‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into…

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Sudden death of 54 people in Uttar Pradesh hospital, heat wave not the reason, investigation team

Sudden death of 54 people in Uttar Pradesh hospital, heat wave not the reason, investigation team

There has been an increase in sudden deaths in a hospital in Ballia in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is reported that patients were brought to the hospital with fever, difficulty in breathing and other problems and 54 people died within 72 hours, after which the hospital administration alerted the staff. Officials say…

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India, the hospital refused to provide an ambulance, forced to carry the body of the father and daughter on a motorcycle

India, the hospital refused to provide an ambulance, forced to carry the body of the father and daughter on a motorcycle

File photo A father had to carry his daughter’s body on a motorcycle after the government hospital in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh refused to provide an ambulance. According to Indian media, a citizen named Laxman Singh said that his 13-year-old daughter died due to illness, after which he asked the hospital administration to…

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