Health
Health workers rally in NYC in solidarity with Palestine

Healthcare workers speak out against the slaughter of Palestinian health workers and and bombing of hospitals by Israel

Israeli bombings and blockade is destroying healthcare in Gaza

Until urgent interventions are made thousands of Palestinians face a slow and painful death in the absence of basic medical care and repeated attacks on health workers by Israeli occupation

Ghana_malaria (1) Socialist Movement of Ghana calls for urgent public health response to new malaria threat 

The invasive, malaria-transmitting Anopheles stephensi mosquito has been detected in Ghana for the first time. The species can survive in high temperatures and urban areas, posing new challenges for disease response and control

The US funneled billions towards Ukraine while cutting corners on health and education

Biden hiked Medicare premiums and failed to take meaningful action on student loan forgiveness while funneling billions towards war abroad

Journalist killed in firing at garment workers’ protest in Haiti and other stories

Today we look at the violent repression of garment workers’ protests in Haiti, a report on Israel’s illegal practice of withholding bodies of Palestinians, and more

Strike action looming in South Africa as government downgrades lockdown

Business associations claim that health and safety protocols will be followed, but unions point to previous violations which resulted in a further spread of the epidemic

French Left group to introduce bill for public production of medicines

Deputies from La France Insoumise (LFI) and the French Communist Party (PCF) have demanded state-owned production and distribution of medicines. Caroline Fiat, MP from LFI, will introduce a bill on the subject in the French national assembly by next week

COVID-19 COVID-19: WHO-China joint mission says China’s handling of the disease is historic

The mission observed that other affected countries should increase their level of preparedness and take cues from how China has managed to tackle the virus