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WHO Urges Opening More Land Crossings To Prevent Gaza Famine

WHO Director-General stresses urgency of opening more land crossings in Gaza to prevent famine and address high malnutrition rates among children.

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Hyderabad eight times more polluted in 2023 vis à vis WHO standards

Hyderabad's air quality in 2023 meets national standards but falls far short of WHO guidelines.

The Hindu

Cholera now threatens 1bn people. It’s time to finish what we began in the 19th century

With the disease raging in 23 countries and no vaccine stocks, Zambia and the WHO propose a way to stop the deaths

The Guardian - UK

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Watch Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder make a surprise appearance onstage with The Who in London to sing Quadrophenia classic

Eddie Vedder joins The Who onstage at the Royal Albert Hall in London at their second Teenage Cancer Trust show

Louder

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 166

The WHO says increasing numbers of Gaza children are on the ‘brink of death’ from acute hunger as UK sends more aid.

Al Jazeera

Every new school being built in England is in unsafe air pollution area, study says

Analysis finds almost nine in 10 planned new school sites exceed three WHO targets – and all breach at least one of them

The Guardian - UK

WHO Warns Of Acute Hunger Crisis In Gaza

The World Health Organization expresses concerns about the malnutrition crisis in Gaza, urging for a ceasefire to deliver essential medical aid amidst secu...

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First Thing: Trump ally Peter Navarro to begin prison term for contempt

Navarro begins four-month prison term for refusing to cooperate with House January 6 committee. Plus, the people who made a new start after turning 90

The Guardian - UK

Delhi world's most polluted capital city again: Report

New Delhi and Begusarai in Bihar top the list of world's most polluted cities in 2023.

The Hindu

Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds

Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems

The Guardian - US

Israeli Forces Surround Al-Shifa Hospital In Gaza

IDF surrounds Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, WHO expresses concern, famine warning issued, Biden-Netanyahu call. Tensions escalate in the region.

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WHO Chief Concerned About Al-Shifa Hospital Situation In Gaza

WHO chief raises alarm over Israeli military operation at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, emphasizing the critical need to protect healthcare facilities in conf...

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The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

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Disney+ and BBC change Doctor Who streaming plans to keep fans happy

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WHO Chief Urges Israel To Halt Offensive In Gaza

WHO Director-General expresses concern over planned offensive in Rafah, Gaza, urging Israel to prioritize peace and prevent humanitarian crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Global eradication of polio ‘tantalisingly close’ with UK urged to keep up funding

After no reported cases of wild polio for 19 weeks, vaccination efforts boosted at last endemic spots in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Salon

WHO to create Alliance for Food Safety

The network will have its first meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in May

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Republic Of Congo Reports First Cases Of Mpox Virus

Republic of Congo confirms first mpox cases with sexual transmission concerns in Africa. Urgent need for awareness and interventions.

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The Guardian - UK

Eric Carmen obituary

Lead singer with the Raspberries who went on to have a successful solo career, enjoying a huge 1975 hit with All By Myself

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers

But 98% of Europeans live in areas WHO says have unhealthy levels of PM2.5

International Business Times

Childhood Deaths At Record Low, But Progress 'Precarious': UN

The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than five million died.

The Guardian - UK

India gets its own HPV vaccine to stop 70,000 women dying of cervical cancer a year

It has taken 18 years for India to produce its own affordable version to tackle the country’s second-biggest cause of cancer deaths among women

Dynamite News

Deinstitutionalise mental health care, strengthen community-based services: WHO

The World Health Organisation today called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to prioritise the transition from long-stay institutional mental health services to community-based care. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74

Raspberries frontman, who had several big solo hits in the 70s and 80s, died in his sleep on the weekend

France 24

In northern Gaza, ‘people have nothing left to eat’

At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, the enclave's Hamas-run health ministry said on Wednesday. It reported that most of those dead are children. With limited access to food and healthcare, aid officials have warned for months that Palestinians in the enclave are at risk…

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