After years of cancer treatment while continuing school, Egyptian student Aya Hassan has recovered and hopes to work at the Luxor hospital that cared for her. She was recently honored at a ceremony marking the hospital’s tenth anniversary.
A campaign in Palestine raised about eight million shekels for Basmala, a child from Tulkarm who needs costly treatment. The treatment location and date have not yet been decided.
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has begun a 25-year study in Abu Dhabi. The project will use health, lifestyle, genetic, sleep, and blood-glucose data to support earlier prediction and prevention of disease.
At least 512 students in East Java became ill after eating a meal from Indonesia’s free school-meals programme. The supplying kitchen was suspended for 30 days while health authorities investigate the cause.
New government data show that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 3,000 deaths and 6,100 confirmed cases. Health agencies are expanding testing, treatment, and research on vaccines and medicines.
Children in central Gaza used virtual-reality headsets during support sessions in a tent. The sessions offered calm images and a short break from daily pressures.
WHO and UNICEF held two online sessions during World Breastfeeding Week on 4 and 5 August 2026. They discussed evidence for stronger health-care, community, maternity-leave, and workplace support for breastfeeding.
The WHO has published updated global guidelines for reducing dementia risk. The recommendations cover healthy habits, medical care, social activity, hearing aids, and reduced exposure to air pollution.
