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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…
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Equalise to end AIDS epidemic: WHO on World AIDS Day
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation has joined the member states and partners in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to highlight the urgent need for equitable access to quality…
- 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.…
- 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…
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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…
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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,…
