UNICEF reports that 3.7 million children in Afghanistan suffer from wasting, with 1 million in severe acute malnutrition. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and funding cuts have closed treatment sites.
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The UN Secretary-General warns that the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC requires urgent action and funding, with 500 new cases weekly and the response only 48% funded.
WHO reports 3,205 attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system since the full-scale invasion, with fresh overnight strikes killing at least 12 civilians and injuring over 65. Attacks on humanitarian warehouses are increasing, hampering aid delivery ahead of winter.
New statistics show a dramatic increase in cancer cases among 9/11 survivors and responders, with cases rising from 3,204 in 2015 to 57,044 this year, according to the World Trade Center Health Program.
New Phase III data presented at ESC 2026 show baxdrostat reduces systolic blood pressure by 12.6 mmHg over 52 weeks in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension.
African health ministers adopted a 10-year programme to train, employ and retain three million additional health workers to address a projected shortage of over six million professionals by 2035.