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As life expectancies grow and birth rates decline in many parts of the world, the proportion of the elderly population is increasing at an unprecedented rate. The WHO forecasts that by 2030, 1 in 6 people will be aged 60 years or over. Longer term, the number of persons aged…

As temperatures fall in Gaza, displaced Palestinians living in makeshift shelters with little food or warm clothes fear the approaching winter, the second since the war began.

UNICEF warns of urgent need for second polio vaccine dose in northern Gaza to prevent virus spread and calls for international support.

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WHO postpones polio vaccination campaign in Gaza due to escalating violence, risking spread of virus.

The World Health Organization said it was forced to postpone the last phase of the polio vaccination drive in Gaza on Wednesday due to "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in the north.

Israeli authorities bar medical NGOs, including FAJR Scientific, from entering Gaza during conflict, impacting critical healthcare services.

Up to 1,000 women and children needing medical care will shortly be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, the head of the World Health Organization's Europe branch said in comments published on Monday.

UN-led vaccination campaign in Gaza aims to immunize 640,000 children against polio, with recent progress in south Gaza.

French health authorities are sounding the alarm as dengue, a virus spread by tiger mosquitoes, continues to progress across the country. A record number of cases have been transmitted locally this year, new figures show, while experts warn France is at high risk of an epidemic in the next five…

About 4.5 billion people are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare.