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WHO chief urges global leaders to invest in COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged global leaders to invest in COVID-19 vaccines as a step to bring an end to the ongoing pandemic.
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World Malaria Report 2020: India continues to make impressive gains in re
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 2 (ANI): India continues to make impressive gains in the reduction of Malaria as per the World Malaria Report 2020 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday.
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We need to know origin of Covid-19 virus, don't politicise probe, WHO chie
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 30 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday urged leaders not to politicise the hunt for the origins of the novel coronavirus as it will not help in unearthing the truth of the virus.
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India pitches for reforms in WHO, global institutions at SCO meeting
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): India on Monday, during a meeting of the Shangai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) Council of heads of states pitched for reforms in global institutions, including the World Health Organisation and reworking of development strategies to face a post-Covid-
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Venezuela's COVID-19 case tally tops 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of registered cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venezuela has exceeded 100,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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WHO advises against use of remdesivir for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday has advised against the use of remdesivir in patients hospitalised for coronavirus treatment.
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WHO confirms 65 coronavirus cases among headquarters staff since beginning
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): The World Health Organisation on Monday (local time) revealed that 65 members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
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WHO concerned about spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe, Americas: Director
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned about surging COVID-19 cases in various countries, especially in Europe and the Americas, despite encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on
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WHO confirms 657,312 coronavirus cases worldwide in single day
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has risen by 657,312 within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the outbreak of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation said on Saturday.
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WHO to set up Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the World Health Organisation is establishing the WHO Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India.
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Worldwide Measles surge to 23-year high in 2019, killing over 200,000: UNI
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Deaths from the childhood disease measles last year increased 50 pe rcent from 2016 levels, with this year's coronavirus pandemic threatening another spike in cases by curtailing global vaccination programs, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) war
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WHO chief Tedros thanks PM Modi for strong commitment to Covid vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strong commitment to Covax and making Covid-19 vaccines a global public good.
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