Public Health
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Government
Water Shortages Deepen Humanitarian Hardship for Palestinian Families
DID Press: Extensive damage to water supply infrastructure in Khan Younis has intensified the water crisis, leaving thousands of Palestinian families struggling to meet their daily needs. According to local sources, damage to the city’s main water distribution network has…
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Afghanistan
UNDP Fully Equips ICU at Balkh Regional Hospital
DID Press: Afghanistan office of the United Nations Development Programme announced that the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Balkh Regional Hospital is now operating at full capacity, one year after becoming operational. According to UNDP, the ICU was established…
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Afghanistan
WHO: Funding Crisis Shuts 150 Health Centers in Afghanistan
DID Press: World Health Organization has warned that a severe funding shortfall has forced the closure or suspension of 150 health facilities across Afghanistan, putting access to essential healthcare for 14.4 million people at serious risk. According to the WHO,…
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Afghanistan
Haqqani: Afghans Still Face Serious Barriers to Healthcare Access
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister of the Taliban-led administration, has said that people in Afghanistan continue to face significant challenges in accessing healthcare services, stressing the need for stronger international support. According to the Ministry of Interior, Haqqani…
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Afghanistan
Iran, Afghanistan Push for Expanded Anti-Drug Collaboration
DID Press: Afghanistan and Iran have emphasized the need to strengthen regional cooperation in combating narcotics production, trafficking, and consumption during a joint ceremony marking World Drug Day. Fazal Mohammad Haqqani, Afghanistan’s acting ambassador in Tehran, attended the event and…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Warn Doctors Against Prescribing Pakistani Medicines
DID Press: Taliban authorities in Kabul have warned medical professionals against prescribing medicines imported from Pakistan, claiming they are harmful to public health. Mohammad Taher Ahrar, a health commander within the Taliban-run Ministry of Defense, made the remarks during a…
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Afghanistan
Kazakhstan Expands Humanitarian and Medical Support for Afghanistan
DID Press: Kazakhstan has deployed a team of specialist doctors to Afghanistan to provide medical treatment and perform surgeries, while also delivering more than 318 tons of humanitarian assistance to the country. According to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health, the medical…
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Afghanistan
UN Warns Water and Sanitation Crisis Threatens 16M Afghans
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned that millions of people in Afghanistan will face severe shortages of safe drinking water and sanitation services this year, highlighting a deepening humanitarian crisis. According to OCHA’s latest…
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Environment
France Heatwave Alert Covers Two-Thirds of Country as Temperatures Soar
DID Press: Nearly two-thirds of France has been placed under an orange weather alert as a severe heatwave intensifies, raising concerns of conditions comparable to the deadly August 2003 heatwave that claimed more than 14,800 lives. Authorities say 60 administrative…
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Government
WHO Warns of Rising Skin Disease Outbreak in Gaza Displacement Camps
DID Press: Health officials in Gaza Strip have warned of a rapidly worsening public health crisis in displacement camps, where increasing cases of skin and infectious diseases are being reported amid deteriorating living conditions. Rami al-Shiyah, head of reception and…
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