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WHO asks China to regularly share data on COVID-19 situation
United Nations: The World Health Organization has again urged China to regularly share specific and real-time data on the COVID-19 situation in the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases after Beijing…
- Hyderabad
Hetero’s COVID-19 oral drug gets WHO pre-qualification
Hyderabad: Leading pharmaceutical company Hetero on Monday announced that it has received the World Health Organization Prequalification of Medicines Programme (WHO PQ) approval for its generic version of COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment…
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Amid Covid resurgence, China’s hospitals seem to be filling up: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that amid an ongoing resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, hospitals across the country seem to be filling up. Addressing the media here…
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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus. “We…
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WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections
Geneva: High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO. For the first time, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use…
- Delhi
WHO: Cervical cancer 4th most common in women, policymakers should move to eliminate
Delhi: The World Health Organization and its member states in the South-East Asia Region and across the world marked the second Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action on Thursday. Cervical cancer is…
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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…
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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…