Despite an uptick in food supplies reaching Gaza this month, critical medical equipment remains barred from entry while deaths from malnutrition continue to mount to 147 casualties as of August 5, said Rick Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Tuesday at a UN press briefing in Geneva. On the same […] Continue reading ->
One World Health Organization (WHO) staff member remained in Israeli detention Tuesday evening after the Israeli military destroyed WHO’s main supply warehouse and then raided the WHO staff residence in Deir Al Balah during its new offensive into the central Gaza strip area – which until recently had remained a relative island of calm during […] Continue reading ->
The United States’ decision last Friday to reject amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) – aimed at improving the global response to disease outbreaks – is based on “inaccuracies”, according to the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “We regret the US decision to reject the amendments adopted by consensus by the […] Continue reading ->
Dr Joanne Liu, a veteran humanitarian and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has seen the front lines of global health crises—from Ebola in West Africa to bombed-out hospitals in Afghanistan. But her message today is clear: “An imperfect solution is better than no solution.” Speaking on the Global Health Matters podcast, Liu […] Continue reading ->
Mass atrocities, rape, famine, sexual and ethnically targeted violence have plagued Sudan’s civil war since it erupted two years ago. With peace nowhere in sight, a new report released by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recounts in devastating detail: nothing has changed.  Based on interviews with over 80 civilians, MSF data and direct observations from its […] Continue reading ->