Archive List for world health organization

Success of polio vaccinations in Gaza ‘really unlikely’ | Quotable

Chessa Latifi, from the organisation Project Hope, says it’s unlikely most of the children in Gaza will get access to the polio vaccine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UNICEF #Palestine #Gaza #UnitedNations #GazaDisplacment #GazaPolioEpidemic #Polio #WHO #GazaSewageCrisis #GazaWaterCrisis #GazaPolioOutbreak #GazaPolioVaccination #Israel #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaHealthCrisis

‘Animals have better protection’ than people in Gaza | Quotable

Dr. Mads Gilbert describes the impossibility of vaccinating children in an environment where the people of Gaza are being treated worse than animals. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #GazaDisplacment #GazaPolioEpidemic #Polio #WHO #GazaSewageCrisis #GazaWaterCrisis #GazaWaterShortages #GazaSanitationCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaBombardment #GazaHealthCrisis

WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC

A surge in the number of cases of mpox in Africa is alarming health chiefs. The infectious disease has been detected in 10 countries on the continent – including the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has the most cases. The World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting to determine if the outbreak constitutes a global emergency. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WHO #MpoxOutbreak #DRC #DRCongo #PublicHealthEmergency #GlobalHealth #Monkeypox #SmallPox #Africa #MpoxVaccines #HealthCrisis #MpoxEmergencyMeeting

Israeli soldiers’ abuse of Gaza health workers “systematic” | Quotable

Dr Rebecca Inglis, a member of the UK Emergency Medical Team, recounts testimonies by Gaza health workers detained in Israel who describe “systematic” torture, abuse and threats of sexual violence. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #AlAwdaHospital #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #GazaWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #GazaBombardment #GazaGenocide

The agency exists [UNRWA] because a political solution does not | Quotable

UNRWA’s commissioner general, Philippe Lazzarini, says that efforts to close UNRWA are about stripping millions of Palestinians of their refugee status.⁠ Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #UNRWA #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #PhilippeLazzarini #UN #WHO #WorldHealthOrganization #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #GazaGenocide

Al-Shifa Hospital ‘an empty shell with human graves’: WHO

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the UN agency and other partner organisations have managed to reach the medical complex Gaza City following Israel’s deadly two-week siege. “The team witnessed at least five dead bodies during the mission. Most of the buildings in the hospital complex are extensively destroyed and the majority of assets are damaged or reduced to ashes. Even restoring minimal functionality in the short term seems implausible,” he said in a post on X. “An in-depth assessment by a team of engineers is needed to determine if the remaining buildings are safe for future use. WHO and partners’ recent effort to support the revival of basic services […]

Gaza healthcare system:15 hospitals are functioning but barely

The healthcare system in Gaza is collapsing, another casualty of Israel’s war on Hamas. A delegation from the World Health Organization has just returned from there and is once again warning of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the strip. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo’s reports. A warning that the report contains scenes of injured people from the start. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #GazaHealthcare #WHOWarning #HumanitarianCrisis #GazaHospitals #IsraelHamasConflict #HealthcareEmergency #WorldHealthOrganization #GazaCrisis

‘Victory for humanity’: Doctor lauds WHO vote on Gaza action

Earlier we reported the World Health Organization executive board unanimously voted in favour of a resolution calling for “immediate and unimpeded” healthcare aid for Gaza. It was only the seventh time in the UN body’s 75-year history that such a vote took place. “It is an important moment for WHO – an organisation focusing on international public health. For me, it is a victory of the humanity. A victory of member states in promoting health, protecting the vulnerable, and saving lives,” said Dr Ahmed al-Mandhari, regional WHO director. He noted the concern in Geneva as colleagues working in Gaza told the horror stories of what’s happening there. “Our colleagues are […]

China ‘under-representing’ severity of COVID outbreak, says WHO

Chinese authorities have urged people to limit the number of trips and gatherings ahead of the Lunar New Year due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. But China have stopped short of banning travel altogether. Hospitals and crematoriums are under pressure. The World Health Organization says hospital admissions and deaths are being under-reported. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #COVID #COVID19 #Outbreak #WHO #Coronavirus #Infection

Vaccination campaign in Lebanon aims to curb swift cholera spread

Health officials in Lebanon are aiming to dispense half a million anti-cholera doses in the coming weeks. It started in neighbouring Syria and poor sanitation and contaminated water systems are contributing to its rise. Al Jazeera’s @Zeina Khodr reports from northern Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #WHO #cholera