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WHO donates medical supplies worth $9 mn to Malawi
Lilongwe: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated assorted medical supplies, including drugs worth $9 million , to the government of Malawi to support the country’s public hospitals. When presenting the donation…
- Middle East
Gaza health ministry briefs WHO delegation on health situation
Tel Aviv: Gaza Deputy Minister of Health Dr Yousef Abu Al-Rish on Monday briefed the Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator in Palestine McGoldrick and the World Health Organization (WHO) delegation about the catastrophic health…
- Delhi
Air pollution in Delhi goes up 100 times over WHO’s limits
London: Air pollution reached the near-maximum level possible in Delhi on Friday as the national capital was blanketed by a thick layer of toxic haze, marking the start of the annual smog…
- World
Aspartame to be declared carcinogen by WHO’s cancer research arm
The world’s most-used artificial sweetener, aspartame, is set to be declared a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm. Aspartame is used as a sweetener in a plethora of…
- Middle East
Qatar elected as President of WHO executive board
Doha: Qatar was elected as the president of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board, due to its ongoing support for the global entity’s efforts, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. This…
- Health
Explained: What is Disease X, tagged as more lethal next pandemic?
New Delhi: Even as Covid-19 is seeing a decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the threat of an “inevitable” next pandemic of “Disease X”, raising concerns across the globe.…
- Telangana
WEF, WHO to set up in Telangana soon, says IT minister KTR
Hyderabad: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have chosen Telangana for setting up their projects at Genome Valley, announced Telangana IT and Industries minister KT Rama Rao…
- World
No safe limit of alcohol consumption for health, WHO analysis shows
New Delhi: There is no safe limit to alcohol consumption and any amount of drinking can severely impact one’s health, according to a statement published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad stands 4th among India’s most polluted cities
Hyderabad: Among major Indian cities, Hyderabad is ranked as the fourth most polluted city after Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai and it is the most polluted mega city in the southern part of…
- India
Jaishankar speaks to Gambian counterpart on cough syrup deaths
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Thursday spoke to his Gambian counterpart Dr. Mamadou Tangara and conveyed condolences on the deaths of young children allegedly linked to the contaminated…
- India
Govt panel to study WHO reports on child deaths linked to Indian syrups
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday formed a four-member panel of experts to examine the details and adverse event reports received from the WHO on the deaths of 66 children in 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,…
- Kolkata
Haryana sends samples to lab after WHO alert on cough syrups made by Sonipat firm
Chandigarh: Samples of four cough syrups manufactured by a Sonipat-based firm have been sent to the Central Drugs Laboratory in Kolkata for examination, Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij said Thursday, a day…
- World
Probe ordered after WHO links children’s deaths in Gambia to made-in-India cough syrup
New Delhi: A probe has been initiated by India’s drug regulator after the WHO issued an alert saying cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm could potentially be linked to the death…
- World
Global COVID cases surpass 600 mn: WHO
Geneva: The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 600 million, a grim milestone in the pandemic that is still continuing after it first broke out in early 2020, according to the latest data…
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