Israeli occupation forces kill eight Palestinians in West Bank in large scale raids
Occupation forces deliberately target civilian infrastructure such as roads, hospitals and residential buildings during their raids inside the Palestinian towns and refugee camps
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
Stopping cholera in Malawi: firefighting measures are not enough
As Malawi continues to face a rampant cholera outbreak, local activists call for long-term investment in the health system and more health workers to complement short-term solutions
Access to medicines summit urges for more decisive action against Big Pharma domination
Activists and academics discussed future of the access to medicines movement at the Global Summit on Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Istanbul at the end of July
Definition of COVID-19 death and its importance from a public health standpoint
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talk about how a clear definition of a COVID-19-related death is essential for good public health policy
2 Omicron subvariants can escape immunity from previous infection, vaccines
A new study discovered that unvaccinated participants showed an eightfold decrease in antibody production when exposed to BA.4 and BA.5
80% of rural African population lack safely managed drinking water
UNICEF and WHO reported that the SDG target of universal access to safely managed drinking water will not be met in Africa, barring major changes
Ukrainian government refuses Russia’s offer to evacuate civilians trapped in war zones as humanitarian situation worsens
Russia renewed its ceasefire offer on March 8 after Ukraine refused a similar offer on Monday to provide a humanitarian corridor for millions of Ukrainians stranded inside war zones in Kiev, Kharkiv, Mariupol and other major cities
US police monitored journalists, activists after George Floyd’s murder and other stories
Today we look at an investigation into police surveillance of activists in the US, the trial of 3 former health ministers for mass forced sterilizations in Peru and more
As vaccinations lag behind, COVID-19 cases exceed 9.2 million in Africa
To understand the systemic issues hampering Africa’s efforts against the pandemic, Peoples Dispatch interviewed Dr. Ahmed Kalebi, president of the East African Division of International Academy of Pathology (IAP), and members of the People’s Health Movement, Prof. Leslie London and senior lecturer Lauren Paremoer from the University of Cape Town
COVID-19-related health care expenditure pushed over half billion people into poverty in 2020, say WHO, World Bank
The numbers are still rising as governments across the world have failed to create vibrant public health care systems and have left the poor and vulnerable to fend for themselves
There’s a nonsensical propaganda campaign to make China look bad in Uganda
Despite strident denials by both Ugandan and Chinese officials, an misinformation campaign is being carried out which alleges that Chinese authorities are going to take control of the Entebbe International Airport due to a loan default






