The perilous road to parenthood: Mongolia’s fight to make childbirth safer

Expectant mothers in one of the world’s most remote regions endure vast distances and challenging terrain to deliver their babies

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Cheap version of game-changing HIV preventive drug granted approval by US authorities

But millions in Latin America will miss out as they are locked out of pharma deal

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Can the UK handle an Ebola infection?

A humanitarian worker infected with the fever is to be evacuated to the UK

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H5N1, the avian flu that has decimated bird populations worldwide, is spreading through US cattle herds and has infected three people in Washington state, killing one.

The virus has shown no sign so far of spreading between people, but if it did, it is feared it could trigger a very high human cost ⤵️

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“It does feel like a disaster waiting to happen,” said Prof Ed Hutchinson, a molecular and cellular virologist at the University of Glasgow.

“We keep having a series of near misses, and I wonder how long our luck is going to hold.”

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Is America on the brink of the next flu pandemic?

Virologists fear the United States is inching closer to becoming ground zero for an H5N1 contagion

@maeve_cullinan reports
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Water infrastructure shifts into the conflict zone crosshairs, says Unicef report

Attacks on water systems have become ‘more frequent, varied and geographically widespread’

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Gabonese TikTokers fight back against toxic skin lightening products

A growing movement of younger people are championing darker, natural looks

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As Israelis go to the polls there is little expectation that the election result will make life any easier for ordinary Gazans

More than one year after the “ceasefire”, a humanitarian crisis still overwhelms the Strip with few signs of recovery

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🚨Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria as outbreak spreads through Africa

Epidemic becomes the most geographically widespread in history

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One billion children at risk from heatwaves, WHO warns

Countries are urged to monitor how extreme temperatures affect pregnant women, newborns and children

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Fried chicken and sugary drinks: Tanzania battles a growing obesity problem

Waistlines have ballooned as sedentary lifestyles, urbanisation and western diets have taken over East Africa

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Europe records highest ever number of West Nile Virus cases

Climate change is responsible for pushing the disease further northwards, researchers says

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‘The boats don’t stop’: The deadly coastline that has become a trafficking superhighway

Debris from perilous crossings scatter northern Djibouti’s remote beaches, which now form part of a major global migrant smuggling route

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Ukrainian Vampire drones drop food on town besieged by Russian army

Supplies are being flown over occupied Oleshky – a lifeline for trapped civilians surviving on grass and weeds

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Donkey prices in Gaza skyrocket from $1,000 to $30,000

Black marketeers and the virtual elimination of motorised transport have been blamed for the surge in value of the pack animals

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Progress against HIV stalls in South Africa, research shows

Number of new infections in one of the country’s most populous provinces stops falling after years of steep decline

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Trump backs down in Zambia mineral and data-sharing row

Agreement follows months of negotiations over a $2.49 billion health aid package

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What is the XFG Covid strain? Symptoms and what to know as the variant hits the UK

Sometimes referred to as ‘Stratus’ or the ‘American strain’, the variant first identified in January 2025 has since spread worldwide

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Chewing tobacco killed 250,000 people in one year, study shows

Often viewed as safer than smoking, the products are a major cause of stroke, as well as head and neck cancer

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