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What to watch at the WHO’s World Health Assembly

WEBThe World Health Assembly, which runs from 22-28 May in Geneva, is where the WHO’s 194 member states set a global health agenda for the coming year, reviewing the …

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The New Humanitarian What COVID-19 means for Western …

WEBBy mid-July, there had been more than 70,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 2,000 deaths among Indigenous people in the Americas, according to the World Health …

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What can be done to protect health workers in war

WEBThe latest Safeguarding Health in Conflict report cites “806 incidents of violence against or obstruction of healthcare in 43 countries and territories in ongoing wars and violent …

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Living in California’s San Joaquin Valley May Harm Your Health

WEBThe San Joaquin Valley is particularly hard hit by nitrate: 63 percent of the state’s public water systems that report violations of health standards for the contaminant in 2015 …

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New York Declaration on Refugees: A One-Year Report Card

WEBOne year ago, 193 members of the United Nations adopted the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants, which laid out an action plan for a new era in refugee response. …

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Five ways to build resilience in fragile health systems

WEBResilience in the health sector relies on support from contributing sectors, including security, infrastructure, social protection, telecommunications, and the economy. Given …

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What a New Yorker Learned on Frontline of Turkey’s Refugee Crisis

WEBAs conflict, war and oppression continue unabated across the world, so does the flow of people fleeing persecution and violence. At the crossroads of this crisis is Turkey, a …

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The New Humanitarian Myanmar’s post-coup healthcare collapse

WEBThe public health system has come to a near standstill following the military’s 1 February coup, which ousted Myanmar’s elected government. Security forces have responded to …

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The New Humanitarian Afghan healthcare under threat from

WEBThis includes funds for the $600 million Sehatmandi programme, which forms the backbone of the country’s aid-dependent health system. Afghan NGOs, international aid groups, …

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Five Things We Learned at CSW62 — Women's Advancement Deeply

WEBFive Things We Learned at CSW62. Highlights from a closing session, organized by NGO CSW / NY and News Deeply, on the outcomes of the 62nd Commission on the Status of …

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The New Humanitarian COVID-19 sees more expectant …

WEBAs COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare services globally, pregnant women around the world face serious risks. In many countries, a rise in stillbirths has been recorded due to …

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About The New Humanitarian Independent Journalism

WEBThe New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom that believes in journalism as a force for good. We produce fact-based journalism from the heart of conflicts and …

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Coronavirus in the world’s slums and shanty-towns

WEBShacks built of corrugated iron are seen in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on 18 March 2020. Health systems in the world’s megacities and crowded urban settlements are …

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Does health aid let governments off the hook

WEBEvery US$1 of health sector aid to Sub-Saharan African governments means ministries reduce health funding from domestic resources by $0.43 to $1.14, according to a just …

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Trends driving humanitarian need in 2024 (and what to do about …

WEBIt’s not a new dilemma, but it is poised to take on a new urgency in 2024 as humanitarian needs spiral upward in Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Sahel, and in many other settings …

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‘Amman is a prison’: Rise in suicides highlights mental health crisis

WEBHealth News feature; 14 June 2022 ‘Amman is a prison’: Rise in suicides highlights mental health crisis in Jordan ‘Instead of addressing the structural problems, the government is …

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Outbreaks to watch: Vaccine-preventable diseases surge post …

WEBPolio, diphtheria, measles, and other vaccine-preventable diseases are surging in countries as disparate as Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the United States. Earlier this week, the WHO …

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The New Humanitarian Traditional medicine to improve healthcare

WEBThe government of the Republic of Congo is implementing a public health strategy that includes traditional herbal cures to complement conventional medicine, in a bid to …

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How the US-Mexico border became an unrelenting humanitarian …

WEBWith Title 42 – a controversial public health order enacted in March 2020 – set to expire on Thursday (11 May) when the United States officially lifts its COVID-19 Public Health …

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The New Humanitarian Latin America’s ‘silent’ killer: How doctors …

WEBIf left untreated, Chagas persists for life, eventually causing cardiac disorders in around one third of patients, and, in some cases, damage to the digestive tube and the nervous …

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A path to healing for young Morocco earthquake survivors

WEBA boy in the town of Amizmiz, Morocco, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake on 8 September 2023. The 8th of September 2023 is a day etched in the memory of children …

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In Venezuela, the elderly are the ‘invisible victims’

WEBOutside the capital, and for roughly half of the population that is still paid in bolivars, Venezuela’s crisis continues to hit hard. The elderly – like Cardalis – are among the …

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