Bulletin #120: UN report affirms Israel is targeting children in Gaza to destroy Palestinians' future
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A new UN report has affirmed that Israel is targeting children in Gaza and other occupied territories as part of a strategy to destroy the future of the Palestinian people. The systematic devastation of the health system in Palestine – from attacks on key hospitals to the abduction of health workers to the destruction of housing and hygiene infrastructure – has led to unprecedented suffering for a whole generation.
The Ebola outbreak that broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in May this year could easily become the worst ever, public health experts have warned. Between mid-May and the end of June, the infection had killed at least 360 people and infected over 1,200.
In Venezuela, a deadly earthquake has killed thousands of people, while at least 11,000 have been treated in Caracas' hospitals – themselves operating under enormous strain due to economic sanctions imposed by the United States that hinder the purchase of medical and rescue supplies.
In a new episode of Access Denied, Jyotsna Singh speaks to surgeon Dr. Sanjay Nagral on why India urgently needs a new transplant system. With most transplants in the country happening in private hospitals, costs are currently exorbitant: if the Indian government scaled up transplants in public hospitals, costs could fall to roughly one-third of existing private rates.
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UN report concludes Israel is deliberately targeting Gaza’s children
A recent UN commission report concluded Israeli forces deliberately target Palestinian children in Gaza as part of a strategy to destroy the future of the Palestinian people.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya appears in court for the first time after 18 months of arbitrary detention
Abu Safiya maintained that he was only doing his job “in accordance with international law and humanitarian standards," when he was detained and demanded his immediate release.
At least 360 killed and 1,274 infected as Ebola continues to spread in DRC
Spreading 3.5 times faster than the largest known outbreak in 2014 that killed 11,000, the current outbreak, declared on May 15, could become the worst ever recorded in history.
Tens of thousands continue search for survivors after Venezuela earthquakes
More than 3,000 foreign rescue workers have joined the herculean task of searching for survivors, while the official death toll has now surpassed 2,000.
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Access Denied: Organ transplants in India
Most transplants in India happen in private hospitals — and the costs are exorbitant. Jyotsna Singh speaks to Dr Sanjay Nagral, senior surgeon from Mumbai, on why India urgently needs a transplant system that is people-friendly.
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