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Afghanistan's health system 'seriously under threat': WHO
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 26 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to a lack of external funding since the change of regime in August 2021.
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WHO board nominates its chief Tedros for re-election in May
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 25 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's Executive Board nominated its chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for re-election as Director-General, a position to be decided at the 75th World Health Assembly in May 2022.
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'If we end inequity, we end COVID-19 pandemic': WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 1 (ANI): As the world enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was confident that the pandemic will end in 2022 "if we end inequity" together.
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Omicron variant leading to tsunami of COVID cases: WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a tsunami of COVID cases.
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Restoring lives through State-of-the-Art Hearing Aids
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI/Target Media): There is good news for the people with hearing disabilities residing in Telangana.
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Customised skincare expert startup Roopayur is eyeing a global level expan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/SRV): An inspiring and promising startup venture, Roopayur, currently has its eyes on overseas expansion possibilities. Incubated by CIIE.CO Smart Seed and built at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad, the skin care startup has been capable o
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COVID vaccine booster doses can't be ticket to go ahead with planned celeb
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 22 (ANI): Blanket booster programmes of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than ending it by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate, s
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COVID-19: Unvaccinated people have 'good reason to be concerned' about Omi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that people who are "not fully vaccinated" have "good reason to be concerned" about the spread of the Omicron variant.
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Omicron: Karnataka imposes restrictions on new year celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the new year celebrations at public places will take place in a restricted manner, with celebrations allowed in restaurants and clubs
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Omicron spreads faster than other coronavirus variants, infects vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that evidence has shown Omicron spreads faster than other coronavirus variants.
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COVID-19: India one of the largest contributors of global solidarity trial
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday said India is one of the largest contributors of the global solidarity trial that is aimed to provide robust results on whether a drug can save lives in patients hospitalized with severe or
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Deliberations ongoing for a global treaty to deal with future pandemics: W
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday said that discussions are taking place at the global level on whether there is need for an in
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