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Evacuation of Gaza a ‘death sentence’ for 2,000 sick and injured Palestinians in hospital, says WHO

The United Nations has already warned that water has run out and hospitals will run out of generator fuel within two days

The Independent UK

A week after devastating quakes, another powerful jolt shakes Afghanistan's Herat

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week.

France 24

Aid flights land in Egypt amid efforts to open safe corridors into Gaza

No agreement by Saturday night on how to bring aid to trapped Palestinians before Israel’s expected ground assault

The Guardian - UK

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Egypt is racing to eliminate hepatitis C

Egypt achieved “gold tier” status for eliminating hepatitis C, becoming the first country to do so. It exceeded WHO targets for diagnosis and treatment, and reduced prevalence from 10% to 5% in 2018 and to less than 1% in 2019. Egypt is now taking a leadership role to support other…

The Hindu

Zimbabwe imposes restrictions to curb surge in cholera cases

Zimbabwean authorities have banned large gatherings in parts of the country to fight a resurgence of cholera-related deaths.

Radio France Internationale

Centre seeks inclusion of traditional medicine on WHO’s list

Government seeks to include Ayurveda in WHO's ICD-11 for global recognition. Module-2 for Ayurveda to be added by Jan 2022. It will enable integration of traditional medicine into insurance coverage and reimbursement systems, link practices to global norms and standards. Ministry of Ayush actively supporting.

The Hindu

Take Nutrition Studies With a Grain of Salt

The epidemiology of food and drink is a mess.

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6 reliable charities for those looking to help civilians affected by the Israel-Hamas war

These nonprofits have an international reputation or have been rated positively by Charity Navigator.

Fortune

Marlboro owner is pushing to undermine the WHO's crackdown on vapes

Philip Morris International says that WHO's treaty covering tobacco products, potentially even vapes, "is no longer fit for purpose."

Fortune

Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.

WEKU

‘I’m just praying to God’: people in Gaza caught between evacuation order, Hamas and bombs

Israel warns people to leave before expected ground assault but Hamas says to stay put, warning of second Nakba

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘death sentence’ for patients, WHO says

WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic says time is running out to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in besieged enclave.

Al Jazeera

WHO warns hospitals in besieged Gaza Strip are at ‘breaking point’

United Nations health agency calls for immediate action to establish a humanitarian corridor amid Israeli bombing.

Al Jazeera

Philip Morris lobbying to stop WHO ‘attack’ on vapes and similar products

Exclusive: Leaked email shows firm behind Marlboro cigarettes critical of global ‘prohibitionist’ agenda

The Guardian - UK

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India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factory, shows document

Uttar Pradesh has permitted the resumption of most production at a factory owned by Marion Biotech, which produced cough syrups Uzbekistan linked to the deaths of 65 children last year, an order seen by Reuters shows.

The Guardian - UK

US holds talks on Gaza aid corridor as Israel continues airstrikes

Israel puts death toll from Hamas attack at 1,200, while Palestinians say 974 killed after Israeli retaliation

Al Jazeera

Afghan earthquake rescue mission faces race against time

Many remain buried after Saturday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as rescue teams intensify efforts to dig out survivors.

Al Jazeera

‘No safe place’ in Gaza as Israeli attacks overwhelm hospitals

Nearly 800 Palestinians and more than 900 people in Israel killed in four days of fighting after Hamas’s attack.

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The Hindu

World Mental Health Day | How does India address the burden of mental disorders?

The Hindu explains India’s mental health programme that was formulated in 1982 to tackle mental health challenges.

The Hindu

Science This Week | 2023 Nobel Prize winners announced, ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll from Afghan quakes rises to 'more than 2,000'

The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply Sunday to more than 2,000 as rescuers scrabbled for survivors among the ruins of villages razed to the ground.

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week three results – as it happened

After the fancy-dressed mayhem of movie week, who would be consigned to the dreaded dance-off and become the second celebrity eliminated from Strictly 2023?

The Hindu

Now a more efficacious, inexpensive malaria vaccine

Oxford University develops R21/MatrixM malaria vaccine; WHO recommends it; 3 countries approve; efficacy 75-79% in 5-17 mth olds; booster restores efficacy; cheaper than RTS,S/AS01.

The Independent UK

The Who’s Pete Townshend: How Keir Starmer confronted me about ‘child pornography’ on my computer

The guitarist talks to Kevin E G Perry about his 2003 arrest, his Seventies eco-meltdown rock opera, and how he feels about Rishi Sunak’s Tories

The Conversation

Dengue: why is this sometimes fatal disease increasing around the world?

Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, the number of cases tends to rise and fall over the years as epidemics come and go, but recently changes seem…

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