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Right care at right time can save 30 million newborn every year: UNICEF
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Around 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick each year and need speacialised care to survive, reveals a new report by a global coalition that includes United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Health
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Malaria cases declined by 24% in India: WHO report
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 20 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) in a report stated that India is the only country to have recorded a substantial decline in malaria cases in 2017 out of the 11 highest burden countries worldwide.
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Dengue - A continuing global threat
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue viruses. Each year, an estimated 400 million people globally are infected with the virus; about 100 million get progressively sick and 2.5 percent of those patients die. It is the
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Strengthen emergency medical teams for better response to disasters: WHO
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday called upon countries in its South-East Asia Region to strengthen emergency medical teams, to be better prepared to respond to public health emergencies.
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Rural sanitation coverage rises 89% under Swachh Bharat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) progress report conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has said that India's rural sanitation coverage escalated to 89.07 percent till August 2.
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'Doctors continue to bear the brunt of social aggression'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): With India possessing a mere 9.09 percent of the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended doctor density per 1000 people, frayed tempers and impatience have been manifesting themselves in various forms of aggression and violence against doctors.
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WHO just declared 'gaming disorder' as official
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): Do you feel you have no control when you are gaming? Are you putting your game ahead of everything? Well, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), you may be suffering from 'gaming disorder'.
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Undiagnosed hypertension one of leading risk factors for deaths
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes have overtaken communicable diseases as the leading causes of mortality in urban areas, as per a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
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WHO plans to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply.
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Mass vaccinations can't prevent Ebola outbreaks
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Kongo. However, a recent research suggests prophylactic mass vaccination programmes are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent the disease.
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'Your health is in your hands'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 04 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day - a timely reminder of the role of careful hand-washing in enhancing the safety and quality of healthcare facilities for all - will be marked on Saturday.
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Centre makes serious efforts to curb air pollution after WHO report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Following, the World Health Organisation (WHO) report on listing 14 most polluted cities in the world located in India, the Centre on Wednesday made serious efforts to deal with air pollution.
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