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- World
Plague spread risk ‘very low’ amid global concerns: WHO
United Nations: As concerns grew around the world over a plague outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, October 6, that the risk of its spread was “very low”. A…
- World
Can ancient virus return? What 500-year-old smallpox DNA reveals
Oxford: Smallpox is the only human infectious disease to have been eradicated worldwide. Researchers have now recovered fragments of ancient DNA belonging to the variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox, from…
- Middle East
Palestinian man shot dead in Israeli dawn raid in West Bank
West Bank: Israeli forces shot dead a 54-year-old Palestinian man during a dawn raid in the occupied West Bank near Ramallah, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday, September 15. The…
- Hyderabad
H1N1 cases rise in Hyderabad, doctors urge people to be cautious
Hyderabad: Doctors in Hyderabad have raised concerns over the rise in H1N1 flu in the city and called on people to exercise caution. They said hospitals have seen an increase in patients…
- Telangana
Nurse shortage in Telangana plunges state below WHO standard
Hyderabad: Telangana continues to face a shortage of nurses, despite recruiting over 10,000 of them in the past two years. The state has reportedly fallen below World Health Organisation (WHO) standards as…
- India
India approves first dengue prevention vaccine
New Delhi: Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd on Monday, July 20, said it has received market authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for dengue prevention vaccine, QDENGA. QDENGA, the…
- World
WHO chief says Ebola response in DR Congo catching up
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said at a press conference in Geneva that with concerted efforts and coordination, the response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
- World
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in DR Congo complicated by conflict, insecurity
Kinshasa: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was “very complex,” with conflict, insecurity, displacement, food shortages and community mistrust complicating efforts to contain the disease, World Health…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport begins mandatory screening for passengers amid Ebola outbreak
Hyderabad: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), popularly known as Hyderabad airport, started mandatory health screening for passengers amid the global Ebola outbreak. The screening measures started following directions from the Directorate General…
- World
US pledges major Ebola aid surge, slams WHO over delayed alert
Washington: Pledging a major surge in assistance to contain a fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, the Trump Administration sharply criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for what American officials described as…
- World
Congo opens more treatment centres after rare Ebola strain kills 120
Kinshasa: Congo will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organisation is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a…
- World
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Abuja: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, May 17, after more than 300 suspected cases…
- World
Health officials track dozens who left Hantavirus stricken ship after 1st death
Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have…
- World
Suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus on cruise ship in Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World…
- Telangana
Telangana ranks lowest in healthcare worker-to-population ratio in South India
Hyderabad: A report by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) highlighted the shortage of healthcare workers in Telangana. As per the report, the National Health Profile (NHP), the state has the…