Health Issues

Controversial Assisted Dying Bill Heads to UK Parliament
In Europe, euthanasia is legal in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Spain. Assisted dying, where someone is given the means to end their life themselves, ..

WHO/Humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory
In September, Ministry of Health with WHO and partners was able to vaccinate around 560,000 children under ten years during the first round of a ..

Rwanda Faces First Marburg Virus Outbreak: Six Lives Lost
In 2023, neighboring Tanzania reported cases of the disease, while Uganda faced its last outbreak in 2017.

Gaza polio vaccination
Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian territories, told reporters that it had vaccinated more than 161,000 children under 10 in the central area ..

Mpox vaccines
Officials say that some obstacles to acquiring vaccines include lack of funding/Al Jazeera.


Verdict against several Indonesian pharmaceutical companies
Since 2022, more than 200 Indonesian children, most of whom were under the age of five, have died of acute kidney injury linked to contaminated ..

Mpox global emergency
Sweden, Pakistan and the Philippines have confirmed cases in recent days.

Mpox is a viral infection
The DRC mpox strain is deadlier and more transmissible – with a 10% fatality rate among children, according to DRC researchers

Afghanistan/healthcare challenges
International organizations, NGOs, and humanitarian agencies have been working to provide healthcare services and support in Afghanistan, especially in underserved regions.

Hospital and Israeli gunfire
Injuries leave the victim with life changing disabilities.

Save the Children on Gaza’s children
With barely any health facilities functioning and families cut off from medical services, it is likely that the real figure is far higher – and ..