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WHO South-Asia chief shares 'quick bite' with mother Sheikh Hasina ahead o
Updated : 2 years ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) South-Asia Regional Director Saima Wazed shared a picture with her mother, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the oath ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday.
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World No Tobacco Day: Global youth calls for tobacco industry to stop targ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
On this World No Tobacco Day, the youth across the world called for the tobacco industry to stop targeting them with products that are harmful to their health.
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Asia-Pacific countries sound alarm and commit to tackling antimicrobial re
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
To foster collaboration and partnership with the rest of the world, the paper will be taken to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in New York in September 2024, the release added.
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WHO chief addresses World Health Assembly, mentions Global Traditional Med
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday mentioned about the Global Traditional Medicine Centre established in India, and the first global summit on traditional medicine.
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India providing strength to SEARO region on affordable medical counter mea
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Apurva Chandra stressed that India, by being the pharma capital of the world, is providing strength to the SEARO region on affordable medical counter measures.
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WHO Chief, Union Health Secy perform yoga at 'Walk the Talk' event in Gene
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahead of International Yoga Day, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra and World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus performed yoga aasanas at the 'Walk the Talk' Yoga session event held in Geneva.
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Serum Institute of India ships its first batch of Malaria vaccines to Afri
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a major feat, the Serum Institute of India (SII) has shipped its first set of R21/Matrix-M Malaria vaccine doses to the Africa region, which has a sizable disease burden.
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Efforts to prevent, control hypertension need to be further strengthened t
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Saima Wazed, on the occasion of World Hypertension Day, emphasised that the efforts to prevent and control hypertension need to be further strengthened to meet global and national targets.
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AstraZeneca reaffirms vaccine safety amidst rare side effect concerns
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
An AstraZeneca spokesperson stated, "Our sympathy goes out to anyone who has lost loved ones or reported health problems. Patient safety is our highest priority, and regulatory authorities have clear and stringent standards to ensure the safe use of all medicines, including vaccines."
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"We do see side effects but protection from vaccines is extremely higher":
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Medical expert Dr MV Padma Srivastava said that there are rare cases of side effects from vaccines adding that the occurring percentage of the side effects is "very low."
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Focus on preventing occupational accidents, diseases: WHO Regional Directo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Addressing the issue and marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work to be observed on April 28, Wazed highlighted the significance of this day in promoting the fundamental right of all workers to a safe and healthy environment.
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FSSAI examining charges against Nestle on adding sugar in baby foods: Govt
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The investigation done by Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation reveals that despite stringent guidelines by the World Health Organization's (WHO) banning added sugars in baby food products, Nestle's baby food product Cerelac has been found to contain an average of nearly 3 grams of
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