Myanmar’s war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a new United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at risk of starvation. “Rakhine’s…
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Palestine: Patients in rare medical evacuation from Gaza
More than 200 seriously injured and ill Palestinians and their carers have been evacuated from Gaza, in one of the biggest operations of its kind in months, Israel says. The…
Switzerland: UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’
Accordinf to the United Nations women’s rights committe, Switzerland: UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity”the policy of forced sterilisation in Peru, which took place during…
Pakistan: Authorities close schools in Lahore due to record level pollution
Unprecedented air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week. From Monday, 50% of office workers will also work from…
Pakistan: Seven killed in attack on polio vaccine drive
At least seven people, including five schoolchildren, have been killed and 23 injured in a bombing near a girls’ school in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Friday’s attack targeted police guarding…
DRC: Africa CDC warns mpox is not under control, appeals for resources
The African Union’s health watchdog has warned that the mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources to avoid a “more severe” pandemic than COVID-19. “The situation…
UK: 278 killed by illegality synthetic opiods in a year
Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK. More than 100 examples of people were found trying to buy…
Palestine: Thirty medical staff detained by Israel on leaving one medic at Gaza hospital
Only one doctor remains at Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital following a days-long Israeli raid, a spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry has said. In a video statement, Dr Khalil Daqran…
India: Authorities plan to punish individuals caught spitting in food spark
This month, two states ruled by India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced plans to impose hefty fines and imprisonment for contaminating food with spit, urine and dirt. The northern…
Palestine: Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital detaining medics & patients
Israeli forces have withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after detaining dozens of medics and some patients, and causing widespread damage to one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza,…