Health
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Quadripartite holds the inaugural Plenary Assembly of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform
Nov 17, 2023Preserving antimicrobials for the well-being of humans, animals, plants and ecosystems: Quadripartite holds inaugural Plenary Assembly of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform The first Plenary Assembly of the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform opened today at... -
A child killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief
Nov 12, 2023A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the United Nations Security Council on Friday, warning: “Nowhere and no one is safe.” He... -
Lives of newborns in Gaza Strip ‘hang by a thread’ – UN
Nov 5, 2023According to a joint statement from multiple UN agencies, mothers are forced to give birth in the middle of debris and newborns’ lives “hang by a thread” in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations Children’s Fund,... -
WHO slams Gaza aid delivery problems
Nov 5, 2023The World Health Organization on Thursday slammed the lack of safety guarantees for bringing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, saying it was near impossible to get medical supplies to hospitals. The WHO said the health... -
Japan celebrates the 1,000th brain-dead donor organ donation
Oct 29, 202326 years after the country’s organ transplant law went into effect in 1997, Japan has recorded the 1,000th case of brain-dead organ donations, according to the Japan Organ Transplant Network. According to the network, the 1,000th... -
Why Share Reproductive Health Commodities with Youth!
Oct 22, 2023With an exclamatory sign I also found it helpful to define a lot of stakeholders i.e. decision makers who might think discussion around this cause as near to impossible. Reason being, taboos surrounding reproductive health supplies,... -
Madonna puts health woes behind her to launch 40th anniversary tour
Oct 15, 2023The 40th anniversary “Celebration Tour” of pop icon Madonna began on Saturday in London, thrilling fans three and a half months after the tour’s suspension due to her hospitalization for a bacterial infection. After being discovered... -
ADB to provide $338m for vaccine production in Bangladesh
Oct 11, 2023Bangladesh will receive $338 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the production of vaccinations that will protect people from a variety of diseases. In a meeting with Planning Minister MA Mannan today at the... -
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza Strip
Oct 10, 2023The Gaza Strip is completely besieged by Israel, and the World Health Organization demanded on Tuesday that a humanitarian corridor be built to enter and exit the area. In reaction to the unexpected onslaught by Hamas,... -
New rights for UK donor babies as they turn 18
Oct 3, 2023In the UK, 30 or so young adults who were born through sperm or egg donation may soon be able to learn who their original parents are. The introduction of the new rights coincides with an...
