2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

2023 marked by achievements and ‘avoidable suffering’: WHO chief

Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency’s 75th anniversary, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted key achievements and set out objectives for the coming year. “In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. This marked a turning point for the world following three years of crisis,…

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UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza

UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza

Mr. Guterres is extremely alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas this past Friday, including rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza and Israel’s renewed ground operations and intensified airstrikes, increasingly in the south of the enclave. “The UN continues to appeal to Israeli Forces to avoid further action that would exacerbate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza…

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Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say

Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say

Her comments came amid reports on Wednesday morning of an ongoing Israeli Defense Forces raid inside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, where patients including premature babies have died over the course of the past days after incubators and other life-saving equipment lost power. “Hospitals are not battlegrounds,” UN relief chief Martin Griffiths wrote on social platform…

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One third of Pakistan's population and 55 percent of children are suffering from diabetes, health experts said

One third of Pakistan’s population and 55 percent of children are suffering from diabetes, health experts said

Photo: Express Lahore: Experts say that the number of diabetes patients is increasing alarmingly in Pakistan, one third of the country’s population is suffering from diabetes, Pakistan has become the capital of diabetes patients. To get rid of this deadly disease, we have to change our lifestyle, eat simple foods and exercise regularly. These views…

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Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering

Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering

Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, voiced concern over the “continued, near-daily attacks” on civilians and civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine. “Thousands of civilians have been killed or injured and millions have been displaced,” he told ambassadors, adding that nearly half of the population – an estimated 17.6 million people – need life-saving assistance….

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13 people of Quetta's medical staff suffering from Congo virus are being treated in Karachi hospital

13 people of Quetta’s medical staff suffering from Congo virus are being treated in Karachi hospital

—File photo 13 medical staff including 10 doctors from Quetta are undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Karachi. According to the spokesman of the health department, the condition of 2 members of the medical staff under treatment in Karachi is critical. The Congo virus-affected medicine ward of Civil Sandeman Hospital has been sealed and…

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