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Over half of HIV patients in Pak's Sindh province remain without treatment
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jun 10 (ANI): Over half of 751 people diagnosed with HIV in Pakistan's Sindh province still await medical assistance, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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CAG Rajiv Mehrishi chosen External Auditor for WHO
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Rajiv Mehrishi has been elected to the position of External Auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a four-year-term from 2020-23.
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WHO probes HIV outbreak in Pakistan's Sindh province
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jun 2 (ANI): In the wake of the recent HIV outbreak in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, with nearly 700 cases registered thus far, an international team of experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has initiated a probe to ascertain the source of the outbreak.
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WHO says excessive gaming is officially a disorder
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): Games may help the human brain in ways only the gamers want to believe. However, the World Health Organisation has officially labelled excessive gaming as a disorder.
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Libya: Death toll rises to 392 in Tripoli fighting
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 3 (ANI) : More than 390 people have lost their lives and over 1,900 are wounded due to the fighting between UN-backed government forces and Khalifa Haftar's army in Tripoli since April 04, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Don't exceed screen time beyond 1 hour for children under 5: WHO
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 25 (ANI): Technology has made parenting a tad easier. If the kid is becoming restless, hand over whatever gadget is nearby and a few hours will pass by like a breeze. However, the World Health Organisation says it is crucial that children sit less and play more
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This Google app can translate spoken words for the hearing impaired in rea
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
California [USA], February 9 (ANI): As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 900 million people will have hearing loss by the year 2025. Google wants to make the lives of such people easier with the use of technology through smartphone apps.
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Delhi's air quality worsens, fog disrupts air and rail traffic
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Delhi, routinely suffering from air pollution accompanied by thick fog caused by vehicular exhaust and coal burning, witnessed yet another bad day on Friday.
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India unveils five-year plan to reduce air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The Indian government released a five-year plan to reduce the air pollution in the 102 worst-affected cities in the country by 20-30 percent by 2024.
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No doctor at UP health centre, woman delivers baby on floor
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): In what comes as another case of administrative apathy, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district gave birth to her baby on the floor of a Community Health Centre (CHC) due to the non-availability of doctors.
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K'taka, Tamil Nadu record highest TB cases, Sikkim lowest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Notwithstanding developing new modalities for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, thousands of people are still falling prey to this infectious disease, which adversely affects human lungs, and leading to death if not properly treated.
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Over 600 cases of Ebola detected in Congo
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 3 (ANI): Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health revealed that over 600 cases of Ebola virus have been detected in the region since the outbreak of the disease in August last year.
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