The report warned that millions of children under five have difficulty accessing nutritious and diverse diets necessary for developmental growth and that food prices and living costs have hit record-high levels as countries continue to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, Harriet Torlesse – who was also a lead writer…
Torrential rains could worsen with the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday. Prepare for impact The tropical cyclone is the first of its kind to develop in eastern Africa and is due to have a “very big impact”, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis told journalists in Geneva. She said Tanzania was expected to suffer in particular…
Jinnah Hospital Karachi – File photo Jinnah Hospital, the largest government hospital in Karachi, is facing severe lack of facilities. There is a severe shortage of life-saving medicines in Jinnah Hospital due to which the patients undergoing treatment in the hospital are forced to bring medicines from outside. Post Graduate Resident Dr. Kafeel Ahmad while…
Maryland: A new study has found that an asthma medication that has been used for 20 years reduces the risk of fatal food allergies. Researchers in the US found in a study that Zollar, a drug used to treat asthma for years, significantly reduced severe allergies to foods such as peanuts, cashews, milk and eggs….
Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesperson for the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) was speaking as Israeli forces continue to attack Gaza, whilst preventing most Palestinians from leaving. “I witnessed many wars before in Gaza, but I did not see the magnitude of this tragedy before. It is a new Nakba (catastrophe) for the Palestinians….
Currently, screen time i.e. mobile phone, computer use and television viewing time has increased tremendously. Children as well as adults spend a lot of time staring at cell phones, computers and television screens. In a recent research study, experts examined screen time and its effects on children’s mental health. There have been several studies on…
The floods were caused by ongoing heavy rains and come in the wake of the longest and most severe drought on record, the impacts of which are still being felt by millions across the region. Among the greatest needs are food, emergency shelter, kitchen sets, blankets, clean water and hygiene services. Families living in flood-prone…
The situation is particularly alarming in the east, where malnutrition has taken hold among 4.4 million people, exacerbated by compromised health services, lack of clean water, and an uptick in gender-based violence, highlighted Peter Musoko, WFP Country Director, during a press briefing in Geneva. “In my conversations with those displaced in eastern DRC, I was…
Photo courtesy of The New York Times. Along with America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, the extreme heat wave continues, the records of the hottest days began to be created, while the incidents of forest fires also increased, the authorities of the affected areas issued severe heat warnings. The people have been…
On Sunday, more than 2,600 flights were canceled and around 8,000 were postponed due to the storm in the United States. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, most flights were canceled in the Northeast. While 1320 flights were canceled from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Ground operations at John F. Kennedy Airport and…
