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"Grateful for India's support to World Health Organisation": WHO Chief Ghe
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the 78th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva virtually from New Delhi on Tuesday, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed gratitude for India's commitment and support to the WHO
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WHO blames Israel's lengthy checks for death of patient in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Accusing Israel of prolonging the health and rescue mission in Gaza by detaining health workers and attacking aid trucks, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes informed that one patient sustaining grave injuries died due to delay in getting treatment.
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"Gaza's health system is on its knees, collapsing," says WHO chief Tedros
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the healthcare system in Gaza is "on its knees and collapsing" and expressed regret at the failure to pass a resolution in UN security council calling for a ceasefire, CNN reported on Sunday.
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WHO chief Dr Tedros, ILO Director General arrive in India for G20 Summit
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Welcome to India, Director General @WHO @DrTedros, President @ADB_HQ @ADBPresident, and Director-General @ILO @GilbertFHoungbo for the G20 Summit, New Delhi,” posted Bagchi on X.
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Union Minister Mandaviya holds meeting with WHO Chief on sidelines of G20
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the sidelines of the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting which will start on Thursday (today) at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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COVID-19: India one of the largest contributors of global solidarity trial
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday said India is one of the largest contributors of the global solidarity trial that is aimed to provide robust results on whether a drug can save lives in patients hospitalized with severe or
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Deliberations ongoing for a global treaty to deal with future pandemics: W
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday said that discussions are taking place at the global level on whether there is need for an in
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WHO's advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to consider Covaxin's emergency usa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): Dr Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist on Sunday informed that WHO's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covax
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WHO warns of 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta variant surg
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world about the 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta surge.
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'Caution folks': Top WHO scientist flags 'dangerous trend' of mixing COVID
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12 (ANI): Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers is a "dangerous trend" and could lead to chaos as there is limited data on it on the practice, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday.
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15 EU countries recognise Covishield vaccine, says WHO Chief Scientist
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said 15 countries in the European Union (EU) now recognise Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University
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Delta variant 'well on its way' to becoming globally dominant, says WHO Ch
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that the Delta variant is "well on its way" to becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility.
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