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1.5 million deaths directly attributed to diabetes every year: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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'Yoga for all', advises WHO Regional Director
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia said that yoga has helped hundreds of millions of people from various countries and cultures during the COVID-19 pandemic in staying healthy as well as highlighted that yoga is for all of h
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World Blood Donor Day: WHO urges blood donors to 'Join the effort' to save
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): To mark World Blood Donor Day, WHO has urged potential blood donors in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to "join the effort" to save lives, improve health and advance health equity by making regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donations.
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WHO urges Indians to get COVID-19 vaccination at first opportunity
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for South East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Sunday issued a word of caution as India is witnessing a 'plateau' in daily COVID-19 cases, advising the people to get jabbed at the first available opportunit
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