News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 3
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreading exponentially, UN responders warn
- UN News
As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s history continued spreading on Friday, UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low.
How the Taliban Hunt Women in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
ROME, August 20 (IPS) - FIVE years after the Taliban returned to power, Fawzia Koofi, the former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, denounces what she describes as “gender apartheid.”
UN Reiterates its 18-Year-Old Ban on Smoking
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 19 (IPS) - When smoking was common in the corridors of the UN, in the delegate’s lounge and in committee rooms during the 1970s and 90s, the office of the Secretary-General sent a memo that read: “Smoking was Discouraged” in the UN building—sounding far short of a ban.
GAZA: ‘There Are No Standards to Tell You What to Do in Conditions like Gaza’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the state of civic and humanitarian action in Gaza with Ibrahim Arandas, a Palestinian activist and project manager at SPARK Gaza, a civil society organisation that provides humanitarian and psychosocial support.
Remembering Fidel Castro, a Hero of the World’s Oppressed People
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, August 19 (IPS) - The 13th of August marked the 100th birthday of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz – in short Fidel Castro. Amidst an intensified US siege and the threat of invasion, Cubans commemorated their dear leader’s centenary birth anniversary with events that included an International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts and gatherings of delegates from left-wing organisations across the continent.
Impending UNIFIL Exit Pushes Lebanon Toward Uncertainty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) - Since the collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon announced in June, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon has deteriorated sharply. Marked by high casualties, immense destruction to civilian infrastructure, and widespread displacement, access to essential services has become increasingly strained as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is scheduled to end its operations by the end of the year.
Ebola: Motorbike riders carrying the sick may hold key to response boost
- UN News
From the frontlines of the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) shared details on Tuesday of a massive push for community engagement, a day after yet another ambulance attack.
How Global Aid Cuts are Undermining Women-Led Humanitarian Response in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 17 (IPS) - Women-led and women’s rights organizations (WLOs) in humanitarian settings are collapsing amidst a complicated predicament in which needs are surging and international support is dwindling.
Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DR Congo’s history
- UN News
The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now the deadliest the country has ever faced, the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo
- UN News
Demobilised former combatants are actively joining the fight against Ebola by participating in public information campaigns in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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