Category: Health

Two notable Disease Outbreak News (DON) updates from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlight ongoing viral threats in the Middle East and the Indian Ocean region, underlining the need for enhanced surveillance and infection control efforts. MERS-CoV Cluster in Saudi Arabia SummaryBetween 1 March and 21 April 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health reported nine […]

12 May 2025 – Abridged and contextualised from WHO, ICN & Partners’ State of the World’s Nursing Report Despite modest global gains in the nursing workforce, critical disparities in distribution and access are threatening progress towards universal health coverage and sustainable development goals, according to the newly released State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report. […]

A pioneering clinical trial in Switzerland has enabled paralyzed individuals to regain voluntary movement through a combination of brain and spinal cord implants. This innovative approach, known as a “digital bridge,” has shown promising results, including nerve regrowth in some patients, even when the system is turned off. What Is the Digital Bridge? Developed by […]

Zimbabwe’s nurses are facing economic despair as plummeting wages, currency instability, and deteriorating working conditions continue to erode their livelihoods, with many unable to meet even the most basic needs. “Nurses are living in abject poverty, unable to afford food, transportation, school fees, or rent,” said Enock Dongo, president of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA), […]

“I hate earthquakes. Earthquakes took my mother and my aunt away,” five-year-old Khin Yadanar told the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), after both her mother and aunt were killed when a brick wall collapsed on them. Around 6.5 million children were already in need of humanitarian assistance before the earthquake, which compounded existing vulnerabilities resulting from the […]

A new global report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights how social determinants of health—such as housing, education, and job opportunities—are drastically reducing life expectancy worldwide. The 2025 World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity reveals that people in the lowest-ranked country for life expectancy live, on average, 33 years shorter than those […]

The Department of Health has announced a new locum support programme set to begin in Summer 2025, aimed at assisting 239 General Practitioners (GPs) working in rural and remote areas across Ireland. The initiative was unveiled by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill as part of the 2023 GP Agreement, designed to strengthen access to […]

But despite their critical role, UN support for midwifery is under serious threat due to severe funding cuts. Each year, three-quarters of all maternal deaths occur in just 25 countries, the majority of them located in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to the UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA.  Midwives are often the first and […]

Neurodivergent individuals—those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other cognitive differences—represent a skills-based marginalized group whose unique abilities can drive creativity, innovation, and business success. Yet, traditional business processes and hiring practices often fail to accommodate their strengths, leading to missed opportunities for both employers, employees and the business sector as a whole. The Power of […]

“Every time this happens, people lose access to health services – and sometimes, to hope,” said Dr Humphrey Karamagi, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s Representative in South Sudan. “Health is the last safety net. If it fails, everything else will also fall.” The apparent airstrike on the hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) […]