Palestinian Territories – AFP A polio vaccination campaign officially began Sunday in the Gaza Strip where the United Nations has announced “humanitarian pauses” to allow for large-scale innoculation, a health official told AFP. The campaign was announced after Gaza recorded its first polio case in a quarter of a century last...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has issued a stark warning about the potential impact of a military operation in Gaza during the upcoming polio vaccination campaign. In a statement on X, UNRWA said: “We cannot vaccinate children who are fleeing for their lives,” and warned that “any military operations duri...
Israel has consented to limited humanitarian pauses in its war on Gaza to facilitate a crucial polio vaccination drive. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced this campaign. It is set to start on Sunday and will immunize 640,000 children under the age of 10. The effort was necessitated by a confirmed polio case in […]
GENEVA (AA) – The start of a polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip remains uncertain as the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights the need for “security and access guarantees.” More than 1 million polio vaccines have reached Gaza, but WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said that the vaccination campaign can only com...
ATHENS (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stressed the need for a cease-fire in Gaza to allow children to be vaccinated against poliovirus. “The quick spread of polio threatens all children in Gaza, already weakened by displacement, deprivation & malnourishment,” he stated on X. Urging an immediate three-day cease-fire, indep...
The Biden administration will be relaunching its free at-home COVID-19 test program next month. Starting late September, Americans can order four free tests through the website Covidtests.gov, which will be delivered directly to their homes. This will be the seventh time over three years that free tests will be available. The move follows the ...
Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has announced that if re-elected president, Donald Trump would veto any federal abortion ban, supporting individual states’ rights to decide. The statement comes amid backlash from the Democratic Convention in Chicago last week, which criticized Trump’s role in appointing judges who o...
In the past month, Sudan has seen a spike in cholera cases, with 28 deaths reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, declared on Aug. 12, has resulted in 658 cases across five states, with a notable case-fatality ratio of 4.3%. Kassala region is the hardest hit, recording 473 cases. The current […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s health ministry announced late Sunday that it had received 1.26 million doses of polio vaccine. “A total of 1.26 million doses of the OPV2 polio vaccine have arrived, along with 500 vaccine coolers,” the ministry said in a statement. “Preparations are underway to launch the (vaccine) campaig...
Manuka honey, known for its medicinal properties, is now making headlines for its effect on breast cancer cells. Research from the Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals that the honey derived from the Manuka tree in New Zealand and Australia reduced tumor growth in mice by 84%. Unlike traditional treatments, Manuka honey did ...
