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Since October 2023, the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has been systematically dismantled. According to OCHA, out of 36 hospitals in Gaza, Palestine, only 17 remained partially functional by...

To reassure citizens and residents, the Ministry of Health, through its Assistant Undersecretary for Preventive Health Affairs, Dr. Al-Mundhir Al-Hasawi, confirmed that human metapneumovirus (HMPV)...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has intensified efforts to raise awareness on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). An MoPH statement said the awareness-raising initiatives...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that at least seven newborns in the Gaza Strip have died of hypothermia due to the cold weather and lack of shelter, in...

The Directorate General of Health Services in South Al Batinah Governorate has launched the first phase of the National Survey on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across the governorate's wilayats....

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus, particularly Type 2 diabetes (T2D), represents a significant global health challenge, with its prevalence steadily rising over the past few decades. This...

UNFPA Bangladesh Awards Midwifery Scholarships to Indigenous Girls from Chittagong Hill Tracts to improve maternal and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the region In a significant...

The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan increased by approximately 27 per cent, from 9,052,822 IDPs in December 2023 to 11,532,822 IDPs in December 2024. During 2024, the states...

An international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) in the health sector was held from January 1-5 at Razi Conference Center in Tehran. Currently, artificial intelligence plays a key role in...

The first spell of shivering cold paralyzed normal movement of the people across the country creating serious sufferings, particularly in rural areas.  According to the Bangladesh Meteorological...

Yemen is among the countries most at risk in the world from climate change. According to a recent report by the World Bank Group, half of Yemenis face threats from climate change such as extreme...

 Khadiza Khatun’s life took a devastating turn in September when doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital informed her that her 37-year-old husband, Mohammad Nuri Alam, urgently needed a liver...

In recent years, Lebanon has been facing a deepening social and economic crisis, worsened by the turmoil of 2019, leading to an increasing number of people falling into poverty with no clear plan for...

In northeast Syria, UN teams pressed ahead with a lifesaving cholera vaccine campaign in Al Hol detention camp complex on Friday, despite rumours of attacks by ISIL extremists and...

Abstract Introduction Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a zoonosis infection which is endemic in more than 100 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and America. It was estimated that nearly 20...

In a Security Council meeting on Friday, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the West Bank and Gaza, painted a grim picture of the situation, emphasising that...

President Masoud Pezeshkian has called the country’s health system a role model in the region and even the world thanks to its unique, particularly primary healthcare, services. The official made...

A human rights catastrophe continues to unfold in Gaza before the eyes of the world. Israel’s means and methods of warfare have killed tens of thousands of people, inflicted vast displacement, and...

In the past week, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental samples...

In response to the Taliban’s renewed enforcement of a ban on women working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (ACBAR) issued a...

The year 2024 witnessed substantial changes in Afghanistan's health sector. Key issues included the closure of medical institutions to women, the launch of polio vaccination campaigns, limited access...

Officials at Herat Regional Hospital report a rise in respiratory illnesses, particularly pneumonia among children, as the weather gets colder.  Around 1,000 children suffering from pneumonia visit...

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of the 68th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2024 from the country. On...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan’s recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)...

A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office found that Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, pushed the healthcare system to the...

Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has forcibly displaced over 1.9 million Palestinians, leaving families to endure winter in fragile, makeshift tents with minimal protection from the cold....