This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson and at 1,300

hours GMT on Tuesday, the 8th of July, these are our main stories. The first ever malaria

treatment for babies and under fives has been approved with a rollout in African countries in

weeks. The Red Cross says Gaza's overwhelmed health system has seen a huge rise in

injuries and deaths linked to controversial aid distribution sites backed by Israel. At least 50 people

have been killed in an attack by gunmen in central Nigeria. Also in this podcast,

this divided opinion

Some support her decision

Other think it's just a step too far

She shouldn't have done it without the approval of her husband

The internet piles in

After a South Korean actress becomes pregnant

Against her ex-husband's wishes

Using an embryo created with him

During the marriage.

We don't often begin this podcast with good news, but today is an exception, because the first

malaria treatment that can be given to babies and to very young children has been approved

and could be rolled out in African

countries within weeks. Until now, the only option for under fives was to give them versions

formulated for older children, which came with the risk of overdosing. And even so, an estimated

450,000 babies and toddlers die in Africa every year from malaria-related illnesses.

Dr. Caroline Bolton, Global Malaria Programme Head at Novartis, gave us a sense of the scale of the problem.

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