Leading surgeon trains Ukraine’s doctors to treat war injuries - BBC News

Leading surgeon trains Ukraine’s doctors to treat war injuries – BBC News

Heavy fighting is continuing in the east of Ukraine and the war is taking a terrible toll. Hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians are being killed or injured every day, mainly as a result of Russian shelling. Ukraine’s medical services…

Covid vaccine protection wanes within 6 months new study suggests - BBC News

Covid vaccine protection wanes within 6 months new study suggests – BBC News

Protection against Covid starts to reduce within six months of people being fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Astrazenica vaccines according to the latest research. Scientists working on the Zoe Covid Study say the findings suggest that booster vaccines will…

UN warns of famine in northern Ethiopia - BBC News

UN warns of famine in northern Ethiopia – BBC News

The United Nations is warning of widespread famine in northern Ethiopia after months of fighting in the Tigray region between rebels and government troops. The Ethiopian government is limiting access of aid agencies to the Tigray region, leaving civilians trapped…

India’s poorest suffer Covid with almost no health care - BBC News

India’s poorest suffer Covid with almost no health care – BBC News

At least 300,000 people are now known to have died in India’s second wave of coronavirus. But the true death toll could be several times higher especially in rural areas where the virus is now spreading. Access to healthcare there…

Funerals take place of Israelis crushed to death at religious festival - BBC News

Funerals take place of Israelis crushed to death at religious festival – BBC News

Funerals have been held in Israel after at least 45 people died in a crush at an orthodox religious festival. More than 100 were injured. Tens of thousands of people had gathered at the all-night Lag B’Omer annual festival. Israel’s…

India’s Covid crisis deepens with more than 200,000 deaths confirmed - BBC News

India’s Covid crisis deepens with more than 200,000 deaths confirmed – BBC News

In India the pandemic is getting worse with more than 200,000 deaths officially confirmed. On average in the past week more than 340,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported each day. Across the country hospitals are struggling with a shortage…

India overwhelmed by world’s worst Covid crisis - BBC News

India overwhelmed by world’s worst Covid crisis – BBC News

International help is being pledged for India as it battles a ferocious second wave of coronavirus, described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a storm that has shaken the nation. Almost 350,000 new infections were recorded in India in the…

India’s Covid frontline: one hospital's desperate struggle to save lives - BBC News

India’s Covid frontline: one hospital’s desperate struggle to save lives – BBC News

The healthcare system in India is collapsing under the pressure of a surging second coronavirus wave. Hospitals are full, patients are left untreated for hours, and supplies of oxygen are desperately inadequate. The country of 1.4 billion people now has…

Hospitals in India run out of oxygen as its Covid cases hit world record levels - BBC News

Hospitals in India run out of oxygen as its Covid cases hit world record levels – BBC News

The covid crisis in India is intensifying. At least six hospitals in the Indian capital, Delhi have completely run out of oxygen. Other hospitals have said they have critical shortages. India has recorded nearly 315,000 new infections in one day…