World Health News
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New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza
It follows a campaign last year that reached hundreds of thousands of…
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Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage
“I was married at 14, and I lost my first child at…
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UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio
WHO said in a news release that more than 591,000 children under…
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US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted…
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Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and most of…
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US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
The waiver allows the continuation or resumption of “life-saving humanitarian assistance” including HIV…
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Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
Speaking from Gaza, WHO Representative Rik Peeperkorn described a scene of widespread…
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Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
The analysis underscores the devastating impact of toxic air on young lives,…
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‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or…
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World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia
According to President Trump’s latest directive from the White House on Tuesday…
