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After the Pause: Polio Vaccination Resumes in Gaza

The polio vaccination of children in Gaza will resume tomorrow Saturday, according to the World Health Organization's Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Earlier in October, WHO announced that the vaccination had been forced to pause due to intense bombardment in the area.

After the Pause: Polio Vaccination Resumes in Gaza

WHO: Concern about attacks on healthcare staff

The WHO expresses concerns about the Israeli attacks that affect healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon. > We are very worried about the increased attacks on healthcare personnel and facilities in Lebanon.

WHO: Concern about attacks on healthcare staff

First British case of mpox confirmed

The first confirmed case of the new variant of mpox has been reported from the United Kingdom. The British health authority Health Security Agency announced on Wednesday that a traveler from Africa had tested positive for mpox of variant clade 1b.

First British case of mpox confirmed

The disease that plagued the pharaohs is now gone

Egypt is now free from malaria, announces the World Health Organization (WHO). In a press release, the fight to eradicate the disease in the country is described as "a hundred-year effort" and an end to a disease that has existed since "ancient times".

The disease that plagued the pharaohs is now gone

100,000 trapped in northern Gaza without food and medicine

At least 100,000 people are trapped in northern Gaza, the civil defense warns. As a result of Israel's three-week-long siege of Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanun, food and medicine have not reached.

100,000 trapped in northern Gaza without food and medicine

Norway's Prime Minister: The Gaza War is Barbarism

Norway's Prime Minister directs sharp criticism towards Israel's warfare in Gaza. .

Norway's Prime Minister: The Gaza War is Barbarism

Israel's accusation a "shock" – had to flee the hospital

They pull out the wounded from the rubble and care for them in hospitals – but are now themselves falling victim to Israel's attacks. Over 160 healthcare and rescue workers have been killed in the war in Lebanon.

Israel's accusation a "shock" – had to flee the hospital

Healthcare workers injured in Gaza

Israeli forces have withdrawn from the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza after reports that more than 40 employees had been detained. Images published on social media show how the courtyard has been leveled to the ground and hospital wards vandalized.

Healthcare workers injured in Gaza

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