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WHO urges vaccination for health workers as over 115,000 have died
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
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100 cr vaccination mark: WHO chief congratulates PM Modi, scientists, heal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): As India's COVID-19 vaccination drive achieved another milestone with a cumulative administration of over 100 crore vaccine doses on Thursday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Nare
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WHO bestows posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General's award, recognizing the world-changing legacy of this Black American woman who died of cervical cancer, 70 years ago, on 4 October, 1951.
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COVID-19 crisis exacerbates the global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India]/ New York [US], May 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women and skills of midwives are not recognized or prioritized.
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WHO chief welcomes US support for temporary waiver on intellectual propert
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the commitment shown by Joe Biden's administration to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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WHO gives AstraZeneca-Oxford's COVID-19 vaccines emergency use approval
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 16 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) gave emergency use approval (EUA) to two versions of AstraZeneca-Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccines, allowing these shots to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are being produc
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PM Modi, WHO D-G discuss global collaboration against COVID-19, role of tr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and discussed ongoing global collaboration for countering the COVID-19 pandemic
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WHO deeply concerned about impact of COVID-19 on global response to HIV: D
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 7 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) is deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the global response to HIV, its Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
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Deepika Padukone's talk session on mental health with WHO put on hold
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Days after announcing her collaboration with the World Health Organization for a talk on the issue of prioritisation of mental health during coronavirus pandemic, actor Deepika Padukone on Wednesday night said that the session has been put on hold due to "u
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COVID-19: Deepika Padukone, WHO director-general Tedros to discuss mental
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Actor Deepika Padukone on Sunday announced of her teaming up with Dr Tedros, director-general of World Health Organization (WHO) and announced an Instagram live to discuss the importance of mental health during the coronavirus crises.
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WHO an "accomplice" to China in covering up Coronavirus: Former Trump aide
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 07 (ANI): John Bolton, a former advisor to US President Donald Trump, has accused WHO of acting as "an accomplice" of China in concealing information regarding the deadly virus and asked for the resignation of the agency's Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreye
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Coronavirus pandemic: Something more than what meets the eye?
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As the world grapples with coronavirus pandemic, the situation in China where the lethal virus originated last year is gradually improving.
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