At least four killed in Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said four people were killed and 17 others wounded in the air strike. Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2024
Urgent Evacuation Needed For Gaza Patients, WHO Director Urges Israel Gaza healthcare crisis: 9,000 patients need urgent evacuation for critical treatment abroad. Hospitals struggle with shortages amid conflict. Top News · Mar 30, 2024
WHO Says 9,000 Patients Need Emergency Evacuation From Gaza Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said Saturday. International Business Times · Mar 30, 2024
‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
WHO worker and Iranian adviser among several killed in Syria air strikes WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‘heartbroken’ by killing of engineer Emad Shehab. Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2024
Pandemic Accord Talks At Loggerheads As Time Ticks Away The final round of talks on a landmark pandemic accord faces a frantic last push this week, with countries still pulling in different directions on how to handle future global health crises. International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024
WHO chief warns the ‘future of a generation in peril’ as Gaza famine looms WHO chief Tedros says children in Gaza are dying of malnutrition and urges Israel to facilitate the entry of more aid. Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2024
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. Top News · Mar 21, 2024
Israel Reports Gun Battles At Key Gaza Hospital Israel's military reported gun battles Monday between troops and fighters on the grounds of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, where troops launched a raid they said targeted senior Hamas militants. International Business Times · Mar 18, 2024
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... Top News · Mar 18, 2024
Deadly Strikes Hit Gaza As Israel Mulls Truce Talks Position At least 61 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli bombardment, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday, as Israel was preparing to send negotiators to new truce talks in Qatar. International Business Times · Mar 17, 2024
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. Top News · Mar 17, 2024
Gaza death toll surpasses 30,000 with no let-up in Israeli bombardment The toll in the Palestinian enclave mounts as Israel hampers aid delivery in Gaza amid deteriorating hunger crisis. Al Jazeera · Feb 29, 2024
Gaza ceasefire hopes fade as Netanyahu rejects calls to halt Rafah offensive Diplomatic efforts stall amid Israeli opposition to what it calls ‘unilateral recognition’ of a Palestinian state The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024
International Business Times · Feb 15, 2024 Israeli Army Says Bodies Of Hostages Likely Held In Gaza Hospital Israel's army alleged on Thursday that bodies of hostages could be held at a hospital in southern Gaza, after troops entered the facility which medics say has been "besieged" for a month.
Roll Call · Feb 5, 2024 GOP lawmakers argue pandemic treaty threatens US sovereignty - Roll Call The World Health Organization is pushing a treaty to combat future pandemics, but some Republicans say the U.S. should not sign on.
International Business Times · Jan 27, 2024 Gaza Battles Rage As Israel Vows To Shut Out UN Agency After War Intense fighting raged Saturday in the Gaza city of Khan Yunis, the main theatre of conflict where the Israeli army is targeting the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas.
International Business Times · Jan 27, 2024 Fighting Rages In Battleground Gaza City Intense fighting raged Saturday in the Gaza city of Khan Yunis, the main theatre of conflict where the Israeli army is targeting the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas.
International Business Times · Jan 27, 2024 Civilians Trapped By Fighting In Gaza Thousands of civilians were trapped in southern Gaza by bombardment and fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ruled Israel must prevent genocidal acts.
International Business Times · Jan 26, 2024 WHO Rejects Israel's Claim Of 'Collusion' With Hamas The World Health Organization on Friday denied Israel's claim that the WHO was in collusion with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the "military use" of hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024 World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ pandemic in Davos ‘Disease X’ is ranked as a priority for awareness campaigning by the WHO alongside Covid-19, Ebola and Zika virus
International Business Times · Jan 15, 2024 Gaza Officials Say Dozens Killed In 'Intense' Israeli Strikes Officials in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday dozens were killed overnight in "intense" Israeli bombardment, as the war which has sent shockwaves across the region passed the grim 100-day milestone.
Fortune · Jan 11, 2024 Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is spawning. Its descendants are climbing the charts, as the global death toll mounts “Pirola” JN.1 may be the beginning of a new chapter in the pandemic, some experts said. Now its descendants are spawning—and appear to be on a path to dominance.
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024 Holiday gatherings and a new variant have driven up COVID cases globally, the UN health agency says The head of the U.N. health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month
France 24 · Dec 29, 2023 Israel rejects S. Africa's genocide case, WHO warns of infectious diseases in Gaza Israel's foreign ministry on Friday said it "rejects with disgust" a case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice against what it called Israel's "genocidal" acts in Gaza. The news came as tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to stream into an already crowded town at the…