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...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief has said that the UN agency has approved the first monkeypox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for emergency use. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ announcement came on X, as the global demand for monkeypox testing increased due to ongoing outbreaks in some countries, particularly in...
ANKARA (AA) – A new US study found that deaths caused by health complications in regions affected by tropical storms and hurricanes far exceed the direct fatalities from these natural disasters. Published in the journal Nature, the research shows that hurricanes and tropical cyclones impacting different parts of the US lead annually to t...
Hospitals in Lebanon are “overwhelmed” with the large number of injured patients amid Israel’s ongoing attacks on the country. Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus wrote on X: “The death toll in #Lebanon is rising, and hospitals are overwhelmed with the influx of injured patients. The health system has be...
Recent research reveals a troubling rise in breast cancer diagnoses, particularly among young women and Asian Americans. From 2012 to 2021, the incidence of invasive breast cancer increased by 1% annually, with a sharper rise of 1.4% among women under 50. Notably, diagnoses among Asian American and Pacific Islander women surged by 50% since 20...
Two health care professionals turned entrepreneurs in Minnesota are making waves with their modest medical scrubs for Muslim employees in the industry. Samatar and Firaoli Adam launched their company Mawadda LLC in November 2022. It provides disposable hijabs for medical staff, allowing Muslim health care providers to maintain their faith-ba...
