Tuberculosis

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Key facts A total of 1.3 million people died from TB in 2022 (including 167 000 people with HIV). Worldwide, TB is the second leading infectious killer after COVID-19 (above HIV and AIDS). In 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, including 5.8 million men, 3.5 million women and […]

Gaza death toll passes 10,000, Health Ministry says

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Photo: Palestinian children run for their lives Mohammed Abed / AFP – Getty Images In the southern Gazan city of Rafah, children fled today as strikes pounded the region. Rafah is in the area of the Gaza Strip where the Israeli government told Palestinians to go to for their own […]

Israel-Hamas war live: IDF confirms Israel carried out airstrike on Gaza refugee camp, saying it killed top Hamas commander | Israel-Hamas war

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IDF spokesperson confirms Israel carried out strike on Jabalia refugee camp Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari is giving a televised news conference, where he said the Israeli military “managed to eliminate the terrorist murderer Ibrahim Biari” on Tuesday. Biari was “the main leader of combat” since Israel forces […]

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Biden Calls For More Aid Into Gaza

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American intelligence officials said Tuesday they now had “high confidence” that the blast at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza last week was the result of a Palestinian rocket that broke up mid-flight, and that no Israeli weapon was involved in the explosion. The officials said, however, that numerous mysteries still […]

In deadly day for Gaza, hospital strike kills hundreds

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GAZA, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Gaza’s health ministry spokesman said an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed hundreds of people at a hospital in the Palestinian enclave, but Israel said a Palestinian barrage had caused the blast. The death toll was by far the highest of any single incident in […]