Category: Health

“Behind every data point is a person – a child who didn’t reach their fifth birthday, a mother lost in childbirth, a life cut short by a preventable disease,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as the organization’s latest statistics report revealed the pandemic’s deeper health impacts. Warning that overall progress is under threat today, […]

Many women came to the clinic who had walked multiple hours to receive maternal care – some of them with their newborns and some heavily pregnant. And then there were the health workers themselves, committed to serving those in need in hard-to-reach areas of the impoverished Taliban-controlled nation. ‘Off the radar’ These were some of […]

Department of Children, Disability and Equality14 May 2025 Dublin – Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has welcomed the agreement of a new North/South Child Protection Work Programme extending to 2028. The programme was approved today at the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) Health Sectoral meeting, marking an important step forward in cross-border […]

Across 73 countries, 308 million people now rely on humanitarian aid – a number that continues to rise. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by these crises, facing preventable pregnancy-related deaths, malnutrition, and alarming levels of sexual violence. Despite the growing need, the humanitarian system is facing severe funding shortfalls, threatening life-saving services for women […]

Summary: Pancreatic cancer, among the most lethal forms of cancer, is notoriously difficult to detect and treat. It often goes unnoticed until it has reached an advanced stage, contributing to a grim 5-year survival rate of just 13%. But new findings published in Nature on April 23, 2025, suggest that disrupting how pancreatic cancer cells […]

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), […]