“This is not COVID,” a WHO spokesperson told journalists at a briefing in Geneva, as the agency continues to coordinate the response to the deadly outbreak on a cruise liner moored in Cabo Verde.  To…

“During 1,534 days of war, Ukraine’s healthcare system has experienced repeated attacks,” it said. Every aspect of the system has been targeted, from primary healthcare centres to maternity hospitals, ambulance teams and pharmaceutical warehouses.  “This cannot be normalized” Some 80 per cent of attacks affected outpatient…

That’s the verdict delivered on Friday by World Food Programme (WFP) Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth upon his return from Somalia, where millions are once again being pushed toward the brink of famine.The UN’s emergency…