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Children in Gaza receive polio vaccines as WHO launches emergency campaign

Dressed in her polio campaign vest, Dr. Tasneem Abu Al-Qambaz walks the streets of Deir al-Balah, stopping parents and administering an oral vaccine to their children, before marking each…

From Yorkville to Kyiv: How a war brought a Canadian cook overseas to help Ukrainian troops

When Joshua Cabral got to Ukraine, he was advised to download the air-raid app — for obvious reasons. He was out for a walk the first time the app sounded the…

Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak

According to UNHCR, 42 suspected mpox cases have been detected in the South Kivu Province of the DRC – the war-ravaged central African country which is the epicentre…

Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

“the needs are huge in Sudan; we are talking about people dying of hunger, we have conflict, we have protection issues, we have displacements on a daily basis;…

Mpox virus outbreak: Deadly new variant confirmed in Thailand as Asia ramps up border controls to face threat

the public health emergency was declared by the WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign…

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