Michael Laxer
Israel's Ferocious Bombing of Northern Gaza Halts Polio Vaccination Effort
"It is imperative to stop the polio outbreak as soon as possible," the World Health Organization warned, "before more children are...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 195 min read
The World Says That Israel’s Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Must End
By Vijay Prashad On September 18, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution that demanded that Israel...
Michael Laxer
Sep 54 min read
Israel's War on Palestinian Children Must End
The betrayal of these children by the international community shall stain the collective consciousness of humankind for decades to come....
Michael Laxer
Aug 264 min read
Relentless Israeli Assault Keeping Medical Teams From Delivering Polio Vaccines, Aid
"Children in Gaza are already suffering from starvation and rampant infectious disease as a result of Israel's blockade and attacks on...
Michael Laxer
Aug 233 min read
10-Month-Old 'Who Has Only Known Gaza Under Siege' Paralyzed by Polio
"Genocide is a process and it's not just about the number of those slaughtered," said one observer. Image of conditions in Gaza via the...
Michael Laxer
Jul 302 min read
Health Ministry Declares Gaza a 'Polio Epidemic Zone'
"When will the world act to stop Israel's genocidal campaign?" asked one advocacy group in response to the designation. People walking...
Michael Laxer
Jun 62 min read
UNICEF finds 1 in 4 children under 5 globally, 9 out of 10 in Gaza, experience severe child food poverty
Image via the Palestinian People's Party UNICEF released a report June 5 that found that 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of...
Michael Laxer
May 236 min read
The Atlantic’s Sloppy Reporting on UN Gaza Statistics Jeopardizes Its Credibility
The whole exercise of asking whether these numbers are accurate is just distraction and obfuscation. Image via the Palestinian People's...
Michael Laxer
Apr 32 min read
WHO Negotiations for Pandemic Treaty Extended Due to Disagreements
WHO Flag - Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Global News Service...
Michael Laxer
Feb 222 min read
Cholera Still Poses Risks in Zambia Despite Decrease in Cases
View of Lusaka, Zambia -- Lupali, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Global News...
Michael Laxer
Feb 203 min read
'Where Is the Humanity?' Doctors, WHO Stunned by IDF's Destruction of Gaza Hospital
"The dismantling and degradation of the Nasser Medical Complex is a massive blow to Gaza's health system," said the World Health...
Michael Laxer
Feb 141 min read
Israel Declares War on Rafah, the Last Safe Zone in Gaza
Men walk along a street ravaged by Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February, 2024 (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP)...
Michael Laxer
Jan 311 min read
Health Care in Southern Gaza Facing a Fate Similar to That in the North
Smoke billows after an Israeli attack in Gaza -- Image via the PPP By Global News Service Health services at Nasser Hospital in Khan...
Michael Laxer
Jan 294 min read
Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the U.S. could be complicit in Gaza genocide
By Heidi Matthews, Faisal A. Bhabha and Mohammad Fadel, The Conversation The International Court of Justice has issued a ground-breaking...
Michael Laxer
Dec 8, 20236 min read
Why the World’s Most Popular Herbicide Is a Public Health Hazard
Known by its brand name Roundup, glyphosate is a clear and present danger to human health. By Caroline Cox Glyphosate, known by its...
Michael Laxer
Dec 7, 20233 min read
'End the War on Gaza... End It Now': Doctors Decry Relentless Israeli Attack
"We are in the darkest time for the right to health in our lifetimes," said one U.N. expert. By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Doctors...
Michael Laxer
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Risk of Infectious Diseases, Malnutrition Soars as Israel Resumes Attacks on Gaza Strip
By Global News Service “Even if peace was declared, we have a massive public health challenge ahead of us,” said Michael Ryan, Executive...
Michael Laxer
Nov 21, 20232 min read
To Joe Biden: "You have destroyed the international rules of the game"
Devastation around the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza - screenshot image via Al-Jazeera As the slaughter continues in Gaza and with the...
Michael Laxer
Nov 19, 20233 min read
“The horrendous events of the past 48 hours in Gaza beggar belief.”
Image via the Palestinian People's Party Top UN officials echoed the call to improve conditions for Gaza’s 2.3 million people, 1.7...
Michael Laxer
Nov 15, 20234 min read
"Hospitals are not battlegrounds": International condemnation grows as Israel raids al-Shifa
Brazil's Lula says Israel is committing the "equivalent of terrorism" in Gaza while both South Africa and Türkiye say they may refer...
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