Community Health Workers across South Africa mobilize ahead of election
South Africa

Community Health Workers across South Africa mobilize ahead of election

South Africa’s Community Health Workers protest for insourcing and essential rights with the support of trade unions and health movements

Peoples Health Dispatch
May 26, 2024
Tens of thousands infected with Hepatitis C and HIV in UK blood contamination scandal
United Kingdom

Tens of thousands infected with Hepatitis C and HIV in UK blood contamination scandal

The results of an inquiry confirmed that around 30,000 people in the United Kingdom received Hepatitis C and HIV-infected transfusions between 1970 and 1991

Peoples Health Dispatch
May 24, 2024
On Nakba Day, Israel kills more health workers in Gaza, forces field hospitals to shut down
Palestine

On Nakba Day, Israel kills more health workers in Gaza, forces field hospitals to shut down

As Nakba Day is commemorated, Israeli forces killed another health worker and continued to threaten health services in the Gaza Strip

Peoples Health Dispatch
May 16, 2024
Foreign recruitment of nurses Germany, Brazil
World

On Nurses Day, struggles continue for better conditions amid unfulfilled promises

Ahead of another International Nurses Day on May 12, health workers continue to struggle for fair working conditions and safe staffing levels in the sector

Peoples Health Dispatch
May 11, 2024
Gaza’s health workers and patients face unprecedented mental health crisis
Palestine

Gaza’s health workers and patients face unprecedented mental health crisis

MSF reports a severe mental health crisis among health workers and patients in Gaza, caused by relentless Israeli attacks and destruction of healthcare

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 30, 2024
Countdown to consensus: will the Pandemic Treaty deliver global health equity?
World

Countdown to consensus: will the Pandemic Treaty deliver global health equity?

Negotiations surrounding the Pandemic Treaty continue as the deadline for endorsing the new mechanism approaches. However, the version under discussion fails to address critical issues pertaining to health equity

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 29, 2024
Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing
Colombia

Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing

The Colombian government recently issued a compulsory license for HIV drug dolutegravir, making the treatment more accessible for thousands of people

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 26, 2024
Mass graves discovered at Nasser Hospital as Israel prepares for Rafah ground invasion
Israel Palestine

Mass graves discovered at Nasser Hospital as Israel prepares for Rafah ground invasion

Over 300 bodies discovered in mass graves at Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, as Israeli authorities prepare for Rafah ground invasion

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 24, 2024