Essay: Unmarked graves, violent repression and cultural erasure: the devastating human toll of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
JON RICHARDSON, a visiting fellow at the Centre for European Studies at Australian National University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the devastation two years of war has wrought on Ukraine…
Israel pushes ahead with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war
Doha, Qatar/Gaza Reuters Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, vowing to press ahead with its offensive to destroy the Islamist movement Hamas as the war approaches the 100-day mark with no end in sight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not be deterred by a case before the International Court […]
US Black church coalition names reparations, voting, health equity among priorities
United StatesRNS The Conference of National Black Churches has called on African American congregations to embrace a list of priorities – from “government-sponsored reparations” to improved access to healthcare – as they move out of a pandemic era and into an election year. “We believe Black life must be valued and the humanity of all […]
Essay: Migrants often can’t access US healthcare until they are critically ill – here are some of the barriers they face
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANTHONY JIMENEZ writes about the “chilling impacts” undocumented migrants face with regard to healthcare…
Postcards: Priced out of healthcare, some Iraqis turn to natural remedies
MAHER NAZEH, of Reuters, reports on how Iraq’s economic situation is impacting the country’s healthcare system…
Healthcare shortages: African hospitals suffer as nurses leave for more pay in UK
BUKOLA ADEBAYO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how poor pay is driving Nigerian and Zimbabwean nurses to work in UK, leaving their own health systems on the brink…
Medical access: Liberated villages offer glimpse of precarious Ukrainian health system
ELIZABETH PIPER and VITALII HYIDYI, of Reuters, report…
US bishops discourage Catholic healthcare groups from performing gender-affirming care
United StatesRNS A group of US Catholic bishops has issued a statement discouraging Catholic healthcare groups from performing various gender-affirming medical procedures, suggesting they are “injurious” and do not respect the “intrinsic unity of body and soul”. The 13-page document, officially known as a “doctrinal note”, was produced by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee […]
Thousands march across Colombia to oppose government reforms
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Thousands of people took to the streets of Colombia’s major cities on Wednesday to protest social and economic reforms that leftist President Gustavo Petro presented to Congress, policies he says will improve access to healthcare and protect people’s rights, but which opponents say will aid criminals. The demonstrations, organised by the opposition right-wing […]
Spain health workers hold huge Madrid protest over state of health system
Madrid, Spain Reuters Hundreds of thousands of Spain’s health workers protested in Madrid on Sunday over what they say is the destruction of the public health system by the conservative regional government. The Madrid government has been the target of criticism in recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, over poor staffing […]