Health workers in Gaza witness “different stages of death and dying” day after day
Palestine

Health workers in Gaza witness “different stages of death and dying” day after day

Health workers returning from Gaza describe deep trauma among local medical staff and the wider community, as they continue to provide care under continuous Israeli attacks

Peoples Health Dispatch
August 1, 2024
Overtime crisis among health workers in South Korea persists
South Korea

Overtime crisis among health workers in South Korea persists

Health workers in South Korea report widespread reliance on overtime to address staffing shortages, affecting everyone in the sector

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 17, 2024
Violent conflicts have stalled global vaccination rates, putting children at risk for preventable diseases
World

Violent conflicts have stalled global vaccination rates, putting children at risk for preventable diseases

Four years after the onset of COVID-19, children’s vaccination rates are stalling and declining. Armed conflicts and weakening of public health systems are to blame

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 16, 2024
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United Kingdom

Should health workers work with counter terrorism agencies?

NHS staff pulled into counter-terrorism programs, raising alarms over patient care and professional ethics

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 11, 2024
Justice for Gaza will come, assures UN Special Rapporteur
Palestine World

Justice for Gaza will come, assures UN Special Rapporteur

In a conversation with health rights organizations, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, discussed the ongoing efforts of health workers and activists to ensure justice for the Gaza Strip

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 10, 2024
Nasser Hospital overwhelmed as Israel issues more evacuation orders
Palestine

Nasser Hospital overwhelmed as Israel issues more evacuation orders

Patients and staff were forced to leave the European Gaza Hospital following new orders from Israel, increasing pressure on the few remaining medical centers in the south

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 6, 2024
Foreign recruitment of nurses Germany, Brazil
Europe

Health worker brain drain to global north is fueled by erosion of workers’ rights and health systems

Over a dozen organizations from across Europe met to develop a regional health workforce strategy rooted in respect and solidarity, rather than exploitation and commodification

Peoples Health Dispatch
July 3, 2024
Popular Health Mobile Clinic brings health to communities in Zambia
Zambia

Popular Health Mobile Clinic brings health to communities in Zambia

Prompted by the experience of a recent cholera outbreak, the Socialist Party of Zambia launched a mobile clinic in the effort of making health care more accessible to everyone

Peoples Health Dispatch
June 30, 2024