ANKARA (AA) – Cities across India and Pakistan are struggling with dense smog that has worsened air quality, with authorities declaring a “health crisis” in the latter’s Punjab province. In Pakistan, despite aggressive steps by the Punjab government to curb the hazardous smog blanketing Lahore and surrounding areas over the p...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday. In a statement, Trump emphasized a focus on reducing the influence of the “industrial food complex” and pharmaceutical companies on Americans’ health. “I am thr...
Devastating flooding in South Sudan has affected approximately 1.4 million people. The U.N. office in the East African country said there has been flooding in 43 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area. It added that more than 379,000 people were displaced in 22 counties and Abyei. The agency said a surge in […]...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The UN has called for “urgent” and “greater” efforts to reduce air pollution and protect children’s health, as over 11 million children under five years of age are exposed to this smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province. “I am extremely concerned about the well-being of young children who are forced to breathe […]...
A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over 15% of the roughly 8 million health care workers in hospitals got the most recent COVID-19 booster. Coverage was lowest among licensed independent practitioners. Vaccination coverage was even lower among nursing home health workers. The survey found that more...
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...
