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WHO, experts meet to strategise strengthening community engagement; resili
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"Strengthening the WHO's engagement with communities to enhance health outcomes and protect against emergencies is a top priority," said Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia.
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China warns against 'manipulation' of WHO COVID-19 origin probe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 15 (ANI): A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a launch of an expert group to study the origins of COVID-19, China on Thursday warned against "political manipulation" of the fresh investigation by the global health body.
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Japanese WHO expert voices skepticism on China's theory 'virus intruded' i
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 25 (ANI): A Japanese expert from the World Health Organization (WHO), who visited Wuhan as part of the investigative team to look into the origins of COVID-19, has voiced skepticism on China's stance that the virus had originally entered the country from abroad throug
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WHO believes badgers, rabbits could have spread COVID-19 to humans
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) experts investigating the pandemic's origins suggest that ferret badgers and rabbits, which were sold at a Wuhan market in China, could have played a role in spreading the novel coronavirus to humans, The Wall S
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Countries struggling with COVID-19 vaccine supply, distribution, says WHO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] January 26 (ANI): All countries are having issues with the supply and distribution of vaccines against COVID-19, said Mike Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, on Monday.
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WHO expert says no need to prioritise vaccination of Tokyo Olympics partic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan, has said that there was no need to prioritize the vaccination of the athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for Ju
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10 WHO experts arrive at Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): A team of 10 World Health Organisation (WHO) experts arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, where it began a year ago.
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IMA endorses safety, efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, requests its 3.5 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Endorsing the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday announced that it has decided to actively take part in the mission of COVID vaccination programme rolled out by Government of India.
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WHO experts to visit China on Thursday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): An international expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to arrive in China on Thursday to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientists on the origin of the novel coronavirus, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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WHO says almost all COVID-19 cases develop immune response
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 5 (ANI): Almost 100 per cent of COVID-19 patients develop antibodies no matter the course of the disease, WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove said on Friday.
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WHO expert says agency had no COVID-19 clusters on premises
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered no cases of coronavirus transmissions on the premises, the technical lead on COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Monday after the director-general had gone into self-quarantine.
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WHO experts arrive in China to find COVID-19 source
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): Two experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in China for research on the source of the new coronavirus, the country's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying confirmed on Monday.
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