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WHO dispels hoax on monkeypox link with gay sex
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 1 (ANI): 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 to them after WHO's earlier statement triggered a hoax that might have demonised the LGBTQ comm
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Chandigarh University student invents AI-based Smart Stick 'Netra' to make
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): According to a report by the World Health Organization, there are currently 28.5 Crore people in the world who are visually impaired. Among those, 3.90 Crore people are blind whereas 24.60 Crore people are living with low vision or visu
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Monkeypox: Men who have sex with men advised to reduce number of sexual pa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29 (ANI): As the cases of monkeypox surged among men who have sex with men, the World Health Organization on Wednesday called to limit exposure to the virus by reducing the number of sex partners and reconsidering sex with new partners.
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Bring hepatitis care closer to people: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Thursday called for making quality hepatitis care affordable, accessible, and integrated into primary health care, to bring these lifesaving services closer to people and accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis in the
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WHO chief advices reducing sex partners to limit exposure to monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised men to consider reducing their sexual partners for a moment after the UN health agency declared the growing monkeypox outbreak among men who have sex with
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Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists here on Wednesday.
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WHO donates 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday donated 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda to help with the African country's response to the infectious disease.
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Can Monkeypox spread through Sex? Check what experts have to say
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After monkeypox was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, concerns have emerged about sexual behaviour considering that the virus can be spread through close contact of any kind, including through kissing, touching, oral and
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World witnessing unexpected emergence of Monkeypox: WHO's Dr Poonam Khetra
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal, Regional Director of the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region on Monday said that the world is witnessing an unexpected emergence of Monkeypox.
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White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat Monkeypox outbr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the Monkeypox virus a public health emergency of international concern, the White House said that a coordinated international response is the need of the hour to end Monkeypox spread and protect
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WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 23 (ANI): Looking at the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries, the World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO reconvenes emergency committee meeting as Monkeypox cases exceed 14,00
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak.
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