Geneva — The head of the United Nations World Health Organization called Monday for the immediate release of Hossam Abu Safiyeh, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the war-torn Gaza Strip, who is currently in prison. detained by Israeli army following major raid on the establishment. Friday and Saturday’s assault on Kamal Adwan in … Read more
The Israeli Defense Forces attacked and burned a hospital in northern Gaza that the military said served as a Hamas terrorist stronghold. In Jerusalem, the IDF said it intercepted a missile that Houthi rebels launched from Yemen after deadly Israeli strikes. The Houthis have vowed to intensify their attacks until Israel agrees to a ceasefire … Read more
Haiti’s online media association said two journalists were killed and several others injured in a suspected gang attack Tuesday during the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s largest public hospital. Street gangs took over about 85 percent of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and they forced the closure of the general hospital earlier this year. Authorities had pledged to reopen … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday issued guidelines for all government hospitals to get their staff tested for Covid-19 and restart coronavirus contact tracing. In a letter issued by Sindh Director General of Health Dr Irshad Ahmed Memon, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, heads of all public sector hospitals have … Read more
A fire ripped through a neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred Friday evening at a hospital in the town of Jhansi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Authorities said the fire spread quickly through the ward, where 55 … Read more