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8 African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo] June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight African countries have so far reported confirmed monkeypox cases, with several more countries reporting suspected cases, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti Thursday.
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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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Global Centre for traditional medicine in India could be game-changer: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): With India set to establish WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region has called it a "game-changer."
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Emergence of variants reminder that pandemic far from over: WHO Regional D
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, South-East Asia Region Director, World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday said that the risk of COVID-19 remains high globally, adding that the emergence of variants is a reminder that the pandemic is far from over.
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Can't dismiss as 'mild', Omicron spreading faster than other Covid-19 vari
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region on Thursday said that Omicron appears to be spreading faster than any other previous variant and added that one should
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South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to cur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI): As India confirmed two cases of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Friday said that countries in South-East Asia Region should further strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail the spread of the virus and its variants.
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Omicron cases found in South-East Asia region 'not unexpected' in view of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 2 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry confirmed two COVID-19 cases of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in Karnataka on Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was 'not unexpected' in South-East Asia Region while emphasising the need for all countries to step u
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WHO says rising pace of Covid-19 transmission in Europe of 'grave concern'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday raised "grave concern" about the rising pace of Covid transmission in Europe.
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WHO Regional Director congratulates India for emergency use listing of Cov
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI): World Health Organisation's South-East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has congratulated India on the Emergency Use Listing of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin on Wednesday.
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India's 100 cr COVID vaccination due to strong political leadership: WHO R
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21: On the occasion of India's 100 crore vaccination milestone, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia said that India's progress must be viewed in the context of the country's commendable commitment and efforts to ensure that these lif
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WHO regional director congratulates India for administering over 1 billion
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of World Health Organization South-East Asia on Thursday congratulated India for administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country.
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Countries have to rebuild health systems when government revenues are unde
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 6 (ANI): As the five-day Regional Committee meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Region began on Monday, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director of World Health Organization South-East Asia emphasised that countries have to rebuild their health systems at a ti
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