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Formation of a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to address "Disease X
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Institute of One Health (NIOH), currently being established in Nagpur, will feature a specialised National Outbreak Response Team aimed at swiftly identifying and analysing the root causes of disease outbreaks.
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Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progr
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Immunisation efforts are increasingly at risk as misinformation, population growth, ongoing humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardise progress and leave millions of children, adolescents, and adults at risk, warned WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunisation Week (April 24-30).
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WHO warns of disease outbreak risk following Myanmar earthquake
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over the potential outbreak of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and hepatitis following the recent earthquake in Myanmar, citing damage to water and sanitation infrastructure and limited access to clean water.
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WHO's new fund raising mechanism seeks USD 7 bn for global health challeng
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Taking to his social media platform X, the WHO chief said that the world is facing a difficult time with multiple overlapping challenges of conflict, climate change, displacement, poverty, inequality, polarization, disease outbreaks, the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, and me
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Serum Institute of India joins CEPI global network to boost production of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The world's largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute of India Private Ltd (SII), is joining a growing Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) network of vaccine producers in the Global South to support more rapid, agile, and equitable responses to future public health
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Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data shows that climate change is changing forests differently across the country. With increasing temperatures, intensifying droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks wreaking havoc on trees, researchers warn that forests in the American West are facin
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Study finds paxlovid treatment does not lower risk of long Covid
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) did not decrease the chance of developing long COVID in vaccinated, non-hospitalized patients during their initial COVID-19 infection, according to a team of UC San Francisco researchers. They also discovered a larger number of people with acute symptoms reb
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Save the Children issues warning on disease outbreaks among children retur
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The organisation voiced its concerns, unveiling a report that highlights the escalating cases of disease among the thousands of migrants returning from Pakistan.
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WHO warns of disease outbreak risk among returnees from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it needs USD 10 million to provide essential healthcare services to 7,00,000 migrants and refugees who have entered Afghanistan from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Do you know gut bacteria protects against diarrhoeal disease? Study finds
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to recent research from the University of East Anglia, the bacteria in your stomach may have an impact on how severe a diarrheal illness is.
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Farmer behaviour is crucial in management of livestock diseases: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers highlighted how changes in farmer conduct can impact disease outbreak prevention.
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Farmer behaviour plays essential role in managing livestock diseases: Stud
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study published in Preventative Veterinary Medicine demonstrated how changes in farmer attitude can effect disease outbreak prevention. Farmer behaviour, particularly vaccination and other preventative measures, is crucial to the effectiveness of responses to livestock disease outbreaks su
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