This article is published in association with United Nations. The escalating Israeli military offensive in Gaza City continues to overwhelm medical professionals there, with four more hospitals forced to shut down this month alone in the north of the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. “This brings the total functioning hospitals […]Gaza: Four more hospitals shut amid ongoing Israeli offensive
September 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The escalating Israeli military offensive in Gaza City continues to overwhelm medical professionals there, with four more hospitals forced to shut down this month alone in the north of the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. “This brings the total functioning hospitals […]From Code Green to Net Zero: The Road to Eco-Conscious Hospitals
August 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Rayna Ying Zhi Ling, a medical student at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’
January 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained. The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that food supplies are […]‘Hospitals have become battlegrounds’: Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse
January 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating. In a Security Council meeting on Friday, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the West Bank and Gaza, painted a grim picture […]Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
January 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs there, warning that medical facilities were already “near collapse”. William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack […]Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped
December 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Essential services that sustain life – healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access – are being systematically dismantled in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). A stark example of this escalation was highlighted by the Director-General of the World Health […]Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
July 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said that according to […]
