Science: Health of the Hajj Ziad A. Memish, professor at the College of Medicine at Alfaisal University & Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and a professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University “For five days,…

Newsweek: Northwestern Syrian Offensive Could Displace 700,000 People, Health Agencies Warn “An expected Syrian government attack in the country’s northwestern Idlib province could displace over 700,000 people and lead to a dire humanitarian situation. The ‘Health Cluster Bulletin’ report, which is published by health-focused humanitarian groups and spearheaded by the…

CNN: Yemen at risk of third cholera epidemic, health officials warn “War-ravaged Yemen is teetering on the brink of a third cholera epidemic, the World Health Organization warned Friday. Cholera cases are increasing near the capital, Sanaa, and the major port city of Hodeidah, where recent conflict has hindered WHO’s…

ABC News: Inside Pakistan’s fight for zero polio cases, where women are on the frontlines “…Poor public infrastructure, hard-to-reach communities, high population movement, cultural barriers, and armed conflict have made it difficult for Pakistan to eliminate the potentially fatal virus, according to health experts. But Pakistan has undertaken nationwide, government-backed…

Reuters: WHO warns of new Yemen cholera surge, asks for ceasefire to vaccinate “Yemen may be on the brink of a new cholera epidemic, with a heightened death rate due to widespread malnutrition, and the United Nations is hoping for a ceasefire in the north to allow for vaccinations, the…

Associated Press: U.N. agency warns of another cholera outbreak in Yemen “The U.N. children’s agency is warning of another cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen after airstrikes hit water facilities and other civilian infrastructure in the port city of Hodeida…” (8/1). Xinhua News: UNICEF data show over 2,300 cholera-associated deaths across…

Al Jazeera: Yemen ‘on brink of new cholera epidemic,’ charity warns “Thousands of people in Yemen could be affected by a new wave of deadly cholera in the coming weeks, an international charity says. In a press release on Thursday, U.K.-based Save the Children warned the hot summer months are…

Council on Foreign Relations’ “Women Around the World”: Sixteen and Married: Why Identity Matters for Syrian Girls Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Rebecca Hughes, research associate with CFR’s women and foreign policy program, discuss child marriage’s “devastating effects on girls’ health, education,…

The Lancet: Food security in the Middle East and North Africa Editorial Board “…Nutrition is essential for health. Despite greater food production than ever before, malnutrition remains among the top 10 causes of death in resource-poor countries. With little prospect over the next decade of greater protein intake in such…

Reuters: WHO seeks access to Syrians dying from heat, disease in south “The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Thursday for access to 210,000 displaced people who have fled fighting in southern Syria and are in urgent need of medicines and health services, including some injured requiring evacuation…” (Nebehay, 7/12).…