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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is a “high risk” of a polio outbreak in Gaza.

Updates on Gaza conflict: Cease-fire talks, West Bank raid, disease concerns, unity government declaration, and Israeli bill targeting UNRWA.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens of hostages from captivity in Gaza could be taking shape

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India had nearly 1.2m excess deaths in 2020, new data shows. The life expectancy of Muslims fell more than five years.

Many people are drinking less sugary soft drink than in the past. This is a great win for public health, given the recognised risks of diets high in sugar-sweetened drinks.

A new strain of mpox is spreading more efficiently, but experts don’t think it has pandemic potential yet

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Sayuri Moreno found out while pregnant that her body was contaminated with arsenic, but could not afford doctors' advice to avoid breastfeeding and leave her home in a mining area in northern Peru.

In Abobo, a poor neighbourhood in Abidjan, dozens of women with babies strapped to their backs line up in front of nurses as Ivory Coast kicked off its first vaccination drive against malaria on Monday.