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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across More Regions in DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with more than 7,000 cases and nearly 3,400 deaths reported. The epidemic began in Ituri province before spreading to conflict-affected areas with limited healthcare access. Authorities recently confirmed infections in South-Ubangi, the seventh affected province. Officials say 1,671 patients have recovered since the outbreak began in May. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UAE has intercepted more than 1,000 attacks: Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the UAE had been subjected to more than 1,000 attacks since the outbreak of the US-Israel war against Iran, more than all other attacked countries combined. "The United Arab Emirates reaffirms that it has not taken any decision to alter its defensive posture in response to the repeated Iranian attacks," the ministry said in a statement. "The UAE has been subjected to more than 1,000 attacks – a number exceeding the total faced by all other targeted countries combined – all of which… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Lack of clean water poses new disease outbreaks risk

The desalination plant in Deir el-Balah is now running on solar panels and generators. It has some fuel stored, but as soon as it runs out, it will only be able to run on solar panels. Right now, it can only produce about 2,500 cubic metres (660,000 gallons) of water, compared with 18,000 (about 5 million gallons) before Israel cut off its electricity. This could deprive more than 500,000 Palestinians, who are completely reliant on this desalination point, from clean drinking water. Keep in mind we already have a history… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Sudan's cholera outbreak infected over 11,000 people, killed 348

The Sudanese Health Ministry announced that the death toll from the cholera outbreak has risen to 348. The outbreak has affected nine states, with a total of 11,079 reported cases, according to the ministry statement. There are suspicions of dengue fever in five states, with two reported fatalities related to this suspicion, it added. Since June, heavy rains and floods in Sudan have contributed to the spread of cholera. Sudanese officials declared a cholera outbreak on August 12. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

WHO 'extremely worried' at prospect of polio, other outbreaks in Gaza

A senior World Health Organisation official on Tuesday said he was "extremely worried" by the possibility of disease outbreaks after poliovirus was reported in sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than injuries. Ayadil Saparbekov, the WHO’s head of health emergencies in the occupied Palestinian territories, said that "We have not yet collected human samples," so it is unclear if anyone has been infected with the virus. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Croatia reports bird flu outbreak on poultry farm

Croatia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday. The outbreak infected five poultry among a flock of 19,600 on a farm in the county of Brodsko-Posavska near the Bosnian border, the Paris-based WOAH said in a report, citing Croatian authorities. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Widespread disease, hunger 'inevitable' in Gaza: UN

The United Nations human rights chief has said widespread outbreaks of disease and hunger seemed "inevitable" in Gaza after weeks of Israeli assault on the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Speaking at an informal briefing on Thursday to states at the United Nations in Geneva after visiting the Middle East, Volker Turk said the depletion of fuel would have a "catastrophic" impact across Gaza. Read More…

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