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WHO expert calls for faster responseto climate change
Copenhagen: Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), called the current response to climate change “dangerously inconsistent and far too slow” in a statement. “Climate change and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: L V Prasad to pursue AI-based early eye disease detection
Hyderabad: L V Prasad Eye Institute announced its partnership with CognitiveCare’s AI to jointly pursue efforts that advance the early detection of eye diseases and adverse eye conditions in infants and children…
- World
Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland]: Monkeypox continues to meet the International Health Regulations (IHR) criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. “The Emergency Committee…
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WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
Geneva: The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organisation.…
- Middle East
UAE supports Al Makassed hospital in Jerusalem with $25 million
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, worth $25 million, the Emirates…
- World
Rising prices lead to growing civil unrest in Haiti: UN
Geneva: Rising food and fuel prices have led to growing civil unrest in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN agencies warned. Jean-Martin Bauer, Country Director in Haiti for the…
- India
WHO cough syrup alert: Drug inspectors to conduct surprise checks in UP
Lucknow: Drug inspectors in Uttar Pradesh will carry out surprise checks from Friday to seize any pack of the four cough syrups for which the WHO has sounded an alert. A.K. Jain,…
- India
Cough syrup samples collected, sent for checking: Haryana Health Minister
Chandigarh: After a WHO product alert, authorities in Haryana have taken samples of cough syrup from Sonepat-based factory of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, and sent to the Central Drug lLboratory in Kolkata for analysis,…
- India
CDSCO launches probe after WHO issues alert on four Indian cough syrups
New Delhi: After World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued an alert on four India-made cough and cold syrups ‘potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in Gambia’,…
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WHO flags four India-made paediatric cough syrups in west Africa after 66 kids die
Geneva: The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an alert for four “contaminated” India-made medicines, chiefly for paediatric use, identified in the west African nation of The Gambia and found to contain…