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India is in grip of silent epidemic of excess salt consumption, says ICMR-
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends consuming less than 5 grams of salt per person per day. Studies show that the average intake in India remains high, around 9.2 grams per day in urban areas and 5.6 grams in rural areas, both exceeding the recommended limit.
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UAE, WHO launch humanitarian initiative to combat malnutrition among women
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As part of the strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation for Humanitarian Works has launched a humanitarian initiative to combat malnutrition among children and women in Socotra Island in Yemen.
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India partners with WHO to mainstream Ayush globally through agreement on
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a landmark development poised to transform the global standing of traditional medicine systems, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 24, according to the official statement.
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"Grateful for India's support to World Health Organisation": WHO Chief Ghe
Updated : 10 months 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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World Health Organisation adopts first global Pandemic Agreement
Updated : 10 months ago IST
In a move aimed at safeguarding global health, Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have unanimously adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly.
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"Proud moment for nation": JP Nadda after WHO awards India for eliminating
Updated : 10 months ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus awarded India the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
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UAE urgently evacuates 188 patients, family members from Gaza
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide treatment and healthcare to 1,000 wounded Palestinian children and 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip in UAE hospitals, the UAE - in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) -
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Over 3,700 dead, nearly 5,100 injured in twin earthquakes in Myanmar: WHO
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
More than 3,700 people have lost their lives and nearly 5,100 have been injured, with 114 people still missing and tens of thousands displaced and living in makeshift tents, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new statistic on the victims of two powerful earthquakes in Myanmar.
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Cholera should not be killing anyone in 21st century: WHO
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Philippe Barboza, cholera team lead at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that this year already, 1,00,000 cholera cases and 1,300 deaths had been reported.
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UAE conducts urgent medical evacuation of 188 injured people, family membe
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 24th evacuation flight has arrived in the United Arab Emirates at dawn on Friday - in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) - carrying 81 injured people and cancer patients from the Gaza Strip, half of whom are children.
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Saima Wazed highlights achievements of South East Asia, gives call to end
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South East Asia, Saima Wazed expressed confidence towards the commitment to end tuberculosis (TB) on World TB Day 2025.
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UNICEF, WHO to continue mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have launched an emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025.
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