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A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 16, 2026. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
June 23, 2026, 5:03 pm
Ebola suspicion ruled out, as expert says ‘very low’ chance current strain will reach Israel
However, Health Ministry is taking precautions as there are no vaccines yet for Bundibugyo virus; UN health agency reports 896 confirmed cases and 232 suspected deaths globally
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of a child with measles. (iStock by Getty Images/ _jure)
February 4, 2026, 3:53 pm
Year-old child dies of measles in Jerusalem, in 14th fatality of outbreak
Senior doctor says most deaths occurring in cases where children not taken to hospital in time; four patients currently in intensive care with disease, Health Ministry data shows
By Diana Bletter
A patient's room inside the psychiatric hospital in Kfar Shaul, Jerusalem, July 31, 2012 (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
December 31, 2025, 11:02 am
Almost 1 in 3 Israelis say they need professional mental health support – survey
After two years of war, 39% of IDF personnel report needing support for mental health issues, 26% are concerned about depression, 48% have difficulty sleeping
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A baby receives a routine vaccine. (naumoid; iStock by Getty Images)
November 25, 2025, 4:57 pm
Amid measles outbreak, study finds skepticism of routine vaccines soared during COVID
Bar-Ilan researcher finds that 6.6% of parents who vaccinated an older child before the pandemic chose not to vaccinate a younger child; ‘enough to trigger’ current outbreak
By Diana Bletter
Yael Eckstein holding hands of an elderly woman, Netta, in Israel. (Credit: Olivier Fitoussi)
October 20, 2025, 2:00 pm
Israelis’ life expectancy rises to 83.8, making it 4th among OECD countries
Report shows dramatic rise in life expectancy of both men and women from 2022 to 2023, despite Israel investing only 7.6% of its GDP in health
By Diana Bletter
A notice warning of measles is seen on a door in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2025, 3:45 pm
After 2 deaths, infectious disease doctor urges community leaders to back measles vaccines
Measles outbreak kills 2 unvaccinated children, with 526 confirmed cases from the Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas; 19 children still hospitalized, all of them under age of 6
By Diana Bletter
A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing February 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
February 27, 2025, 12:24 am
Texas child dies of measles, the first US death from the disease in a decade
State officials say the minor was unvaccinated; top US health official and vaccine critic RFK Jr. claims Texas measles outbreak ‘not unusual’
By Devi Shastri
A health worker marks the finger of a child who received a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on September 4, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and terror group Hamas. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
November 6, 2024, 9:59 pm
Over 1 million Gazans vaccinated in fresh polio campaign, IDF says
Effort to distribute vaccines across Strip wraps up after second drive in three months, prompted by unvaccinated 10-month-old who was partially paralyzed by disease in August
By Jeremy Sharon
A health worker marks the finger of a child who received a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on September 4, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and terror group Hamas. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
October 5, 2024, 6:14 am
WHO hopes to start 2nd round of Gaza polio vaccination on October 14
After successful first round, global body is now coordinating with Israel on the next dose to prevent spread of the disease
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A Palestinian medic administers polio vaccines to children at the al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on September 10, 2024. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
September 16, 2024, 4:59 pm
UNRWA chief says Gaza polio vaccine drive has reached 90% of children
Philippe Lazzarini says ‘humanitarian pauses’ were respected and the plan is to begin rolling out the second doses at the end of the month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A child receives a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on September 4, 2024. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
September 5, 2024, 3:48 am
WHO hails success of polio 1st phase vaccination campaign in Gaza
Aided by localized ‘humanitarian pauses’ in fighting, effort aims to vaccinate more than 640,000 children in the Strip
By AFP
A health worker administers the polio vaccine to a Palestinian child in Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on September 1, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
September 3, 2024, 2:49 pm
Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children, WHO says
Noting success of coordinated humanitarian pauses in fighting to enable inoculation, official reports 161,000 kids under 10 treated in first 2 days of campaign in center of Strip
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a hospital in Khan Younis, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 31, 2024, 6:49 pm
Polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza, health officials say
After first case of disease in enclave in 25 years found in 10-month-old boy, Israel agreed to temporary pauses in fighting to allow inoculation of some 640,000 children
By AFP
Palestinians walk past mounds of garbage and open sewage in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City, on July 3, 2024 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
July 21, 2024, 6:22 pm
IDF to give booster vaccinations to soldiers after polio virus found in Gaza sewage
Health Ministry says it will monitor situation in Israel; no cases of polio have been detected so far in the Gaza Strip, according to the World Health Organization
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Oregon, December 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
September 22, 2023, 11:48 am
Health Ministry announces new Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are on way to Israel
Latest booster shots target newer Omicron sub-variants and will be available first for people with pre-existing medical conditions and compromised immune systems
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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