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Pakistan Floods Put HIV Patients at Risk of Treatment Disruption

Massive August 2025 floods in Pakistan displaced about 3 million people and damaged hundreds of thousands of homes, disrupting access to antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV and risking viral rebound and progression to AIDS; stigma, broken follow-up, and reports of unsafe medical practices have worsened the crisis, while NGOs and the NDMA coordinate emergency ART delivery, though thousands remain missing and ground relief coverage is uncertain.

via Dawn|

#art #floods #healthcare-access

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Global Leaders Urged to Finalize Pandemic Pathogen Access Rules by July

In a joint open letter issued at the G7 Summit, President Lula and WHO Director-General Tedros urge leaders to finalize the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing annex by the July session, arguing that political will, equity, and urgency are essential for the treaty to enter into force; they emphasize sovereignty remains intact, warn that delaying would raise avoidable health and economic costs, and note negotiations resume July 6–17 to close remaining gaps and speed access to vaccines and treatments born from shared pathogens.

via World Health Organization (WHO)|

#global-cooperation #health-policy #pandemic

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Gaza's Healthcare Crisis: Overwhelmed Hospitals Struggle to Save Lives

The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has resulted in an estimated 60,000 wounded Palestinians overwhelming Gaza's hospitals, with medical professionals describing a dire situation of collapsing health facilities turned into impromptu refugee camps. The World Health Organization and other organizations are working to provide medical supplies and support to Gaza's hospitals, but the lack of health workers, fuel, and resources is hindering efforts to provide necessary care, leading to a devastating humanitarian crisis.

via The Associated Press|

#gaza #hamas #hospitals

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"Deadly Bomb Targets Polio Vaccination Police in Pakistan and Ukraine Under Air-Raid Alert"

A bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan killed five police officers and injured nearly two dozen others during a polio vaccination drive in Bajaur, a tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack, for which no one has claimed responsibility, occurred as Pakistan launched its latest round of the vaccination campaign. The Pakistan Taliban has previously targeted polio vaccination workers and security officials, and resistance to the immunization drive has grown due to past CIA involvement and misinformation spread by religious leaders. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries yet to be declared free of the wild poliovirus type 1, with Pakistan reporting six polio cases in 2023. This attack comes amid a surge in violent incidents in Pakistan, with over 600 violent attacks taking place in 2023, an increase of 70 percent from the preceding year, resulting in more than 950 deaths.

via Al Jazeera English|

#attack #pakistan #polio