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Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors

"In the end, we believe the days have already passed and that what we will find now is death," said Major Jorge Montanero, leader of the EQ11 team from Guayaquil, located on Ecuador's Pacific coast.

People look at burned-down buildings after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 30, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
Israel's Clalit during Covid-19 global pandemic.

Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Discarded cigarettes; Illustrative.

International 'No Smoking Day' highlights the dangers of tobacco


WHO chief Tedros says polio detected in Gaza, appeals for action

"The detection of polio in Gaza is another reminder of the dire conditions the population is facing," Tedros wrote on X.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad

Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls suffer partner violence, WHO study finds

A WHO study finds 24% of adolescent girls experience intimate partner violence, with high rates in Oceania and Africa.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

WHO sends over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

Cases of polio have declined by 99% worldwide since 1988 thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and efforts continue to eradicate it completely.

 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

Israeli delegation introduces amendment to WHO resolution, calls to free hostages

The original resolution at the World Health Organization (WHO) did not call for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but the Israeli delegation succeeded in amending the resolution.

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023.

WHO reports largest drop in child vaccination in around three decades

Pioneering research reveals how empathetic communication can help overcome hesitation to roll up their sleeves to protect health.

 Logo of the World Health Organization.

More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says

Cases last year were already up 79% to over 300,000, according to WHO data, - thought to represent just a fraction of the total.

A CHILD with measles.

Hamas: Nasser Hospital 'completely out of service' amid IDF operation

"It's gone completely out of service," the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said.

 Palestinians seen outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2023

China knew of COVID two weeks before telling world of deadly virus, WSJ reports

In December, the findings were uploaded by Dr. Lili Ren to a database named GenBank operated by the US National Insititute of Health, the Journal reported.

 People wearing masks pass by portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, August 31, 2022

WHO cancels delivery of medical supplies to north Gaza due to unsafe conditions

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees.

 A general view of a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, January 3, 2024.

Israel Health Min. praises WHO official who criticized Hamas

A senior WHO official recognizes Hamas as vicious terrorists and praises southern hospitals for quickly and skillfully treating the wounded.

Health Minister Uriel Bosso meets with WHO’s Dr. Hans Kluge, November 2023