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Mandaviya raises concern at global forum over WHO's report on COVID excess
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] [India], May 23 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday raised concerns over the WHO's recent exercise on all-cause excess mortality in India in the 75th session of the World Health Assembly held at the global body's Geneva headquarters.
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BJP questions WHO's methodology of projecting COVID death estimates, says
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday questioned the process of the World Health Organization (WHO) in projecting excess mortality estimates due to COVID, and said that the source of the data must have accuracy while also stating that the health body itself does
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ICMR DG questions WHO's COVID death estimates for India
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): After World Health Organization's (WHO) excess mortality estimates for COVID, the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said the country has systemic data pool and it does not need to rely on "modellin
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India objects to WHO using mathematical models for excess COVID mortality
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India has strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the World Health Organization (WHO) for projecting excess mortality estimates concerning coronavirus and has said that authentic data is available.
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NITI Aayog member denies claims around inflated COVID deaths, says CRS rep
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The number of deaths 4.75 lakh in 2020 reported by the Civil Registration System 2020 (CRS) shows 'the truth' around the fatalities reported and it further helps in analysing the mortality load of the country, said Dr VK Paul member of (Health) Niti Aayog o
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Study finds women and low-income patients have higher mortality rates afte
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], April 24 (ANI): According to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, female patients and those living in low-income areas have higher mortality rates after cardiovascular and thoracic procedures.
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Pakistan: Urban-rural disparity continues despite a fall in Infant Mortali
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Pakistan's latest demographic survey shows a brief downswing in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in all regions, indicating the socio-economic conditions, cultural factors, and the status of hygiene and utilisation of medical services in the country.
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'Speculative, misinformed': Centre dismisses report claiming COVID-19 mort
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Government of India on Friday dismissed a recently published article in a "reputed international journal" that provided estimates of all-cause excess mortality for a number of countries based on a mathematical modelling exercise and said that the report
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Death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase under global warmi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 7 (ANI): According to a study by researchers from UCL and the University of Reading, it was found that the death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming.
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92 pc of COVID deaths in 2022 so far were among unvaccinated individuals:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Stating that COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in mortality prevention has been measured, the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday that one dose is 98.9 per cent effective and if both doses are administered then its efficacy increases to 99.3 per cent.
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World Birth Defects Day: WHO seeks to raise awareness, intensifies measure
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has defined birth defects as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life. They can be identified during pregnancy, at birth and at times, detected only later. Birth d
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Media reports claiming COVID-19 mortality higher than official counts are
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday denied media reports alleging that mortality due to COVID-19 in India is much higher than the official count and said that fallacious and completely inaccurate, adding that, they are based on speculat
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