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Trump threatens to cut off permanent funding for WHO, reconsider US member
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the global health body.
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Harsh Vardhan to represent India at 73rd World Health Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will represent India at the two-day World Health Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO) commencing from Monday.
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Battle looms at WHO meeting as countries may push for inquiry into China's
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO), which has been on the front line coordinating the fight against the Covid-19, will be facing a similar battle when its decision-making body gathers, virtually, for its annual meeting on Monday, amid hightened tensions b
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WHO says 8 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trial
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): A total of eight vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are in the clinical trial while another 110 are in various stages of development across the globe, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) data.
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WHO says rare inflammatory disease in children could be linked to coronavi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 16 (ANI): A rare inflammatory disease in children that may be linked to the novel coronavirus is presenting a "confused picture" and doctors and world leaders need to be alert about it, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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WHO executive director says Coronavirus may never go away
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 14 (ANI): Senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official, Michael J Ryan on Wednesday said the coronavirus may become another just another virus in the world community like HIV infection, and may never go away.
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ICMR fast-tracks roll out of global COVID-19 'Solidarity' trial
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New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has fast-tracked the roll out of the global 'Solidarity' trial launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help in finding an effective treatment for COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: How 'circuit breaker' Singapore searches for treatment, vacci
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 11 (ANI): It has been about two months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic on March 11.
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7-member team sent to Odisha's Ganjam for strengthening containment, medic
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): A seven-member team, led by Director Health Services, with representatives from World Health Organisation (WHO) and Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), is being sent to Ganjam district for strengthening containment, surveillance and medical res
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China's threats to economic collusion over Aussies' demand for pandemic in
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Australia's demands for an investigation into the origins of coronavirus as well as a review of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn daggers between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chinese President Xi Jinping, raising threats to further squeeze the
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Combating COVID-19: WHO to hold emergency committee meeting on Thursday
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) will convene an emergency meeting on coronavirus on Thursday, said its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday.
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4,982 more global deaths due to COVID-19, toll nears 200,000: WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has increased over the past 24 hours by nearly 5,000 to top 198,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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