WHO upbeat on scaling up aid under Gaza ceasefire terms
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): A World Health Organization official said on Friday that it should be possible to scale up aid imports into Gaza massively to around 600 trucks a day under the terms of a ceasefire deal. “I think the possibility is very much there and specifically when other crossings will be opened up,” Rik Peeperkorn, WHO […]
WHO calls for international support to fund aid in Gaza after ceasefire deal
GAZA(RAHNUMA): The World Health Organization called for the international community to step up and fund a scaled-up aid response in Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war in the region earlier this week. The UN health agency said its member states, donors and the global community, including […]
14,700 confirmed mpox cases reported in 2024 in Africa: WHO
Kampala, Jan 12 (IANS) About 14,700 confirmed mpox cases, including 66 deaths, were reported in 20 African countries from January 2024 to January 5, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The confirmed cases represent only a subset of suspected cases, the WHO said on Saturday. It previously said that a significant number of suspected […]
