Healthcare

Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates

Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondentJamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesMelinda French Gates has pledged a total of $1bn for women's…

1 year ago

Major healthcare equipment firm on brink of failure

A major supplier of healthcare equipment to people who are being discharged from hospital or need support in their own…

1 year ago

More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’

 “We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said Dr Thanos Gargavanis, WHO…

1 year ago

Fintech, gaming, and health-care capture venture interest

RIYADH: Startups across the Middle East and North Africa region continue to attract investor interest, with fintech, gaming, and health care…

2 years ago

NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard’s sudden exit shows how power is shifting in healthcare

PA MediaAmanda Pritchard, head of NHS England, would have regular Monday meetings with Health Secretary Wes Streeting to review performance…

2 years ago

UN says Israeli attacks pushing Gaza healthcare to total collapse

"As if the relentless bombing and the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza were not enough, the one sanctuary where Palestinians…

2 years ago

Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’

A report published by the Office documents attacks carried out between 12 October 2023 and 30 June 2024, raises serious concerns about…

2 years ago

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

Renewed fighting last week led by the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed factions has engulfed parts…

2 years ago

Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN health agency

In one particularly appalling attack, a hospital was struck last Friday alongside residential areas and a livestock market in North…

2 years ago