Fears of flooding add to Gaza’s health crisis
International networks warn of looming public health threats from potential flooding in Gaza, as Israel continues to block hospital deliveries and obstruct medical evacuations
London activists push Gilead to lower price of new HIV drug
Protesters condemn Gilead for prioritizing exorbitant profits over public health, accusing the pharmaceutical company of obstructing widespread generic production of new HIV drug lenacapavir
What Lies Ahead for Global Health?
KM Gopakumar and Lauren Paremoer join People’s Health Dispatch to discuss crucial developments from this year’s World Health Assembly.
England’s primary care crisis puts GPs on the brink
GP visits in England may soon be capped as part of collective action in response to deteriorating working conditions and insufficient funding in primary care
Israel ataca la salud y la alimentación de los palestinos
La mitad de la población de Gaza podría morir de hambre en un mes, mientras que la atención sanitaria en Cisjordania es cada vez más inaccesible debido a las obstrucciones de las fuerzas israelíes.
Global People’s Health Movement calls for a new international economic, political, and social order
At a recent global gathering, hundreds of health activists committed to uniting the health movement with other progressive social movements. Their aim is to form a broad coalition for radical change to counter the crises of capitalism and imperialism
Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza besieged again by Israeli forces
Israeli forces besiege Al-Awda Hospital in Jabaliya as more Palestinian health workers killed in West Bank
On Nakba Day, Israel kills more health workers in Gaza, forces field hospitals to shut down
As Nakba Day is commemorated, Israeli forces killed another health worker and continued to threaten health services in the Gaza Strip
Emirati Maternity Hospital in Gaza stops admitting patients, deepening the health crisis
As Israel shuts down border crossings and continues to threaten an invasion of Rafah, the few remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip are preparing to stop admissions
Universal Health Coverage: A failure of implementation or strategy?
Halfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, with one in four facing devastating healthcare costs
Gaza’s health workers and patients face unprecedented mental health crisis
MSF reports a severe mental health crisis among health workers and patients in Gaza, caused by relentless Israeli attacks and destruction of healthcare
Measles in Chicago sparks misdirected blame against migrants
Amidst the measles outbreak, Chicago sees 31 cases within a migrant shelter, sparking unjust blame towards immigrants. This scenario echoes historical patterns where diseases like cholera and AIDS were wrongly attributed to immigrants
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
