Children tear gassed at football practice in occupied West Bank
Video shows that a children’s football game in the occupied West Bank was disrupted by tear gas fired by Israeli forces.
MSF says low vaccination coverage and poor living conditions driving spread of deadly bacterial disease
Diphtheria cases are rapidly increasing across Somalia, officials and humanitarians warn, with children accounting for more than 97% of the cases.
Diphtheria, a highly contagious and deadly bacterial disease that mainly affects children, is preventable by a vaccine. While Somalia has improved vaccination rates in recent years, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) blames the uptick in cases on persisting immunisation gaps.
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