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Pak: Warning issued against batch of widely-consumed syrup; recall initiat
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The alert comes as a result of potential health risks associated with the incorrect usage of the syrup, commonly employed in the treatment and prevention of iron deficiency anemia.
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WHO warns of disease outbreak risk among returnees from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it needs USD 10 million to provide essential healthcare services to 7,00,000 migrants and refugees who have entered Afghanistan from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported.
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WHO loses communication with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said that it has lost communication with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, stressing that those who fled the hospital have been reportedly shot, wounded or killed.
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Quake survivors in Afghanistan's Herat devoid of access to basic life nece
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The earthquake survivors in Afghanistan's Herat are devoid of access to basic life necessities and are living under unsanitary conditions, Khaama Press reported, citing a World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
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Bangladesh's Saima Wazed to lead World Health Organization's South-East As
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Saima Wazed has been nominated to lead the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
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Bangladesh eliminates visceral leishmaniasis, Maldives interrupts leprosy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangladesh has become the first country globally to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar, a life-threatening neglected tropical disease.
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WHO Regional Committee for SE Asia holds session in Delhi to accelerate pr
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced today with health ministers and senior delegates from Member countries converging in India to deliberate actions to accelerate progress towards achieving health for all.
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Health Ministers to nominate next WHO Regional Director for South-East Asi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The 76th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, the annual governing body meeting of WHO at the regional level, will be held from October 30 to November 3, 2023, in the national capital.
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53 countries unanimously adopt WHO framework for health workforce in Europ
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The framework comes at a critical time when all countries in the region are struggling to retain and recruit sufficient numbers of health and care workers with the right mix of skills to meet the growing and changing needs of patients.
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Israel-Hamas war: 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt as Rafah crossing op
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Rafah border crossing was opened for a short window on Saturday morning to let 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt. Though many have welcomed the brief reopening, rights groups have asserted that much more aid is needed.
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Israel-Hamas war: WHO mobilises USD 10 mn to support civilians in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his address by acknowledging the shock and sadness felt by the entire WHO team in response to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect heal
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The WHO has "joined the wider United Nations in appealing to Israel to immediately rescind orders for the evacuation of over 1 million people living north of Wadi Gaza," it said in an official statement.
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