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African countries produce less than 2 percent of the vaccines the continent needs, experts say.

Over four decades reporting on conflict, Channel 4 News’s international editor has always carried a book of poetry. In this extract from her memoir, she explains why her own words were not always enough

The U.N. children’s agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a “rare bright spot” in nearly 11 months of war

Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the first time after a change in a Polish regulation aimed at getting Ukrainian kids back in school

Nigeria became the first African country this week to receive a batch of vaccines against mpox, a viral disease whose rapid spread led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency in mid-August. While more vaccine doses are available, experts say high costs and regulatory hurdles have prevented…

Public health organizations call for a ceasefire to distribute humanitarian aid and to address growing health risks

Israeli military airstrikes in West Bank and US criticism of Israel targeting UN vehicles in Gaza amid escalating tensions in the region.

The Israeli military says it struck the West Bank city of Jenin on the third day of heavy fighting in the Palestinian territory

Ten-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abuel-Jedian is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza and he's now paralyzed in the leg