Topic: health
Gaza’s Health Ministry calls on world to protect its hospitals
The Israeli army has intensified its attacks on the health facilities in northern Gaza, as it besieges and “directly targets” the Indonesian Hospital, Kamal Adwan Hospital, and al-Awda Hospital in the past hours, according to a statement from Gaza Health Ministry.
Lebanon’s health care system ‘on the brink of collapse’: UN
The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is escalating daily with Israeli airstrikes expanding geographically and increasingly targeting health and civilian infrastructure.
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
All salt and sugar brands in India contain microplastics, finds study
All Indian salt and sugar brands, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics, finds a study published by environmental research organisation Toxics Link on Tuesday.
17% of Indian children under 5 are underweight, 36% stunted, 6% wasted, says ministry
In India, approximately 17% of children aged 0-5 years are underweight, 36% are stunted, and 6% are wasted, says the Women and Child Development Ministry on 26 July.
Study reveals 75% of breast cancer patient households took loans or sold assets for treatment
According to a study conducted at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) in Mumbai, almost 75% of households with breast cancer patients had to either take loans or sell assets to afford treatment.
