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WHO calls for raising surveillance amid global rise in Covid cases
New Delhi: Amid the fresh global rise in Covid-19 cases, majorly due to the JN.1 Covid sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for raising surveillance to tackle the infectious disease.…
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Indian docs support WHO ban on vapes, call on govt to take action
New Delhi: A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments to treat e-cigarettes akin to tobacco and impose a ban on all flavours, health experts in India have called on…
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Closely monitoring H9N2 respiratory illness breakout in China: Centre
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China. There is a low risk…
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WHO asks China for details after surge in respiratory illness among children
Beijing: The WHO on Thursday said it has made an official request to China for detailed information on a spike in respiratory illnesses after the Chinese health authorities reported multiple infectious respiratory…
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WHO visits Al-Shifa hospital, calls it ‘death zone’
Tel Aviv: The World Health Organization (WHO) officials who have visited Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital said that the hospital has become a “death zone”. WHO and other UN agencies that visited the hospital…
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WHO, doctors unite to condemn Israel for ‘near collapse’ of Gaza’s hospitals
New Delhi: Healthcare system in Gaza is on “its knees” and on the verge of “near collapse”, said the medical community while condemning attacks on hospitals, patients and healthcare workers in the…
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1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022: WHO
New Delhi: A whopping 1.1 million children in India missed their routine immunisation against measles in 2022, indicating suboptimal surveillance against the disease, according to a new global report by the World…
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Quitting smoking can lower diabetes risk by 30-40 per cent: WHO
New Delhi: Quitting smoking can lower the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by 30-40 per cent, according to a new brief jointly developed by the WHO, the International Diabetes Federation and the…
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Average of 160 kids dying per day in Gaza: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as the raging Israel-Hamas conflict has completed a month since it erupted on October 7, more than 10,000 people, or some 0.5 per cent…
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Immunisation rates of Yemeni kids plummet amid conflict: WHO
Sanaa: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Yemen is facing a significant drop in immunisation rates among children as millions cannot be reached by routine vaccinations campaigns in the war-torn country.…
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WHO’s move for regulation of AI in healthcare highlights risks: Report
New Delhi: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent considerations for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, highlights the potential challenges associated with using AI tools in the sector, according to…
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Need urgent access to Gaza for relief, medical aid: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Tuesday, October 17, raised an urgent appeal for access to war-stricken Gaza to deliver medical aid and supplies. The UN agency warned about the ongoing conflict…
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Plane with WHO medical supplies for Gaza arrives in Egypt
Cairo: A plane loaded with medical supplies from the WHO for the Gaza Strip reached the El Arish airport in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, said the Egyptian Red Crescent. Khaled Zayed, Head of…
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Afghanistan earthquake toll rises to 2,445
Kabul: The death toll from the massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat and neighboring provinces has increased to 2,445 as rescue officials are racing against time to rescue people from the debris,…
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Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 still around: WHO director general
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. “I would like to highlight two…