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Health Ministry discusses micro-planning for clusters with field officers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Health Ministry has held discussions with the officials of World Health Organisation (WHO) over the microplan for clusters and discussed outbreak containment of COVID-19 at the district level.
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WHO chief hails India's step to engage in polio surveillance network to fi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 16 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday appreciated India's collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the systematic engagement of polio surveillance network across the country to fight against coronavirus.
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Trump's decision to suspend funding for WHO comes under criticism
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 15 (ANI): Russia's permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva on Wednesday criticised the US decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying that such steps do "significant damage" to the international organisation that has play
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Regret US President's decision to order halt in funding to WHO: D-G Tedros
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 15 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has regretted the decision of US President Donald Trump to order stopping the funding to the UN's global health body.
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'WHO must be supported', says UN chief after Trump halts organisation's fu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) must be supported, hours after US President Donald Trump's announcement of halting his country's funding to the organisation.
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WHO launches interactive COVID-19 service on Facebook Messenger
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
San Francisco [USA], April 15 (ANI): The World Health Organisation has come up with an interactive method which uses Facebook Messenger to eradicate false information being spread about coronavirus.
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SRK to be part of 'One World Together At Home' event to support healthcare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Megastar Shah Rukh Khan has pledged to be a part of the global initiative- 'One World Together At Home' to support the front-line health care workers and the World Health Organisation amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump halts US funding for World Health Organization
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has instructed his administration to halt World Health Organisation's funding while a review is being conducted in the WHO's "role in severely mismanaging and covering up" the spread of coronavirus after it emerged
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WHO does not recommend BCG vaccination for Covid-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 14 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday played down studies suggesting that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine may be effective in the prevention of the highly contagious coronavirus infection.
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COVID-19 ten times deadlier than swine flu: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 14 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) warned that the COVID-19, which originated in China's Wuhan last year, is 10 times deadlier than the swine flu.
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Lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to 'deadly resurgence' of COVI
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): As the world battles coronavirus pandemic, World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday (local time) warned countries against hastily lifting restrictions which have been put in place to curb the spread of the virus.
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Ministry of Science and Technology with WHO striving to develop vaccine fo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the Ministry of Science and Technology with the World Health Organisation (WHO) is striving to develop the vaccine to treat COVID-19 patients.
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