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Over 3,700 dead, nearly 5,100 injured in twin earthquakes in Myanmar: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
More than 3,700 people have lost their lives and nearly 5,100 have been injured, with 114 people still missing and tens of thousands displaced and living in makeshift tents, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new statistic on the victims of two powerful earthquakes in Myanmar.
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"Malaria ends with us," WHO regional head Saima Wazed urges for political
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
On World Malaria Day, observed annually on April 25, Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, emphasised the need for continued investment and political commitment in the fight against malaria.
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UAE: MoHAP celebrates World Health Day
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has joined the global community in commemorating World Health Day 2025, reaffirming its commitment to improving maternal and newborn health as part of its national healthcare strategy.
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Cholera should not be killing anyone in 21st century: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Philippe Barboza, cholera team lead at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that this year already, 1,00,000 cholera cases and 1,300 deaths had been reported.
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UAE to vaccinate 90% of girls aged 13-14 against HPV by 2030
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) stressed the proactive national strategy to combat the human papillomavirus (HPV) to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer and other diseases associated with the virus. The strategy was launched as part of the ministry's ongoing efforts to prom
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UAE conducts urgent medical evacuation of 188 injured people, family membe
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The 24th evacuation flight has arrived in the United Arab Emirates at dawn on Friday - in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) - carrying 81 injured people and cancer patients from the Gaza Strip, half of whom are children.
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Saima Wazed highlights achievements of South East Asia, gives call to end
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South East Asia, Saima Wazed expressed confidence towards the commitment to end tuberculosis (TB) on World TB Day 2025.
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WHO emphasises on rights, equality and empowerment on International Women'
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, said in a statement, "this year's theme 'For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment', calls for actions to unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all women and girls, for a future where no one is left behind. Empow
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New study suggests effects of PTSD on body vary by culture
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to the World Health Organisation, around 3.9 per cent of the global population has had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. That figure is greater in the United States, at over 6 per cent.
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UNICEF, WHO to continue mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have launched an emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025.
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India reaffirms commitment to global Pharmaceutical standards at the 15th
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, delivered the keynote address at the 15th International Meeting of World Pharmacopoeias (IMWP), hosted by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in
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WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first-ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
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