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Iraq has recorded a slight rise in HIV cases, with health officials warning that overseas travel and unregulated tattooing are key risk factors.
The UAE has recalled certain Nestle infant formula products after the company pulled specific batches over a potential toxin risk, state media reported.
A silent health crisis in Gaza is leaving thousands at risk of permanent blindness amid destroyed hospitals, medicine shortages and closed crossings.
WHO projects 2,371 job cuts by June 2026 as it restructures following the US withdrawal. The agency still has a $1.06bn shortfall in its upcoming budget.
Israel is preventing the delivery of one million UNICEF syringes for Gaza’s vaccination campaign, leaving children at risk of disease, the agency warns.
WHO says nearly 42,000 Gazans, including thousands of children, have suffered life-changing injuries such as amputations and spinal damage.
US President Donald Trump implored pregnant women to avoid taking the painkiller Tylenol, the bestselling form of acetaminophene.
The virus was registered in Iraq in the late 1970s of the last century, and it mostly grows in rural areas. Those who breed cattle are mostly vulnerable.
Widespread malnutrition in Gaza is preventing many from donating blood, worsening shortages as hospitals struggle to treat the growing number of wounded.
The WHO said that 75% of UN missions have been denied access to Gaza amid a critical shortage of food, medicine, and other essential supplies