Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued
Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks The manufacturer of one of only two cholera vaccines for use in...
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China bans fruity vapes – but not their export to the UK
Popular disposable brand will still be able to sell products in Britain, despite being accused of flouting advertising regulations China has banned the sale of...
Dismay as key oral cholera vaccine is discontinued
Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks The manufacturer of one of only two cholera vaccines for use in...
UK’s lost leadership role hurts Somalia’s fight against famine, says drought envoy
Britain is no longer the key humanitarian player and ‘great ally’ it once was, says envoy trying to get support for Somalia’s drought The UK...
Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school
Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups...
Sudan campaigners demand action after alarming rise in ‘honour killings’
Reported deaths more than double in a year, with women attacked by male relatives for appearing to talk to men on smartphones Campaigners are calling...
Young people demand climate justice in run-up to Cop27 UN talks
Activists from global south demand recompense for damage from countries most responsible for crisis Young people from some of the countries most affected by climate...
‘Humanitarian crime’: fighting cuts off insulin supply in Tigray
International Diabetic Federation decries reports ongoing war has led to shortages of life-saving drug at Ethiopian region’s biggest hospital Doctors at the biggest hospital in...
Horn of Africa drought puts 3.6m children at risk of dropping out of school
Experts warn that girls’ education will be worst hit, as many families are forced to move away from schools More than 3.5 million children are...
Canadian advocates pledge to continue selling pure drugs amid overdose crisis
Over the last six years, the vast majority of overdose deaths in British Columbia have been driven by impurities in street drugs A Canadian advocacy...
