Health

Many women came to the clinic who had walked for several hours to receive maternal care – some with their newborns and some very pregnant. And then there were the health workers themselves, determined to serve those who need them in difficult to access nation controlled by the Taliban. ‘Out of radar’ These are some […]

“Behind each point of data is a person – a child who has not reached his fifth anniversary, a mother lost in childbirth, a life interrupted by a avoidable disease“Said who chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, while the last statistics report of the organization revealed the deeper health impacts of the pandemic. Warning that global progress

The United Nations Agency for Refugees, UNHCR, reported on Wednesday that most newcomers are women and children. Many come from the Zamzam camp and the city of El Fasher, from the locations targeted by paramilitary fast support forces, which have been fighting forces of the military government for more than two years. In Chad, the

In 73 countries, 308 million people now depend on humanitarian aid – a number that continues to increase. Women and girls are affected disproportionately by these crises, faced with deaths related to pregnancy, malnutrition and alarming levels of sexual violence. Despite growing needs, the humanitarian system is faced with serious financing deficits, threatening rescue services

Since the start of the aid blockade on March 2, 57 children have been died of the effects of malnutrition, according to the Ministry of Health. If the situation persists, nearly 71,000 children under the age of five should be ill -fed over the next 11 months. Information journalists in Geneva, which is representative of

“I hate earthquakes. Earthquakes took my mother and aunt,” Khin Yadanar, five -year -old, told the United Nations children (Unicef), after her mother and aunt were killed when a brick wall collapsed. About 6.5 million children already needed humanitarian assistance before the earthquake, which aggravated the existing vulnerabilities resulting from the brutal civil war between

But despite their critical role, United Nations support for midwives is seriously threatened due to serious funding reductions. Each year, three -quarters of all maternal deaths occur in only 25 countries, the majority of them located in sub -Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to the United Nations Reproductive Health Agency, UNFPA. Midwives are often

“Whenever it happens, people lose access to health services – and sometimes hope,” said Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, representative of the United Nations World Organization (WHO) in South Sudan. “”Health is the last safety net. If he fails, everything else will also fall. “” The apparent air fracture on the hospital led by Doctors Without Borders

The study of the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that they can be responsible for a Spectacular reduction in life expectancy in rich and poor countries. For example, People living in the country with the highest life expectancy will live on average 33 years more than those born in the country with the lowest life

“”We are experiencing the greatest disruption of global health funding in memory“Said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Dr. Tedros. He warned that sudden withdrawal of funding endangers hard -to -say medical progress, including efforts to combat tropical diseases, which are now reappearing in certain regions. “”It’s just the tip of the iceberg“He told journalists from the