KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll from floods and rains in Sudan has gone up to 205, while those from cholera reached 185, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Some 268 new cholera cases have been recorded, including 6 deaths in the states of Kassala, Nile River, and Gedarif, the ministry said in a […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has reported its first poliovirus case in 16 years, taking the tally to 17 across the country this year. The victim is an eight-year-old boy in Islamabad’s Union Council Rural 4, the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program said in a statement. “This is the first human case reported fro...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced that its teams vaccinated more than 160,000 children the first day of the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign in southern Gaza. “Thousands of families went to health facilities to receive vaccines from UNRWA medical teams,” the UN agency said on X. [&he...
Despite recent Medicare negotiations that reduced prices for 10 key drugs, Americans still pay significantly more than their counterparts in other developed nations. An analysis shows that, effective January 2026, the new US prices for these medications are over double those in countries like Australia, Canada, and Sweden. American citizens ar...
A measles outbreak in Minnesota has prompted the temporary closure of an Islamic religious school. It has affected at least 30 people, primarily children from the Somali community. Measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus, can lead to severe complications, including pneumonia and brain damage. The Minnesota Department of Health reports ...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said that the first phase of polio vaccination in central Gaza is complete, with more than 187,000 children vaccinated. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the number of vaccinated children is “well over” the target of 156,500. “Four fixed sites will cont...
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...
