R21 vaccine expected to become available by middle of 2024, says head of UN’s public health agency GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a second vaccine against malaria to prevent risks for children. Two years after recommending the first vaccine RTS, S vaccine, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghe...
ANKARA (AA) – At least two children were killed and another injured in an explosion in northern Afghanistan, state media reported on Monday. The incident took place in the Darzab district of Jawzjan province, which borders Turkmenistan, on Sunday, Bakhtar news agency reported, citing local officials. Children in war-torn Afghanistan often come...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – A surge in suspected cases of measles among children in Yemen is adding to the misery of civilians in the war-torn nation. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. It remains a significant cause of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. As of […]
9 out of 10 smokers start before age 18 as products have been made more affordable, warns U.N. agency GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on states to ban smoking and vaping in schools to protect youth. The tobacco industry “relentlessly” targets young people, as nine out of 10 smokers [&hellip...
Asni, Morocco — AFP In the earthquake-hit mountains of Morocco, 13-year-old Abdessamad El Berd gets up before dawn to make the long trek to the tent city that is his new school, walking by torchlight and careful to avoid roaming dogs. His father accompanies him on the 14-kilometre walk from their remote village of Tinghar to […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Muslim community in Belgium is contesting new sexuality education methods in schools, according to a statement. “This decision seems to confront the universal and inviolable values of the familial education framework, and the interests of the students and their families,” Muslim associations said in a statem...
Damascus, Syria – AFP Nearly four million Syrians students in government-controlled areas returned to school Sunday, braving the effects of war, a devastating earthquake and a deep economic crisis. But many children do not have classrooms to go to in a country where many educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed and 90 percen...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Nearly 1 million children in Mali face acute malnutrition by the end of the year without life-saving humanitarian aid as 200,000 face the dire prospect of death by starvation, the UN has warned. About one in four people in Mali are suffering from moderate or acute food insecurity, the UN said following […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – At least 413 children died from measles in war-torn Yemen in seven months, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. “As of 31 July this year, the number of suspected cases of measles and rubella in Yemen has reached almost 34,300 cases and 413 deaths, compared to 27,000 cases and […]
Parents of diverse religious backgrounds in Maryland had filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Board of Education’s policy change ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – A district judge in Maryland has denied parents’ petition against an education policy change that removed parents’ right to opt their children out of LGBTQ+-related cl...
