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Bangladesh eliminates visceral leishmaniasis, Maldives interrupts leprosy
Updated : 2 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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Hospitals in Gaza Strip at a breaking point, warns WHO
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip is at a breaking point. A release issued by the WHO said that time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if fuel and life-saving health and humanitarian supplies cannot be urgently deliv
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World Mental Health Day: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right says WHO
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal on Tuesday said that this year's theme of the World Mental Health Day, Mental Health is a Universal Human Right, calls for WHO, Member States and partners to accelerate efforts in mental health in a human-rights based approach.
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Afghanistan earthquake: UNGA President offers condolences to victims' fami
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Herat and surrounding regions were shaken by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks on Saturday. The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025.
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Malaria vaccine co-developed by Serum Institute will bridge supply gap: Ad
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India (SII) has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO), SII chief Adar Poonawalla said that the combined efforts of both of them have come to fruition.
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WHO recommends Malaria vaccine made by Oxford University and Serum Institu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after meeting required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
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