Cyclone Biparjoy kills 2 in India and churns toward Pakistan
Strong winds have damaged transmission lines, causing a blackout in India. The full extent of the damage in western India wasn’t immediately known
The disease that kills the most children is preventable and curable, but only in rich countries
Pneumonia is a silent pandemic that causes more deaths than the coronavirus, but receives neither the attention nor funding necessary to combat it. Around 700,000 children under the age of five die every year from it, mostly in poor countries
Caught in the Khartoum crossfire: ‘We Sudanese are resilient, but this is surreal. It is war’
NGOs have warned that medicines and blood are in short supply in hospitals, while experts fear an escalation in Darfur and the entry of more armed groups into the fighting
Months after Pakistan floods, millions still lack safe water, the U.N. says
UNICEF says the floods damaged most of the water pipelines systems in affected areas, forcing more than 5.4 million people to rely solely on contaminated water
Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries
Poor nutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women can lead to weak immunity and complications during pregnancy and birth