Gaza conflict is creating a traumatised generation of child amputees, warn medics
Gaza could go down in history for creating more amputees than any other conflict, say prosthetics experts
Gaza could go down in history for creating more amputees than any other conflict, say prosthetics experts
Country is first in southeast Asia to pass a bill legalising marriage equality
Heat-related deaths have already been recorded in the East African nation, where officials warn temperatures could soar to 45C
As thousands of illegal gold miners descend on the region in search of riches, their use of mercury is contaminating land and water supplies
A platform widely used in the UK is connecting British dermatologists with patients thousands of miles away
As global travel rebounds, British tourists are vulnerable to serious infections only detected in tropical climates, says the UKHSA
Exclusive: Major report warns men and boys are increasingly being targeted as criminal syndicates expand from sexual to labour exploitation
James Elder describes children ‘slipping away’ in front of their parents for want of food, as one in three suffer with acute malnutrition
Covid-19’s impact on health services reversed decades of progress on tuberculosis, according to joint study from the WHO and ECDC
Devices the size of a smartphone and powered by artificial intelligence do not need an expert to operate them – or at least that is the hope
Researchers warn that contamination is a significant issue for regions heavily reliant on the semi-aquatic crop
Modelling projects that 97 per cent of the world’s countries will have a shrinking population by 2100
Experts fear the country’s culture of ‘prevailing conservatism’, created by Catholicism, is a barrier to contraception and sex education
Lawmakers draft new legislation that weakens seafarer protections, sparking fears of a return to the ‘bad old days’ of trafficked labour
New case reported in region near Afghan border dashes hopes of elimination
Palestinians face ‘catastrophic’ levels of hunger in the northern part of the Strip, where 300,000 remain trapped by the Israel-Hamas war
Hospitals and doctors are stretched to the limit after more than 1.5 million people catch the virus so far this year
Individuals tricked into promise of well-paid jobs in the Philippines are coerced into fraudulent activity or face violence
Years after the country’s abortion legislation shifted, entrenched attitudes still obstruct access in the Buddhist country
A £44m project aims to develop next-generation treatments that reduce disease severity and block transmission
During the pandemic, the B/Yamagata strain dropped out of circulation – but its disappearance creates a headache for vaccine makers
Report findings show clear signs of progress, despite the pandemic and subsequent surge in the price and availability of basic foods
After 10 months of fighting, the war-ravaged nation is at breaking point, Save The Children reports
Mothers-to-be are drinking during pregnancy, unaware of the implications for their unborn children
Bougainville is on the brink of becoming the world’s newest country. But one major obstacle remains: a lucrative mine
More and more British offenders are directing the sexual abuse of children over live streams – so what is being done to tackle it?
Investment is crucial to shoring up biosecurity defences – but political will is fading post-Covid, warns Serum Institute of India chief
Exclusive: Head of UNRWA acknowledges risk of neutrality breaches among workers and calls for more money to improve vetting of new recruits
At least 80,000 people have been driven from their homes as ‘a massive escalation in insurgent violence’ returns to the Cabo Delgado region
Latest figures from Unicef suggest there are now 230 million victims globally, compared to 200 million in 2016
Korean workers have become the biggest binge-drinkers in East Asia – but a backlash could be about to change that
Antiretroviral’s effectiveness begins to wane as the virus grows resistant to the drug, according to report