitment to its leadershipPersistent efforts

So far this year, cholera has killed more than 4,300 people in 31 countries. These figures are underestimated and there is particular concern for those influenced by war in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic Congo, South Sudan and Yemen. In Sudan, the disease has already claimed over 1,000 lives since January 1st. It has reached

These young deaths are “the latest in the war against children and childhood in Gaza,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestine Refugee Agency UNRWA, in a tweet on Wednesday. The tax also includes approx. 40.00 boys and girls reported killed or wounded due to bombardment and air strikes, at least 17,000 unaccompanied and

Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and less than 38 percent of primary health centers work partially – or do so at minimal levels – said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative of the West Bank and Gaza. Bed covering in larger facilities exceeds boundaries with large margins-shifa hospital is at 250 percent

Over the past decade, a growing evidence has highlighted the widespread effect of abuse and the need to place respectful care at the center of all maternal and newborn health strategies. WHO’s Human Reproduction Program (HRP), and partners released a new compendium Wednesday with the aim of ending abuse and promoting respectful mothers and newborn

“The world wants and actually needs a conventional treaty for plastic because the crisis is getting out of hand – and people are honestly furious“Said Inger Andersen, UNEP CEO of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the UN Agency, who leads the conversations. “We know that plastic is in our nature, in our oceans and yes,

More than 1,180 cholera cases – including an estimated 300 in children – and at least 20 deaths are reported in Tawila, a city that has occupied over half a million people fleeing violence since April. Across the wider Darfur region, the toll is even more alarming: almost 2,140 cases and at least 80 fatalities

The development marks A milestone for a region bearing nearly 65 percent of global HIV burden and has long been addicted to import of life -saving antiretroviral drugs and test sets. But it may start to change. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) weakens the body’s immune system and reduces its ability to fight infections and

The cancellation of most US funding in January means that many services to the most vulnerable people have been cut or put on hold. Several political, security and socio-economic crises have led to 5.7 million people suffering from a lack of food and have forced 1.3 million people to flee their homes. With a dramatic