Aug 09, 2026
Qatar Charity and the Mauritanian Ministry of Health have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in the health sector, support the Ministry's priorities, and address the...
Aug 08, 2026
Sudan’s doctors union warned on Saturday of a resurgence of cholera and dengue fever in the capital Khartoum, driven by ongoing fighting, collapsing infrastructure, and contaminated water...
Aug 08, 2026
 Patients in Yemen who cannot afford healthcare or cannot find the medical treatments they need are increasingly turning to herbal medicine stores and honey shops. Jaleelah Abdul...
Aug 06, 2026
Depression could cost Morocco nearly $19 billion over the next quarter century, with annual economic losses expected to exceed $800 million for much of the period, according to a study published in...
Aug 06, 2026
The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) announced that its training arm, the International Academy of Public Health (IAPH), has trained more than 300 health-sector workers through...
Aug 05, 2026
 Israeli road closures in the West Bank on July 27, 2026, badly delayed an ambulance transporting a pregnant Palestinian woman in critical condition, with dire consequences, Human Rights Watch said...
Aug 04, 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for an immediate end to Israeli attacks on medical facilities in Gaza following a strike that destroyed a critical storage unit and essential...
Aug 04, 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of Pakistan and 20 prominent business leaders launched the first WHO Council for Partnership with the Public and Private Sectors. The Council aims...
Aug 04, 2026
Sabha – Preventive measures taken by authorities in southern Libya have helped contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock and stabilize the epidemiological situation. Veterinary...
Aug 04, 2026
Afghanistan’s de facto Ministry of Public Health today launched the National Health Strategy 2026–2030, developed with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and informed by...
Aug 04, 2026
Forced returns The return of six million Afghans pushed back mainly from Pakistan and Iran since September 2023, has increased the strain on the country’s already fragile economy.  “In the...
Aug 08, 2026
The World Health Organisation's Technical Advisory Group has recommended prioritising the Ervebo vaccine, the only licensed vaccine against Zaire ebolavirus, for inclusion in a randomised clinical...
Aug 06, 2026
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the Democratic...
Aug 05, 2026
Addressing critical evidence gaps  Despite growing recognition of the climate–migration–health nexus, significant evidence gaps remain regarding how mobility in the context of climate change...
Aug 05, 2026
An oral monthly pill to prevent HIV, alimatravir (also known as MK-8527), produced by Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), is currently undergoing promising phase three trials. If the trials are...
Aug 05, 2026
More than 300 million people needed humanitarian assistance in 2025 as conflicts, disasters and displacement pushed global needs to record levels, while funding for aid fell sharply. Despite...
Aug 04, 2026
Despite being declared less than three months ago, the outbreak has already become the largest ever recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday...
