Sanaa, Oct 25 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Yemen is facing a significant drop in immunisation rates among children as millions cannot be reached by routine vaccinations campaigns in the war-torn country.
Gaza, Oct 24 (IANS) Twenty trucks carrying humanitarian supplies entered Gaza from Egypt on October 24 are far from being enough, according to the UN humanitarians.
Gaza, Oct 23 (IANS) A top UN official said on Monday that fuel requirement for the besieged Gaza Strip is as “urgent as water and food", adding that the two aid convoys that entered the Hamas-controlled enclave over the weekend have barely alleviated the dire conditions.
Gaza/Jerusalem, Oct 23 (IANS) As the Israel-Hamas conflict continued for a 17th consecutive day on Monday, the death toll on the two sides has increased to more than 6,000, with tens of thousands others injured or forced to displace from their homes as a result of the raging violence.
Kathmandu, Oct 22 (IANS) Three earthquakes above magnitude 4 jolted Dhading district on Sunday morning, sending tremors to Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city.
Gaza, Oct 20 (IANS) Fuel stock for power generators at the Al-Shifa hospital, the main hospital in Gaza, will only last for another 24 hours at the most, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.
Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct 13 (IANS) The death toll in the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is nearing 3,000, as violence continued for the seventh consecutive day on Friday.
Chandigarh, Oct 10 (IANS) A fire broke out in Chandigarh PGI’s Nehru Hospital and 424 patients were evacuated, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the patients requiring ventilators were moved to safer areas and there was no causality.
Shimla, Oct 10 (IANS) Human activity has increased groundwater pollution, particularly through agricultural runoff in Punjab, making it unsafe for drinking and raising health risk, according to a new research released by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Tuesday.
United Nations, Oct 10 (IANS) An estimated 19 million children in Sudan are out of school as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) approaches the six-month mark next week, the Unicef and Save the Children said in a joint statement.
