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‘She cries in her sleep’: a deeper crisis is looming under the devastation of the earthquake of Myanmar

“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

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The life of pregnant women and risky newborns because the financing cuts have an impact on the support of the midwife

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

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Hospital bombings deepen the dark situation for the southern sudden war

“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

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More than 30 years of difference in life expectancy highlights health inequalities

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

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Who deplores the most disruptive leader in global health funding “in living memory”

“”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

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Safety crisis of the compounds of the anthrax epidemic in Eastern Dr Congo

And with nearly seven million people in force by violence since the progress of M23 Rebels at the start of this year, the DRC is faced with one of the most complex travel crises in the world, according to the United Nations Migration Agency (OIM). Living in overcrowded and subressource camps, displaced populations are increasingly

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First person: Myanmar humanitarian workers are courageous conflicts and difficult conditions to provide assistance to victims of earthquakes

Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analyst at the Yangon office of the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA) saw the devastating consequences of the earthquake during a week -long visit to the Mandalay region, one of the regions most seriously affected by the disaster. Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analysing at

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The plague of rats and insects offers the last challenge to Gazans broken by war

A moved woman said UN news Corresponding to Gaza: “In all camps, we suffer from biting insects, especially chips”, adding that “our children suffer from intense pain due to itching and tingling. “We tried to treat it simple, but good medications are not available at the medical center.” Although biting insects found in Gaza are

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