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1 month ago | 
amust.com.au | Misbah Khan
Ramadan and its VirtuesWe all know that Ramadan is a blessed month. Fasting has been made mandatory in Ramadan which is a pillar of Islam (Hadith: Bukhari, 8 and Muslim, 16). Fasting in Ramadan and spending nights in prayer out of faith and hope of reward would make us free from previous sins. (Hadith: Bukhari, 2014 and 2008; and Muslim, 760 and 174)Allah revealed the Quran in this month which is a guidance for us [Quran 2:185].
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
transcend.org | Misbah Khan
Misbah Khan | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - TRANSCEND Media Service Content warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of injuries. Israeli blockades and bombings have left doctors without basic medicines to treat infections. 19 Nov 2024 – There is a growing and dire public health crisis taking place in Gaza.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
thebureauinvestigates.com | Misbah Khan
Content warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of injuriesThere is a growing and dire public health crisis taking place in Gaza. Israeli blockades and hospital bombings are fuelling a superbug emergency, with civilians who survive starvation and injury later facing untreatable, life-threatening infections. Doctors on the ground told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) they were treating wounds infested with maggots and using vinegar to fight infections.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
thebureauinvestigates.com | Misbah Khan
Global leaders have agreed to reduce the number of people dying from superbugs by 2030. The United Nations declaration aims for a 10% fall in deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the phenomenon where bacteria evolve to resist the drugs most commonly used to treat them. As things stand, antimicrobial resistance is predicted to kill 39 million people in the next 25 years.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
thebureauinvestigates.com | Misbah Khan
From his sickbed, eight-year-old Ukasha watched through heavy eyes as his siblings played with a ball in the courtyard. His head hurt and his body felt too heavy to move. Ukasha had typhoid fever – an illness he should typically have recovered from in days. It had been a month. At its worst, typhoid can kill. Ukasha’s family were anxious to see signs of recovery, even moving his bed outside to give him fresh air and sunlight.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Misbah Khan
From his sickbed, eight-year-old Ukasha could see his siblings play with a ball in the courtyard. His head hurt and his body felt too heavy to move. Ukasha had typhoid fever – an illness he should have recovered from in days. It had been a month. At its worst, typhoid can kill. Ukasha’s family were anxious, even moving his bed outside to give him fresh air and sunlight. Now he could sit up, smile at the view in front of him and even finally eat his favourite food, eggs.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
thebureauinvestigates.com | Misbah Khan
Drug-resistant infections are expected to kill three people a minute over the next 25 years, according to a major new study. A total of 39 million people are predicted to die between 2025 and 2050 because of conditions that have become untreatable by antibiotics. The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, lays bare the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which makes common infections such as sepsis and pneumonia unresponsive to the drugs typically used to treat them.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
premiumtimesng.com | Misbah Khan
Naveed, a 25-year-old civil servant, lies in a Pakistan hospital recovering from major surgery after an accident on a building site. In the same ward, 47-year-old Malik, who cut his foot crossing the road, is now coming to terms with an emergency amputation. Ahamba, a nine-day-old baby in Nigeria, has been fighting an infection since she was born. And in the United States, Tamara, 39, lives in fear of the recurrent infections that have made her life a misery.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Misbah Khan
Naveed, a 25-year-old civil servant, lies in a Pakistan hospital recovering from major surgery after an accident on a building site. In the same ward, 47-year-old Malik, who cut his foot crossing the road, is now coming to terms with an emergency amputation. Ahamba, a nine-day-old baby in Nigeria, has been fighting an infection since she was born. And in the United States, Tamara, 39, lives in fear of the recurrent infections that have made her life a misery.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
thebureauinvestigates.com | Misbah Khan
Microbes are tiny organisms that are largely invisible to the naked eye. Bacteria, fungi and viruses are all types of microbes. Most are harmless. Some, however, can cause infections that make us ill. A lot of infections are self-limiting, meaning our bodies can overcome them on their own. But sometimes we need help, especially if our immune system isn’t strong enough. This is more often the case in elderly people, newborn babies or people who are already sick.
