Nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities 'forced to stop treatment' The World Health Organisation says nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities have ceased functioning. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2023
Andhra Pradesh government to introduce thrombolytic therapy in all PHCs YSRCP Govt to introduce thrombolytic therapy in all PHCs. Fatal blood clots post COVID-19 increased. Kidney research centre to be set up in Prakasam. 3,257 procedures & 2,293 empanelled hospitals, incl. 204 outside State. Advanced treatments like heart transplant, bone marrow transplant & cancer treatment available. 10,032 Dr YSR Village… The Hindu · Oct 24, 2023
Indonesia needs to triple its funding to control tuberculosis – here's where to start Indonesia is still struggling to fight tuberculosis (TB), with the second-highest number of cases worldwide. The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023
Israel strikes on Gaza intensify as WHO warns 130 premature babies at ‘grave risk’ as fuel runs out Residents of Gaza told The Independent that air raids had never been so heavy and supplies are running out The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023
20 trucks of aid come into Gaza, but no passage for foreign nationals seeking to leave Many more truckloads of aid are waiting in Egypt. Hundreds of trapped Americans had come to the border, hoping the aid delivery could be chance to escape the violence. But none were allowed out. WEKU · Oct 21, 2023
Gaza’s next big threat: Cholera, infectious diseases amid Israeli blockade Humanitarian organisations warn deadly water-borne diseases will spread in the besieged strip if aid is not allowed in. Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2023
Defying bone-crushing exhaustion, Gaza’s doctors work despite Israel’s war Doctors are working around the clock amid shortage of medical supplies and near-total collapse of healthcare system. Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2023
‘Nowhere is safe’: The doctors fighting to save lives as healthcare under attack in Gaza warzone The Al Ahli Hospital blast has raised urgent concerns about attacks on healthcare during the Israeli-Hamas conflict The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 14 Israeli defence minister tells troops they will soon see Palestinian territory ‘from the inside’; hopes for aid to enter Gaza in coming days The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
'Drop in the ocean': Initial aid set to enter Gaza insufficient to meet needs President Joe Biden says he struck a deal with his Egyptian counterpart to allow a first run of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which Israel sealed off after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. France 24 · Oct 19, 2023
WHO says aid ‘ready to go’ into Gaza as Israeli bombardment continues The head of the UN health agency says five trucks of medical supplies are ready at the Rafah crossing in Egypt. Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023
'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now U.N. officials and their partners are ramping up efforts to take advantage of a possible window for Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, whose people have been stripped of deliveries of fuel, food, water and medical supplies from the outside as Israeli forces strike at Hamas… The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Rafah border crossing will 'hopefully' open Friday, WHO officials say, as an expanded humanitarian crisis looms Five truckloads of supplies are ready to go as soon as the border is opened, WHO officials said—but they need assurances that those delivering them will be allowed to safely do so. Fortune · Oct 19, 2023
Australia breaches WHO treaty with carbon neutral certification of big tobacco company Endorsement of British American Tobacco by Climate Active was revoked after complaint was made, FoI documents show The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Biden backs Israel in blaming ‘the other team’ for Gaza hospital blast during Tel Aviv trip US president says ‘errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza’ is likely source of explosion which the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave claims has killed hundreds of people
Fortune · Oct 18, 2023 Biden says ‘other team' is probably behind the Gaza hospital blast, as world awaits an Israel-Hamas smoking gun Before Biden departed for war-torn Israel, the U.S. government reportedly had not drawn a conclusion as to who was behind the deadly attack.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Patients operated on without anaesthetic in Gaza as WHO runs out of medicine Morphine, saline solution and surgical supplies are critically low while blood banks only have two weeks of supply left
Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2023 Macron ‘firmly’ condemns strike on Gaza City hospital, Biden’s Jordan visit cancelled Hundreds of people were killed Tuesday in a blast at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that the Gaza health ministry says was the result of an Israeli air strike. Israel's military has denied involvement, saying the strike was the result of a rocket misfired by the Islamic Jihad militant group.
Fortune · Oct 17, 2023 WHO confirms hundreds are dead from an attack on a Gaza hospital 'unprecedented in scale' Palestinian officials have blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the IDF says intelligence traces the attack to a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket.
The Hindu · Oct 17, 2023 As they trade charges on nepotism and sexism, WHO contest between Bangladesh and Nepal gets heated Nepal’s Health Minister said that Shambhu Acharya is the “most eligible” candidate, pitting his experience in public health against Saima Wazed’s.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Fears grow people are dehydrating to death in Gaza as clean water runs out UN agency warns residents exposed to cholera and dysentery as city’s last seawater desalination plant closes
Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023 Will Israel actually allow much-needed aid into Gaza? Israel has been urged to facilitate passage of aid into Gaza, which has been reeling from Israeli bombings.
Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023 No medicines, water, food scarcity: All to know about Gaza after Israel war Gaza’s residents are grappling with shortages of food and water while hospitals are overwhelmed amid Israeli bombing.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023 Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF admits it may try ‘something different’ to ground invasion in Gaza Biden to visit Israel as UN warns of real catastrophe facing Palestinians in Gaza
Salon · Oct 16, 2023 Israeli diplomat claims no Gaza "crisis" "Gaza is being strangled and it seems that the world right now has lost its humanity," UN official says