Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO LONDON: There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health... Published 08 May, 2024 07:42pm
World Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt GAZA STRIP: Talks to strike a Gaza truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to... Published 05 May, 2024 12:34pm
World Destruction of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital rips heart out of health system, WHO says GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza... Published 02 Apr, 2024 02:15pm
World Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a wreck in sea of rubble OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli forces have withdrawn from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after a two-week... Updated 01 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows SINGAPORE: Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 03:49pm
Pakistan Experts for harmonising cigarette taxes with WHO guidelines ISLAMABAD: Health experts and anti-tobacco activists urged the government to harmonise cigarette taxes with the ... Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am
World Diplomatic push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire intensifies GAZA STRIP: International mediators and Hamas delegates were in Cairo Tuesday for talks to try to secure a pause in... Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:35pm
World Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000... Published 20 Feb, 2024 05:08pm
World WHO completes second Gaza hospital evacuation amid ongoing raid GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it has completed a second evacuation mission from Gaza’s... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:13pm
World Sri Lankan health crisis could worsen as doctors seek work abroad COLOMBO: Once considered one of the best in the region, Sri Lanka’s healthcare system is ailing, laid low by the... Published 19 Feb, 2024 10:30am
World Israel vows action against Hamas in Rafah amid global calls for restraint CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 11:53am
World Hamas head due in Cairo for truce talks GAZA STRIP: The leader of Hamas was expected in Cairo on Thursday for talks on a proposed truce in Gaza, as Israel... Published 01 Feb, 2024 12:29pm
World WHO chief worried about missing deadline for pandemic accord GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday voiced concern that countries may miss a May deadline to... Published 22 Jan, 2024 03:06pm
World Israel bombs Gaza amid disagreements with US over possibility of Palestinian state GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 01:51pm
World Gaza’s devastated Al-Shifa hospital reestablishes some services: WHO GENEVA: Gaza’s largest hospital, which has been hard-hit by Israel’s war against Hamas, has partially reestablish... Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:08pm
Pakistan Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seized a batch of contaminated propylene glycol solvent that was labelled as manufactured by... Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:21pm
World Medics, patients flee Gaza’s remaining hospitals as fighting intensifies: WHO GENEVA: World Health Organization officials voiced concern on Tuesday about the possible collapse of hospital... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 05:39pm
World Blinken set for Israel visit as regional war fears mount OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head Thursday to the Middle East as fears mount that... Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:50am
World Israeli aggression in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll Gaza health ministry says recorded toll at 21,110 killed and 55,243 wounded in Israeli attacks, while nearly all of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes Updated 28 Dec, 2023 01:27pm
World Desperation rising amid acute hunger at Gaza hospitals: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said it led missions to barely functioning hospitals in northern Gaza at the... Updated 25 Dec, 2023 10:38pm
World India probe into bribery claim in toxic syrup tests nears completion NEW DELHI: India is close to finishing an investigation into a “comprehensive and exhaustive” complaint that a state... Published 22 Dec, 2023 10:22am
World No functional hospitals left in northern Gaza: WHO GENEVA: There are no longer any functional hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 06:34am
World ‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth KHOST: Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity... Published 21 Dec, 2023 11:01am
World Gaza faces ‘perfect storm’ of deadly diseases GAZA: For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible... Published 14 Dec, 2023 01:04pm
World WHO voices concern about health worker detentions in Gaza GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said he was concerned about the prolonged checks of... Updated 12 Dec, 2023 03:11pm
World Israel presses ahead with aggression in southern Gaza GAZA/CAIRO: Israeli tanks were trying to push further west in and around Khan Younis on Monday, as they met... Published 11 Dec, 2023 10:50am
Print WHO demands immediate access to Gaza GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution calling for immediate,... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:05am
World Gaza cannot afford to lose another hospital bed: WHO GENEVA: Gaza’s health system is on its knees and cannot afford to lose another ambulance or a single hospital bed... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:34pm
World Situation in Gaza 'getting worse by the hour': WHO GENEVA: A World Health Organization official in Gaza said on Tuesday the situation was deteriorating by the hour as... Updated 05 Dec, 2023 10:26pm
World WHO board to hold emergency session on Gaza health situation GENEVA: The World Health Organization will hold an extraordinary session of its Executive Board on Dec. 10 to... Updated 04 Dec, 2023 07:01pm