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Myanmar's military junta says hospital it bombed killing dozens was used as based by armed groups

Myanmar’s military junta says Wednesday’s airstrikes on a hospital in the western town of Mrauk-U that killed more than 30 people was part of a counter-terrorism operation targeting armed groups using the facility as a base for their operations.

Euronews

Measles cases rose 47% in Europe and Central Asia last year amid global surge in outbreaks, WHO says

Measles deaths have plummeted worldwide since the turn of the century, but health officials warn that there are troubling signs that it is now resurging.

Euronews

Infertility is an ‘overlooked’ public health problem and access to care is limited, says WHO

An estimated one in six people worldwide experience infertility at some point in their lives.

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Huge staff cuts at WHO will leave world ‘less healthy and safe’, experts warn

Health organisation is to lose almost a quarter of its workforce in 2026, reducing its ability to help countries facing disease outbreaks

The Guardian - UK

ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says restrictions breached international obligations

UN’s top court also finds Israel failed to justify blocking Unrwa and other relief agencies

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky revokes citizenship of Odesa mayor accused of holding Russian passport

President moves to take direct control of strategic Black Sea port city deeply shaped by Russian cultural influence

The Independent UK

One in six bacterial infections is now resistant to standard drugs, WHO warns

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

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WHO and Uzbekistan’s First Lady push for 60% cancer survival by 2030

First ladies from many countries and global health experts united on improving health systems, ensuring the urgent steps needed to prevent tragedy

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WHO says Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 31

UN agency confirms there have been 48 cases since the outbreak was declared early this month.

Al Jazeera

WHO Chief Lifts Global Mpox Emergency

Mpox no longer represents a global public health emergency, the WHO said Friday, following a steady decline in cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other affected countries.

International Business Times

Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts

Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistake

The Guardian - UK

This country won the battle against its maternal deaths crisis. Trump’s aid cuts could ruin all that

IN FOCUS: Twenty years ago, a shake-up of Ethiopia’s abortion law led the maternal mortality rate to dramatically fall. Doctors tell Rachel Schraer that progress could be about to go into reverse because of US funding cuts.

The Independent UK

WHO Says Nearly 100,000 Struck With Cholera In Sudan

The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year, as it warned of more hunger, displacement and disease to come.

International Business Times

Sir David Nabarro, WHO’s special envoy for Covid-19, dies aged 75

The World Health Organisation’s director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was ‘deeply shocked and saddened’.

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'Famine', 'Starvation': The Challenges In Defining Gaza's Plight

The United Nations and NGOs are warning of an imminent famine in the Gaza Strip -- a designation based on strict criteria and scientific evidence.

The Independent UK

David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, dies

Dr. David Nabarro, a British physician who led the U.N. response to some of the biggest health crises in recent years, including bird flu, Ebola and the coronavirus pandemic, has died

International Business Times

WHO Chief Says 'Large Proportion' Of Gaza's People 'Starving'

The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".

The Guardian - UK

At least 72 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in past 24 hours as Unwra chief brands Gaza ‘hell on earth’ - as it happened

Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says aid distribution points are a ‘sadistic death trap’

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WHO says Israeli forces attacked its Gaza facilities and detained staff

Broader Israeli assault across Gaza leaves at least 130 Palestinians dead and over 1,000 wounded over 24 hours

The National (Scotland)

World Health Organisation chief to attend opening of Edinburgh research hub

The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) will be among the guests attending the opening of a…

The Independent UK

Call for more taxes on smoking to make up cuts to global aid funding

It comes as a new World Health Organisation report says progress tackling tobacco use has seen the biggest slow-down in almost 20 years

Al Jazeera

Israel kills more than 70 Palestinians in relentless attacks across Gaza

Child among 20 killed near controversial US-run aid centres; displaced people in tents and medics also killed.

International Business Times

WHO Chief Begs Israel To Show 'Mercy' In Gaza

Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests.

International Business Times

WHO Adopts Landmark Pandemic Agreement

The World Health Organization's member states on Tuesday adopted a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health crises, after more than three years of negotiations sparked by the shock of Covid-19.

Euronews

WHO chief says budget plea is 'extremely modest' compared to 'costs of war' or tobacco advertising

The UN health agency is asking for the equivalent of €3.7 billion for the next two years to fill a funding shortfall.

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