https://sagire.online/topic/health/ Articles and notes about Health. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/d06ae83a/https://sagire.online/wire/d06ae83a/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:25:00 -0300The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said that 1,134 children in Gaza have undergone amputations as of October 9, 2026. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2,300 amputees — both children and adults — were assessed between September 2024 and May 2026, and only 500 received permanent prosthetics. The nongovernmental organization (NGO) said Israeli restrictions on patient travel and medical evacuations prevent hundreds of children from seeking specialized treatment abroad. According to the organization, only eight certified prosthetics and orthotics professionals are currently available in Gaza, and there is a lack of equipment to make, fit and maintain artificial limbs. The group accused Israel of war crimes and framed the amputation of children and the obstruction of treatment as acts listed in Article 2 of the Genocide Convention.GazaIsraelHuman rightsHealth https://sagire.online/wire/bf0eeee7/https://sagire.online/wire/bf0eeee7/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:24:00 -0300The World Health Organization (WHO) said cholera has killed around 1,800 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) so far this year, a country also battling its deadliest Ebola outbreak, according to AFP, in a text republished by Medical Xpress. Some 60,000 cases of the disease have been recorded in what the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described as the country’s “worst cholera outbreak in decades.” Most of the infections were detected in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, prey to a litany of armed groups and partly under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, Tedros said. He said the concern now is that cases are following the Congo River basin, which means the outbreak could stretch up to Kinshasa. The mortality rate is around 3%, which is high for cholera.Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal healthHealth https://sagire.online/wire/3212a7e9/https://sagire.online/wire/3212a7e9/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:21:00 -0300A cybersecurity incident altered the operating parameters of cold chambers at supervision and control installations in three regional sites of the Établissement français du sang (EFS) on Monday. According to Le Canard Enchaîné, the chambers that store donor samples at -30 °C were set to 110 °C. The EFS said no health impact had been identified and that there were no blood product losses to report. Coolworld, the refrigeration company serving the EFS, said only a limited number of units were affected, through remote monitoring software that relied on a third-party component. The case came shortly after a wave of suspected attacks on supermarket refrigerators and freezers in a dozen European countries, France among them; it is not yet known whether the episodes are linked.FranceCybersecurityHealth https://sagire.online/wire/7413dfc3/https://sagire.online/wire/7413dfc3/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:22:00 -0300The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered four trucks of essential medical supplies to hospitals in Taiz, including surgical kits to treat weapon-wounded patients, in the committee's first delivery of medical supplies to the city since September 23. The Houthis have encircled Taiz since early October and are blocking the road linking the city to Aden, the interim seat of the internationally recognized government. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said roads are closed, water production has halved and food prices have risen by at least 50%.YemenThe GulfHouthisHealth https://sagire.online/wire/37bf5e59/https://sagire.online/wire/37bf5e59/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:23:00 -0300French authorities said a cyberattack on several blood banks sought to raise temperatures to extremely high levels and was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said “temperature and defrosting thresholds were raised to extremely high levels” on Monday at three of its cold-storage sites for plasma, and that no health consequences were identified and no blood products were lost. The attack hit a supplier of refrigeration equipment at three EFS sites. France's national cybersecurity agency and the Health Ministry are investigating the incident. The incident comes after supermarkets in several European countries reported that their fridges and freezers warmed up after being remotely taken over, with tons of spoiled food at a total cost of millions of dollars.FranceCybersecurityHealth https://sagire.online/wire/00daf1c8/https://sagire.online/wire/00daf1c8/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:23:00 -0300Denise Brown, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, said that there has been an intense pattern of drone strikes over the past couple of weeks against civilian infrastructure, with sources of energy and fuel apparently systematically targeted. At a hospital just outside Khartoum, the power went out and stopped treatment for 25 patients who needed dialysis; the hospital has no generator and no solar panels. Hundreds of aid trucks are stuck for lack of fuel, and there are queues kilometers long for fuel in the capital. The World Food Programme has recorded seven hits on its convoys this year and 20 over the past two years. Brown said she did not know where the strikes originate and called for the message that they must stop to reach whoever needs to hear it.SudanUnited NationsDronesAfricaHealth https://sagire.online/wire/cb2a3e22/https://sagire.online/wire/cb2a3e22/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:23:00 -0300United Nations (UN) spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday that partners supporting the collection of solid waste in Gaza warn that only half of their vehicle fleet is operational. According to him, persistent Israeli restrictions on the entry of enough engine oil and spare parts required to keep the vehicles running are increasing public health risks, as only some of the trash can be collected. He called for a wider range of critical supplies to be allowed into Gaza, with less red tape and more crossings open for deliveries.GazaPalestineUnited NationsHealth https://sagire.online/wire/ae15868a/https://sagire.online/wire/ae15868a/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:22:00 -0300New York state reported the first measles-linked child death in over 30 years, amid an outbreak. The case is the state’s first measles-linked death in more than three decades, according to the South China Morning Post.United StatesHealthGlobal health https://sagire.online/wire/e0655017/https://sagire.online/wire/e0655017/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300The Ebola outbreak has killed 5,376 people — 5,372 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and two each in Kenya and Uganda, with 10,414 confirmed cases in the country as of October 30. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, with no known vaccine or treatment.Democratic Republic of the CongoAfricaHealthGlobal health https://sagire.online/wire/5ccc4952/https://sagire.online/wire/5ccc4952/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:22:00 -0300Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, 53, suffered a stroke on Saturday after experiencing numbness in his arm at his son’s hockey game and was transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring, according to his office. “He is awake and alert,” he is responding well to treatment and doctors are optimistic about a full recovery, chief of staff Allison Herwitt said in a statement. Murphy is not up for re-election in Tuesday’s midterms that will decide which party controls Congress and is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2028; a 20-year senator from Connecticut, he is the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations committees.United StatesHealthElections https://sagire.online/wire/8088ac06/https://sagire.online/wire/8088ac06/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:22:00 -0300Health authorities in Nigeria are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the country’s northeast, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said on Saturday. The two individuals have been isolated while officials carry out contact identification, listing and laboratory testing, the agency said in a post on X.NigeriaGlobal healthHealthAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/4398b020/https://sagire.online/wire/4398b020/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:23:00 -0300The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has passed 5,000, according to government data cited by Al Jazeera, in an outbreak declared in May that is already the country’s deadliest on record. More than 10,000 people have been infected, and there are no approved treatments or vaccines against the rare Bundibugyo strain.Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal healthHealthAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/8b47c72d/https://sagire.online/wire/8b47c72d/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 5,000, government data showed on Friday, Reuters reported.Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal healthHealthAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/bcb83572/https://sagire.online/wire/bcb83572/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:22:00 -0300The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has topped 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in several African countries, according to AP, in a text published by NBC News. It is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and nearly half of the 10,060 people confirmed to have the virus have died, according to data from Congo's Ministry of Health.Democratic Republic of the CongoAfricaGlobal healthHealth https://sagire.online/wire/149dd165/https://sagire.online/wire/149dd165/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:24:00 -0300Kenya released 20 Ebola contacts from quarantine. The 20 people released completed 21 days of monitoring without developing Ebola symptoms and are in good health, according to the Miami Herald.KenyaGlobal healthHealth