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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.…
- India
Deaths in Gambia due to Indian cough syrups serious issue: WHO chief scientist
Pune: Chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said the death of children in Gambia, potentially linked to four Indian-made cough syrups, was a serious issue. Swaminathan…
- World
Covid-19 still international health emergency: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that Covid-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came although the number…
- 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…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi warns against use of Indian cough syrups
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Health — Abu Dhabi (DoH) confirmed that the four cough syrups manufactured by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited (MPL) are not available across all healthcare sectors in the…
- 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
India in touch with Gambia over deaths linked to cough syrup
New Delhi: India is in touch with the Gambia in the wake of a WHO report that potentially linked the death of 66 children in that country to four Indian-made cough syrups.…
- 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
Maiden Pharmaceuticals does not sell products in India, says Govt
New Delhi: The Central government is continuously taking all the updates and monitoring State regulatory authorities under whose jurisdiction lies the drug manufacturing unit Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd whose products are under the…
- 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’,…
- World
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…
- Pakistan
WHO warns of ‘second disaster’ in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed grave fears and serious concerns over what it termed to be a “second disaster” in the flood-hit Pakistan, where massive areas are left with…
- Pakistan
WHO warns of ‘second disaster’ in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed grave fears and serious concerns over what it termed to be a “second disaster” in the flood-hit Pakistan, where massive areas are left with…
- World
WHO warns of future waves of Covid-19 infection
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that future coronavirus waves are expected and that governments across the world need to remain vigilant and ready to respond to any threat that…