‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’: World reacts to Israel’s al-Shifa raid Criticism of Israel’s attack on Gaza’s largest hospital is adding to global disquiet over its war on the enclave. Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2023
Death and disease as Israeli troops approach Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital Medics say al-Shifa’s patients, including newborns, are dying due to the lack of fuel as Israeli forces encircle it. Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2023
Israeli forces at gates of Gaza’s main hospital with hundreds trapped Health officials say patients dying due to energy shortages as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023
Live updates | Fighting outside Gaza's largest hospital prompts thousands to flee Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants outside Gaza’s largest hospital has prompted thousands of people to flee from the sprawling medical facility, but hundreds of patients and others displaced by the war remained inside, health officials said Monday The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: Brazil’s president accuses Israel of ‘killing innocent people’ – as it happened This blog has closed. You can see all our Israel-Hamas war coverage here and see our latest full report on the conflict here The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023
Gaza’s two biggest hospitals cease operations as WHO warns of rising deaths UN agency says three nurses killed at Al-Shifa, as WHO calls for immediate Israel-Gaza ceasefire to halt loss of life. Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2023
Macron calls for end to killing of civilians in Gaza as international pressure on Israel grows French president’s comments come as aid agency Doctors Without Borders says situation at main Gaza hospital ‘catastrophic’ The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2023
Israeli forces close in on al-Shifa Hospital, trapping thousands Thousands of people are holed up in Gaza’s largest hospital, which Israel claims is a Hamas command centre. Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2023
Israel rejects US pressure for 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza without hostage release Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's pressure for a "humanitarian pause" in its war on Hamas, conditioning it on the release of hostages taken from Israel to Gaza. France reacted to an Israeli strike on the French Institute in Gaza with "astonishment" and "incomprehension",… France 24 · Nov 3, 2023
Palestine Red Crescent says Israel orders evacuation of al-Quds Hospital The al-Quds Hospital currently shelters hundreds of patients and more than 12,000 displaced civilians in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2023
Biden says ‘other team' is probably behind the Gaza hospital blast, as world awaits an Israel-Hamas smoking gun Before Biden departed for war-torn Israel, the U.S. government reportedly had not drawn a conclusion as to who was behind the deadly attack. Fortune · Oct 18, 2023
World reacts as Gaza officials say 500 killed in Israeli strike on hospital Palestinian authorities say at least 500 people were killed in an Israeli raid on a hospital in central Gaza. Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023
Hundreds feared dead in blast at Gaza hospital as Israel denies airstrike The Palestinian president has cancelled plans to meet with Joe Biden in the wake of the deadly explosion in Gaza City Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023
A 'dream' come true: Now there are 2 vaccines to slash the frightful toll of malaria The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.Tedros, says he used to "dream of the day when we would have a ... vaccine against malaria. Now, we have two." WEKU · Oct 3, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023 Cheaper, more effective malaria vaccine wins WHO approval R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, is the first malaria vaccine to reach 75% efficacy target
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023 UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and more effective option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023 Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
Dynamite News · Aug 20, 2023 Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director general The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. Read further on dynamite News:
The Hindu · Aug 19, 2023 WHO-managed grid to promote equitable access to digital health The GIDH will be a WHO-managed network that will promote equitable access to digital health by addressing challenges such as duplication of efforts and “products-focused” digital health transformation.
The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023 Continue COVID-19 testing to check emergence of new virus variants: WHO chief WHO head urges testing, vigilance to fight COVID-19; G20 Health Ministers' meeting in Gujarat to focus on health emergencies, anti-microbial resistance an one health framework
Dynamite News · Aug 14, 2023 WHO, Ministry of Ayush to host first-ever Global Summit on Traditional Medicine A first-of-its-kind global summit on Traditional Medicine, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush, is set to take place on August 17-18, 2023, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News.
The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023 WHO Director-General to inaugurate first ever global summit on traditional medicine WHO and Ministry of Ayush will host the first-ever global summit on traditional medicine from August 17, which will be inaugurated by Director-General, WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 Can a WHO pandemic treaty help poorer nations in future outbreaks? Global accord aims to avoid the damage caused during Covid-19 and ensure vaccines and medical equipment are distributed equally to all
Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2023 UN to roll out 18 million malaria vaccines across 12 African countries by 2025 The World Health Organization, Unicef and the Vaccine Alliance have announced 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African countries by 2025.
Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023 New vaccine for killer illness is backed by UK charity amid fears of disease resurgence Wellcome charity and Microsoft founder Bill Gates join forces to help co-fund final clinical trials of the most promising TB vaccine candidate in a century