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Task: Gazabor was killed while waiting for help

Twelve Palestinians in northern Gaza are reported to have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting for emergency aid. WHO has lost contact with staff at a hospital in Jabalia after reports of an Israeli raid.

Task: Gazabor was killed while waiting for help

Doctors in northern Gaza: We can't reach the dead and injured

The situation at Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged northern Gaza is catastrophic, testifies doctor Mohammed Obeid. We are not reaching the dead and we cannot rescue the injured.

Doctors in northern Gaza: We can't reach the dead and injured

Head of Laboratory: It's Not a Machine That Makes the Diagnosis

It is the human factor that lies behind the systematic overdiagnosis of a precursor to uterine cancer at the Academic Hospital in Uppsala. With human-made diagnoses, there can also be human errors, says Tommie Olofsson, operations manager at the Academic Laboratory.

Head of Laboratory: It's Not a Machine That Makes the Diagnosis

Second case of new mpox in Europe

Germany has got its first case of the new variant of the disease mpox, previously called monkeypox. It is the second case in Europe.

Second case of new mpox in Europe

Side provides support to reduce mpox infection

Side contributes with 10. 9 million kronor in acute humanitarian aid to reduce the spread of the mpox virus in Congo, Uganda, Burundi, and the Central African Republic.

Side provides support to reduce mpox infection

Ill Women and Children to be Evacuated from Gaza

The WHO is to evacuate up to 1,000 women and children in acute need of care from Gaza to Europe over the coming months. The evacuations will be carried out by the WHO in collaboration with the involved countries, according to the UN agency's European chief Hans Kluge.

Ill Women and Children to be Evacuated from Gaza

Woman in Beit Lahia: They Have Killed Everyone

Nearly 90 people are either dead or missing after Israel's attack on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities. Many of them are women and children.

Woman in Beit Lahia: They Have Killed Everyone

Hezbollah: Fierce battles in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah and Israel's military are involved in fierce battles in southern Lebanon, reports the Iran-backed Shia militia. On Wednesday, Israel once again bombed Beirut's southern suburbs.

Hezbollah: Fierce battles in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah: Fierce battles in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah and Israel's military are involved in fierce battles in southern Lebanon, reports the Iran-backed Shia militia. On Wednesday, Israel once again bombed Beirut's southern suburbs.

Hezbollah: Fierce battles in southern Lebanon

Ahmad in Gaza: Everyone has forgotten us

When the war in Gaza broke out, Ahmad Ashour's daughter Laure had just started school. Now she has missed almost an entire school year - and her father hasn't seen his seven-year-old in nearly six months.

Ahmad in Gaza: Everyone has forgotten us

One year since the Hamas attack – the war in numbers

One year has passed since Hamas' terror attack on Israel last autumn. The attack on October 7, 2023, became the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.

One year since the Hamas attack – the war in numbers

One year since the Hamas attack – the war in numbers

One year has passed since Hamas' terror attack on Israel last autumn. The attack on October 7, 2023, marked the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.

One year since the Hamas attack – the war in numbers

Marburg virus classified as socially dangerous

Swedish authorities are increasing their preparedness due to the ongoing outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda. The deadly virus is to be classified as a threat to society, announces Minister for Health and Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats).

Marburg virus classified as socially dangerous

EU-skeptic may win in Austria

A xenophobic marathon runner with close ties to Moscow is storming towards power in Vienna. The far-right party FPÖ appears to be heading for a historic victory in today's Austrian election.

EU-skeptic may win in Austria

Snakebite kills every sixth minute – lack of antivenom

At least every sixth minute, a person dies from a snakebite. The problem is getting worse in the wake of climate change, according to the WHO, which warns of a shortage of antidote.

Snakebite kills every sixth minute – lack of antivenom

The Cancer Foundation is outraged over new tobacco policy goal

The government is changing the goal of tobacco policy from "reduced tobacco use" to "reduced medical and social harm" caused by tobacco and nicotine products. The decision is met with strong criticism.

The Cancer Foundation is outraged over new tobacco policy goal

Document names Gaza's dead: 14 infant fatalities

A 649-page long document that names 34,344 Palestinians killed during the war has been released by Gaza's health department. The first 14 pages consist of children under one year.

Document names Gaza's dead: 14 infant fatalities

Vaccine effort in Gaza successful in first phase

The vaccination campaign against polio in war-torn Gaza has gone as planned, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nine out of ten children under the age of ten have received the first of two vaccine doses.

Vaccine effort in Gaza successful in first phase

Sudan rejects UN demands for refugee protection

Sudan's regime rejects a UN demand for an "independent and impartial" force to protect millions of vulnerable inhabitants. The WHO chief says that more than 20,000 people have been killed in the civil war that has lasted for 16 months.

Sudan rejects UN demands for refugee protection

Danish mpox vaccine arrives in Congo

Vaccine against the mpox virus has arrived in heavily affected Congo-Kinshasa. About half of the 200,000 doses that the EU has promised are expected to arrive this week, mainly from Denmark, announces the EU's authority for emergency health interventions.

Danish mpox vaccine arrives in Congo

A quarter of Gaza's children vaccinated against polio

Over 160,000 children have been vaccinated against polio in Gaza in three days, according to the World Health Organization's representative in the Palestinian territories. > We have exceeded the estimated target, says WHO's Rik Peeperkorn during a video conference.

A quarter of Gaza's children vaccinated against polio

Peace in Their Hands

The attempts to negotiate an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza have so far failed. Two men's signatures are required, and the two are arch-enemies: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Peace in Their Hands

Mass vaccination against polio has begun in Gaza

The UN and aid organizations have begun providing polio vaccines to children in the central parts of Gaza, according to Moussa Abed, an official at the Gaza health authorities, to AFP. In mid-August, a 10-month-old baby was diagnosed with polio – the first case in 25 years – after warnings that the virus had been detected in sewage water.

Mass vaccination against polio has begun in Gaza

Mpox in Africa can be stopped in six months

The first vaccine doses against mpox are expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the next few days. The hope is that the outbreak can be over within six months, according to WHO.

Mpox in Africa can be stopped in six months