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Self-Care for New Moms & Kids Under 5' spotlights motherhood, featurin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17: Reckitt, a global leader in consumer health and hygiene, has partnered with Plan India to launch the "Self Care for New Moms and Kids Under 5" initiative. This initiative focuses on improving maternal and child health in Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath in Gujarat, Dhule
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Fighting the Silent Killer: Micro Labs Rolls Out Nationwide Hypertension C
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15: High blood pressure, a silent killer, threatens India's public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that one-third of deaths in India are attributable to non-communicable diseases, with cardiovascular diseases leading the way. Hypertension is the mos
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FSSAI examining charges against Nestle on adding sugar in baby foods: Govt
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The investigation done by Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation reveals that despite stringent guidelines by the World Health Organization's (WHO) banning added sugars in baby food products, Nestle's baby food product Cerelac has been found to contain an average of nearly 3 grams of
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International Women's Day: WHO director urges to "invest in women" to acce
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ahead of International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8, Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Southeast Asia, underscored the urgent need to prioritize investments in women to propel progress towards gender equality.
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WHO launches newborn screening initiative in Southeast Asia
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the implementation guidance in the Southeast Asia Region, emphasizing universal screening of newborns for hearing impairment, eye abnormalities, and neonatal jaundice.
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'Every journey matters,' WHO urges global action on World Birth Defects Da
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As the world commemorates World Birth Defects Day 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) directs attention to the pivotal theme, "Every Journey Matters."
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Takeda Accelerates Access to its Dengue Vaccine Through 'Make in India' Ma
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Singapore, February 27: Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced a strategic partnership with Biological E. Limited, a leading vaccines and biologics company in India, to manufacture Takeda's dengue vaccine, TAK-003. The partnership marks a crucial step in the fight against the global publ
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Study reveals how innovative chemotherapy approach works against lung canc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Lung cancer is not the most frequent type of cancer, but it is by far the most deadly. Despite therapies such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, only about a quarter of all persons with the disease will live more than five years following diagnosis, and the World Health Organiz
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Over 286,000 afflicted with respiratory illness in Afghanistan since Janua
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The World Health Organization has announced that more than 286,000 people have been afflicted with respiratory illness in Afghanistan since the beginning of January 2024. Among those, 668 people have lost their lives.
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Mansukh Mandaviya addresses WHO's Global Initiative on Digital Health laun
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday virtually addressed the public launch event of the World Health Organization's Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH).
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Saima Wazed takes charge as WHO South-East Asia Regional Director
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Saima Wazed assumed charge as the Regional Director for the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region on Thursday.
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Budget 2024: WHO praises extension of healthcare coverage to ASHA, Anganwa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Health Organization lauded the Budget 2024 announcement extending healthcare coverage to ASHA, Anganwadi workers, and helpers under Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
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