U.S. Disease Control Chief Fired Less Than One Month In Position

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Less than a month after taking office, Susan Monarez, director of the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was fired on Wednesday. “Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service…

UN Urges Cessation Of Hostilities To Halt Famine Expansion In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN humanitarian chief, yesterday, called for an immediate, sustained cessation of hostilities in Gaza, to prevent further loss of life and to stop famine from expanding. Over half a million people currently face starvation, destitution and death. By the end of Sept, that…

Jordan Evacuates More Sick Children From Gaza For Treatment

AMMAN, Aug 28 (NNN-PETRA) – The Jordan Armed Forces, yesterday, evacuated the 10th group of sick children from Gaza, under the Jordanian Medical Corridor initiative, according to a military statement. The group included 19 children, accompanied by 62 family members. They were transported to Jordan for specialised care in local…

Indonesian President Highlights Urgent Shortage Of Specialist Doctors

JAKARTA, Aug 27 (NNN-ANTARA) — Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto, said yesterday that, the country faces a shortage of at least 70,000 specialist doctors, to meet the needs of its health services. Speaking at the inauguration of the Integrated Services Building and the National Neuroscience Institute of the National Brain Centre…

Tens Of Thousands Displaced Over Israeli Military Offensive On Gaza City: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tens of thousands of Palestinian people have been displaced in Gaza, since Aug 14, when the Israeli military offensive on Gaza City was announced, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), recorded more than 36,200 displacements between…

Zionist Israel Calls Deadly Gaza Hospital Strike “Tragic Mishap” As Arab League, Egypt Condemn; Total Palestinian Deaths: 62,744

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 26 (NNN-MENA/MA’AN) – The Arab League and Egypt, yesterday condemned an Israeli regime strike on Gaza’s Nasser hospital, that killed at least 20 people, an incident recalcitrant Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu called, a “tragic mishap.” Gaza health authorities said, the strike on the hospital in Khan Younis,…

Three Hospitalised After Being Found Unresponsive At Home West Of Sydney

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (NNN-AAP) – Three people have been hospitalised, including two with stab wounds, after being found unresponsive, at a home west of Sydney, this morning. Police in the Australian state of New South Wales said that, emergency services were called to conduct a welfare check at the home,…

Bangladeshi Ministries, Divisions Work To Better Combat Non-Communicable Diseases

DHAKA, Aug 21 (NNN-BSS) – In a significant step to address the growing threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Bangladesh’s 35 ministries and divisions, signed a “Declaration on Control of NCDs,” yesterday. The declaration aimed to foster integrated action and collaboration across various sectors, to prevent and control NCDs like diabetes,…

West Bank Settler Expansion Scheme Threatens Palestinian Life: UN

OCHA said, the more than 3,000 housing units scheme for settlers as part of the E1 plan would essentially cut off the northern and central West Bank from the south, leading to a devastating humanitarian impact. UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s West Bank settlement expansion plan, negatively affects…

Pakistan Reported New Monkeypox Case

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported a new monkeypox case, after a 42-year-old man from Attock, in eastern Punjab province, tested positive, health authorities said, yesterday. The National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed the case, through laboratory testing on Monday, Mumtaz Ali Khan, the NIH’s focal person for infectious…
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