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Mpox is no longer a "global health emergency": World Health Organisation
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
He said that on Wednesday, the emergency committee for mpox met and recommended him that the multi-country outbreak of mpox no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern.
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New WHO manual aims to strengthen pedestrian safety
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Walking brings health, transport and environmental benefits, but roads remain unsafe for pedestrians everywhere. Over 3,10,000 pedestrians were killed in crashes in 2016, accounting for 23 per cent of all global deaths. Per kilometre travelled pedestrians face a nine times higher risk of dea
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WHO chief calls situation in Sudan "heartbreaking," says peace only soluti
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) condemned the loss of lives in Sudan on Thursday as clashes continue to deepen between the army and the paramilitaries in the country.
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WHO releases largest global collection of health inequality data
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The data from the repository showed that, in just a decade, the rich-poor gap in health service coverage among women, newborns and children in low- and middle-income countries has nearly halved. They also reveal that, in these countries, eliminating wealth-related inequality in under-five mo
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India is very well-poised to lead G20 countries: WHO representative to Ind
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO)'s India representative, Roderico Ofrin on Wednesday said that India is very well-poised to lead the G20 countries as it has well-invested in areas of health emergency preparedness and response architecture.
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WHO calls for intensified actions to eradicate TB in South East Asia
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
On World Tuberculosis Day (TB), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for intensified actions to eradicate the disease in the South East Asian region which bears the world's highest TB burden.
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International community lauds India's G20 presidency
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Recently, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official lauded India for the manner in which it is leading its G20 presidency at the Health Working Group meeting and described it as an "exciting moment in history", adding that it has lifted up the voice of the Global South.
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UN, WHO dispatch forces, medical aid for quake-hit Turkey
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations (UN) and World Health Organisation (WHO) in a humanitarian effort have dispatched emergency response teams and Medical Teams to Turkey for rescue and relief after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake claimed numerous lives.
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Drugs standards body collects AMBRONOL syrup samples after WHO recommends
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the World Health Organisation (WHO) made a recommendation against using two cough syrups made by Noida-based Marion Biotech on account of their "substandard quality", Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on Thursday collected four samples of AMBRONOL syrup for investigation.<
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Pakistan: Karachi hospital confirms 6 cases of Omicron sub-variant XBB
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The XBB is a highly contagious subvariant of COVID-19's Omicron strain, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The XBB variant had a higher reinfection risk, as compared to other circulating Omicron sublineages, the Dawn report said.
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Covid lockdowns imposed in China affect mental health of many people: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The lockdowns imposed by the Chinese government for controlling Covid-19 is proving dangerous for its own citizens, and millions of citizens are suffering from critical mental health issues, Geopolitica.info a study centre on geopolitics and international relations reported.
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India should have strong regulatory system to remain leader in generic med
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Chief Scientist at World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it's very important for India to have a strong regulatory system to remain a leader in the generic medicine and vaccines space.
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