Health

Cases are on a downward trajectory for the first time since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. But a new report reveals that while progress has been made in the global fight against the disease, funding gaps are putting hard-won gains at risk. Funding gaps threaten progress “Declines in the global burden of TB and advances in […]

Issuing a warning that children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as essential everyday services have collapsed, humanitarians insist that young Gazans will need “sustained, long-term efforts to recover”. According to assessments of child safety partners carried out in September, shared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),

The fuel is needed to power machinery for critical operations including water, sanitation, hygiene, health and debris clearance. Education, nutrition and protection work will also be possible thanks to the diesel delivery, OCHA said, noting that three-quarters of the total went to the south and a quarter went to the north. The latest UN data

“Health facilities are where the vulnerable seek healing. But without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, for many people, expected care can become unintended harm,” said Dr. Hans Kluge, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe. Dr. Stressing that the healthcare system “is being tested like never before”, Kluge insisted that strengthening it is an

The development comes 11 months after the country’s devastating civil war ended with the toppling of the Assad regime by opposition forces loyal to new president Ahmad Al-Sharaa. Today, as Syrians return home in increasing numbers, the shattered country faces chronic shortages of internal investment, medicine, power and equipment. According to the WHO, only 58

Estimates show that one in five children under the age of three are either zero-dose or have forgotten vaccinations due to the war, putting them at risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. The catch-up campaign aims to inoculate these children against measles, mumps and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, rotavirus and pneumonia.

According to the UN health agency, health aid from abroad is expected to see a drop of between 30 and 40 percent this year compared to 2023. This has already resulted in reductions of up to 70 percent in key health services in some of the 108 low- and middle-income countries featured in a new

The study, published on Monday ahead of G20 meetings taking place later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows that unequal access to housing, healthcare, education and employment leaves millions more vulnerable to disease. The report launched by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency dedicated to ending AIDS and HIV infection – finds that inequality

Mercury is a toxic metal that can damage the brain, lungs, kidneys and immune system. It is especially dangerous for children and pregnant women. Mercury pollution often results from industrial activities, including small-scale gold mining, and can travel long distances through air and water. The residents of Minamata, Japan, suffered for decades from mercury poisoning

The increased use reflects a major health success that has enabled millions of young people to avoid unintended pregnancy and exercise choice over their future, but UNFPA said that “for far too many, the basic human right to choose whether to have children remains undermined.” ‘Contraception saves lives’ The unavailability of contraception leads to an