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J&K: 21 year-old-man feared drowned in Tawi River of Udhampur
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A youth was feared drowned in the Tawi River in the Dibber area of Udhampur district, an official said on Thursday.
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11 million people suffering from hypertension, diabetes under treatment in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that around 11 million people suffering from hypertension and diabetes are on treatment in India.
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Scientists scramble to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spott
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The new variant, called BA.2.86 and nicknamed Pirola by variant hunters on social media, has more than 30 amino acid changes to its spike protein compared with its next closest ancestor, the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, according to Dr Jesse Bloom, who studies viral evolution at the Fred H
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Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO directo
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO), DG, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid is still around and countermeasures are still required.
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Gujarat will be Mecca of traditional medicine: WHO director general Ghebre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"I believe this is a very unique meeting, a summit on traditional medicine. And I believe that in a few years from now, Gujarat will be the Mecca of traditional medicine," Tedros said.
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G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting: WHO chief hails India for Universal Health
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
At the outset of his address, Dr Tedros thanked India for its gracious hospitality and visionary leadership in hosting the G20 Summit.
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WHO's Poonam Khetrapal Singh calls for collective action towards 'integrat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Singh, while speaking to ANI, said, "WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will look new at the vast potential and applications of traditional medicine amidst important challenges and opportunities to achieve universal health coverage and well-being for people and the planet."
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Union Minister Mandaviya holds meeting with WHO Chief on sidelines of G20
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the sidelines of the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting which will start on Thursday (today) at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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PM Modi welcomes WHO DG, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed WHO (World Health Organisation) DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to India. Prime Minister Modi used the name 'Tulsi Bhai' for Dr Tedros, a name the Prime Minister gave to the Director General on his last visit.
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Traditional medicine can improve people-centred health care: WHO's Poonam
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"The traditional systems of medicine have the potential to improve health, wellness, and people-centred health care. WHO has been collaborating with member countries in the region to strengthen farmer co-vigilance and research capacity. And set benchmarks for training and practices in severa
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Bhutan Youth Development Fund observes Walk the Talk event to create aware
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Bhutan Youth Development Fund in collaboration with the country's Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation on Sunday observed the Walk the Talk event to create awareness and educate people about cervical cancer, The Bhutan Live reported.
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40 pc countries now have completely smoke-free indoor public places: WHO r
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has highlighted that 5.6 billion people, 71 per cent of the world’s population, are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco, five times more than in 2007.
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