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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

WHO says infant in stable condition as it prepares to vaccinate more than 640,000 children amid war

The Gaza Strip's first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass vaccination in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

THE first case of Polio has been confirmed in Gaza, as aid groups prepare to deliver a mass vaccination programme ...

The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak

UNICEF report reveals growing health risks for children in West and Central Africa due to extreme heat and mpox outbreak.

UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health concerns

Editorial: To say the conflict has been forgotten is too kind: the world is largely indifferent – apart from those who hope to profit there