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TB is caused by bacteria that most often affect the lungs. Every day over 3,300 people die from the disease, and Southeast Asia is responsible almost 40 percent of deaths. Nevertheless, it can be both prevented and treated, including by using the antibiotic rifampicin. The WHO has issued new testing guidelines recommending that countries implement […]

They urged immediate steps to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian access and enable IDPs to return safely and with dignity. “South Sudan is at a critical juncture,” the expert group said. “All parties must immediately cease hostilities and engage in meaningful dialogue to prevent further escalation of conflict and protect civilians.” Jonglei state at the epicenter

The teaching hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was hit late Friday, a new low point in the brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which broke out in April 2023. According to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), the death toll has risen to

Most of these deaths are preventable with evidence-based, low-cost interventions and access to high-quality health care, the report emphasizes. For the first time, the analysis provides an overall picture of not only how many children die and where – but also why, by fully integrating global estimates of causes of death. The Levels and trends

The funds, based on donor contributions, will help strengthen emergency coordination, trauma care and disease surveillance, the UN agency said on Sunday, while ensuring access to essential medicines and medical supplies. “As the number of victims rises, so do the attacks on healthcarewhich increases the burden on health systems at a time when they are

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, reported that the number of casualties “cannot yet be independently verified” due to limited access. Schools and markets in several border districts remain closed due to ongoing instability, while mortar fire has forced families to flee villages in northwestern Pakistan. Relief operations in parts of Khyber

In a speech at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr Türk emphasized that violence against women – including femicide – had become a global emergency. About 50,000 women and girls worldwide were killed in 2024, most of them family members, he said, amid ongoing hearings in the US Congress of child offender Jeffrey Epstein’s

The interception highlights the crucial role of cooperation in dealing with the rapidly developing illegal drug trade. In its 2025 annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said authorities used its pre-export notification platform to stop the diversion of three tonnes of the precursor 1-boc-4-piperidone – a chemical intermediate used to make fentanyl. Had

The escalation comes amid rising protection risks for civilians and aid workers, with three humanitarian workers killed between February 7 and 16 in Jonglei and Upper Nile states, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA. Access to some of the worst-hit areas remains patchy despite renewed promises from authorities to

The risk of a woman living in a conflict-affected country dying from maternal causes is about five times higher for each pregnancy she undergoes compared to her peers in stable countries, according to new findings in the WHO report. In 2023 alone, an estimated 160,000 women died of preventable maternal causes in fragile and conflict-affected