Hospitals in Devon and Cornwall have been given more than £22m for vital repairs, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed. It comes as part of the £750m announced for the NHS in England in the autumn budget. Devon’s hospitals have been given more than £15m for improvements, while Cornish hospitals will benefit...
All three public hospitals in north Gaza have been put “out of service”, the Hamas-run health ministry has said, as Israel continues its offensive to seize areas of the territory. The ministry said on Sunday Israeli forces had besieged the Indonesian hospital in Beit Lahia, “with heavy fire… preventing the arrival of patients, medical staff,...
EPA The Israeli strike on al-Ahli hospital destroyed its laboratory and damaged its emergency room, according to Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem The World Health Organization has said conditions at hospitals in Gaza are “beyond description”, after a major facility was put out of service by an Israeli air strike. Spokeswoman Dr Margaret Harris told the...
Part of the Series Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation The fragile Gaza ceasefire, which served as a lifeline for Gaza’s health care sector, lasted less than two months before it collapsed under a barrage of Israeli airstrikes. In March, Israel resumed its war on hospitals, with its first strikes targeting the intensive care...
Hundreds of schools and hospitals across the UK are set to receive £180 million for solar panels from the government’s new state-owned energy company. The first major investment from Great British Energy was announced on Friday as part of government efforts to reduce the country’s planet-warming emissions. The move was welcomed by the school leaders...
This story was originally published by Prism. Despite legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting trans rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, some institutions are complying with the orders — a move some advocates say is premature and potentially illegal. Hospitals have canceled gender-affirming surgeries, colleges have curtailed DEI programs, and...