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Taiwan chides China for 'shameless lies' over WHO participation issue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 12 (ANI): Taiwan has criticised China for its "shameless lies" as tensions have escalated over Beijing blocking the island from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Covid-19 variant B.1.617 first found in India, detected in 44 countries, s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October last year, had been detected in sequences uploaded "from 44 countries in all six WHO regions".
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Members states to decide on Taiwanese observership at World Health Assembl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): It is up to the 194 member states of the World Health Organization to decide on whether to extend an invitation to Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly, according to WHO.
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French Senate passes resolution to support Taiwan's WHO bid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 8 (ANI): Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the French Senate adopted a resolution in support of Taiwan's participation in international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO).
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G-7 countries back Taiwan's observer status in World Health Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 6 (ANI): Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have come out in support of Taiwan's observer status in the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Researchers find benefits of deworming for expectant mothers to their infa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Researchers from Syracuse University, the World Health Organization, and SUNY Upstate (The State University of New York Upstate Medical University) measured the impact of deworming medicine during pregnancy on the subsequent risk of neonatal mortality and low bi
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WHO gives Emergency Use Authorisation to Moderna's COVID jab
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, adding another shot to its arsenal in the fight against the coronavirus.
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WHO, UNICEF provide equipment, supplies to help India fight pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday said that UN bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are supporting India's response to the pandemic by providing equipment and supplies, including 7,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 nasal devices f
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WHO bolsters support to India to tackle second COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that it has bolstered its COVID-19 response in India by redeploying 2,600 health experts from other programs to counter the recent daily spike in cases and deaths.
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WHO to provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) will provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India which is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and related deaths, a spokesperson of the global health body said on Tuesday.
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Covid-19 pandemic long way from over, warns WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 13 (ANI): There have been now seven consecutive weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases and four weeks of increasing deaths globally, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is '
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Scientists call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): A group of international scientists called for a new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 on Wednesday after China and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a scrutinized report last week concluding that the virus most likely came from wildlife inst
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