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What is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries? | Coronavirus pandemic News
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What is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries? | Coronavirus pandemic News

India has reported a sudden rise in COVID cases, starting from late May. Authorities said the number of active cases of the disease...

UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children | Hunger News
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UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children | Hunger News

Numbers of children requiring hospitalisation for complications due to severe malnutrition rising as WHO warns ‘health system is collapsing’. More than 2,700 children...

Can we reverse the obesity epidemic? | Health
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Can we reverse the obesity epidemic? | Health

We look at why our waistlines are expanding at an alarming rate. Obesity has become one of the most rapidly escalating health crises of...

WHO members adopt landmark pandemic agreement in US absence | Health News
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WHO members adopt landmark pandemic agreement in US absence | Health News

Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have...

Why is measles spreading in Canada, Mexico and the US? | Health News
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Why is measles spreading in Canada, Mexico and the US? | Health News

The United States and Canada are experiencing one of their worst measles outbreaks in years, while the virus has also crossed to neighbouring...

Global health funding faces worst crisis ‘in memory’, WHO chief says | Politics News
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Global health funding faces worst crisis ‘in memory’, WHO chief says | Politics News

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says contributions have fallen sharply across the board. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict
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After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict

Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for so long. What...

Countries reach landmark deal on tackling future pandemics, WHO says | Health News
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Countries reach landmark deal on tackling future pandemics, WHO says | Health News

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is ‘alive and well’. The members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have...

Fact check: Does a new study say the flu vaccine is dangerous? | Health News
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Fact check: Does a new study say the flu vaccine is dangerous? | Health News

A new Cleveland Clinic study conducted in the United States on the flu vaccine has grabbed vaccine sceptics’ interest, prompting questions and concerns...