The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed the vital role of breastfeeding in early childhood development, highlighting its capacity to strengthen immune systems, protect against infectious diseases, and reduce global child mortality.

The General Directorate of Health in Slemani released its monthly medical statistics for July 2026, confirming that Dr. Jamal Ahmad Rashid Teaching Hospital for Children provided outpatient consultations and treatment to 13,519 children while admitting 2,128 pediatric patients for intensive clinical care.

A surgical team in Slemani has completed a complex nasal reconstruction using a specialized forehead flap technique for a worker who suffered severe facial trauma from a high-voltage electrical injury.

The United States is grappling with its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, fueled by rising vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed nearly 1,000 lives, with health officials warning that the crisis is spreading faster than response teams can contain. Ongoing insecurity, community resistance, and strikes by health workers continue to hamper efforts to control the disease.