World Health Organisation
- 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…
- Health
World Health Organisation dispels hoax on monkeypox link with gay sex
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated in its public health advisory for gays and men who have sex with men that the risk of monkeypox is not just limited…
- World
Floods affect 7.2million people in Bangladesh: United Nations
Dhaka: An estimated 7.2 million people have been severely affected in Bangladesh following devastating flash floods which began in May with a second wave starting around June 15, the UN said. In…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi, Dubai urge health entities to monitor monkeypox virus
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Department of Health and Dubai Health Authority urged medical facilities on Friday to remain vigilant over monkeypox, in notices issued on Friday. A circular from Dubai Health Authority…
