Hunger is projected to worsen in 16 “hotspots” across the globe, including Sudan, where conflict has left millions at risk of starving. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme. It said acute food insecurity threatens 22 countries. Th...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza entered its second phase on Saturday, though areas in northern Gaza, under Israel’s attacks, were excluded from the campaign. A Gaza-based doctor involved in the vaccination campaign told Anadolu that the initial phase began two months ago, with plans to l...
Public health experts reacted with alarm Wednesday to reports that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised Robert Kennedy Jr. control over federal agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture, if he wins next week’s election. Kennedy is an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist. Ex...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released alarming data showing tuberculosis (TB) once again ranking as the world’s deadliest infectious disease. According to the latest WHO report, approximately 8.2 million people were diagnosed with TB in 2023. “This represents a notable increase from 7.5 million re...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – United Nations agencies have postponed a polio vaccination campaign for Palestinian children in the northern Gaza Strip because of a deadly Israeli onslaught. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Gaza’s Health Ministry and UN partners “were compelled to postpone the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza” d...
GENEVA (AA) – Israel has been deliberately attacking medical personnel and facilities to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system, a UN Commission has said. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel also investigated the treatment of Palestinian detainees in...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Around 590,000 children in Gaza will receive polio vaccinations in the second phase which begins October 14, the UNICEF has announced. “The second round of polio vaccination in the Gaza Strip is confirmed. It will start on 14th October to vaccinate around 590K children under 10,” UNICEF Executive Direc...
Director of hospitals in Gaza, Dr. Marwan al-Hams, has called for an end to Israeli threats to evacuate several hospitals in the region. The Israeli army has demanded the evacuation of Kamal Adwan, Indonesian, and Al-Awda Hospitals, raising fears of severe repercussions for patients and staff. Al-Hams warns of potential crimes against health w...
BEIRUT (AA) – Two major hospitals in Beirut’s southern suburbs are unable to provide service after Israeli forces conducted overnight airstrikes that severely damaged the facilities, a Lebanese medical source said Monday. The source told Anadolu on the condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media that Saint...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Northeastern Nigeria has been hit by a cholera outbreak weeks after a devastating flood struck the area, damaging sanitary facilities and the public water system, a medical official has said. Elyakub Yakubu Mohammed, head of the Nigerian Medical Association in Borno state, said 451 suspected cases of cholera were repo...
