Netherlands COVID-19: Netherlands recalls defective Chinese face masks Dutch authorities received 1.3 million face masks from China on March 21 but found upon inspection that "the quality of the shipment did not meet quality criteria". 29/03/2020
World Coronavirus latest: Spain overtakes China in COVID-19 cases All non-essential workers are confined to their homes from Monday as Spanish authorities seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 25/03/2020
World Are you on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis? Get in touch Call for contributions: help us tell the stories of people on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis. 24/03/2020
brussels bureau Belgium's emergency measures 'not a lockdown' insists PM The Belgian government is suspending classes, shutting bars, restaurants and shops in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. The measures start midnight Friday until April 3. They mark some of the strictest measures outside of Italy. 13/03/2020
France 'My kids exhaust me more than COVID-19,' says doctor under quarantine "I am maybe a little tired because I don't sleep a lot because I have four kids ... they exhaust me more than the virus I think," says a French doctor with COVID-19. 05/03/2020
China 'No human contact': What life under coronavirus lockdown looks like Ilham Mounssif is one of the 60 million people currently living on lockdown in China. This is her story. 06/02/2020
World Coronavirus outbreak in pictures The attempt to stop coronavirus contagion has turned into a global operation. Here are the latest pictures. 03/02/2020
China Coronavirus: International airports step up screening protocols As fears of contagion grow, points of entry are the focus for many national government, implementing prevention tactics. 23/01/2020
View Europe is woefully unprepared for future deadly disease outbreaks ǀ View New research by the Economist Intelligence Unit has identified severe weaknesses in countries’ abilities to prevent, detect and respond to significant disease outbreaks. 16/12/2019
world news African ministers say beating malaria by 2030 will take more than cash Senior figures tell Euronews that pledges need to be followed with action. 15/10/2019
Democratic Republic Of Congo DR Congo's health minister resigns The decision comes days after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak in the country a "public health emergency of international concern". 22/07/2019
View How the EU fails patients trying to access critical medicines ǀ View Patients in Europe are unable to access the medicines they need, failed by an inconsistent system across the EU. A progressive plan for the future of healthcare provision across the continent is much needed. 09/04/2019
View Brexit is pushing the NHS to the brink. Time is running out to save it As EU doctors and nurses leave the UK in droves and medical supplies become threatened by a 'no deal' Brexit, the stark fate facing the NHS is becoming ever clearer as approach the March Brexit deadline. 04/02/2019
Gaza Gaza: humanitarian conditions deteriorate Everything is in short supply, from basic medicines to bed space, as injuries add to the overstretched system that is close to falling apart, warn doctors and UNWRA. 06/12/2018
United Kingdom Historic tax levels needed to fund UK health system UK households could pay up to £2,000 more per household per year in tax 24/05/2018
Africanews Malawi cholera cases pass 500, eight people dead Ministry of Health spokesman Joshua Malango said the number of cases had increased to 527 from 157 recorded in January, and that deaths had doubled from four to eight. 19/02/2018
no comment New Delhi still shrouded by smog A thick cloud of smog has been hanging over India's capital for two weeks 13/11/2017
Yemen Yemen's unfathomable famine More than 2 million children in the war-torn country are malnourished, and almost 400,000 of them are so skeletal they require treatment to stay alive. 10/11/2017
USA US opioid crisis: 'national shame', but not yet national emergency US President Trump labels the opioid crisis a 'national shame' but stops short of declaring a national emergency. 27/10/2017
Belgium Belgians crack on with giant omelette despite toxic egg scandal Europe’s toxic egg scandal is no yoke – but that didn’t stop Belgians feasting on a giant omelette. The 10,000-egg creation, cooked in a four-metre 15/08/2017
Belgium Contaminated eggs in 17 countries Fifteen European countries plus Switzerland and Hong Kong have reportedly received products containing contaminated eggs 11/08/2017
Denmark Denmark next to find contaminated eggs in food Denmark is the latest European country to discover eggs contaminated with insecticide in its food chain 11/08/2017
world news Aldi halts sale of eggs in all German stores The move is a precaution as a health scare over possible insecticide contamination spreads 04/08/2017
world news Sharp decline in sperm count for Western men a 'major health crisis' Doctors describe a sharp decline in sperm count for Western men a 'major health crisis' 27/07/2017
View View: Being bold in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria The car manufacturer Volvo made the bold move of stopping production of fossil-fuel vehicles by 2019. Why we need more grit like that in the existential fight against microbial resistance. 12/07/2017
world news Deadly dengue epidemic declared in region of Peru The World Health Organisation has declared a dengue epidemic in Peru's northwestern region of Piura after the local death toll reached 19. 16/05/2017
