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With no doctors at Chhattisgarh health centre, woman delivers in auto
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Koriya (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): At a time when the Centre is coming up with new welfare schemes for mothers-to-be, things remain unchanged at the grassroots.
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World Tuberculosis Day: Know all about the disease
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): According to World Health Organisation (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death globally and resulted in 1.8 million deaths in 2016, alone. 95% of TB deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries.
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Rohingya crisis: KS Relief gives USD 2 mln to strengthen Cox's Bazar hospi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar[Bangladesh], Mar.1 (ANI): The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre has announced a USD 2 million grant to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for upgrading the Sadar District Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to enhance health care services for Rohingyas and their ho
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Urgent need to scale up health services in Cox's Bazar: WHO
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], Feb.21 (ANI): Calling for continued efforts to further scale up health services for nearly 1.3 million people in Cox's Bazar, Rohingyas and their surrounding host communities, the World Health Organisation today said six months after the start of the refugee crisis,
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Toyota organises safety awareness program at IIT Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): The Indian counterpart of Toyota Kirloskar Motor launched a safety awareness program at Indian Institute of Delhi on Saturday.
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WHO-approved vaccine carrier to prevent in-transit vaccine freezing commer
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI-NewsVoir): This week, the first commercially available freeze-free vaccine carrier will begin introductory field trials in Nepal. This follows the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement that the Indian-made carrier using PATH's "Freeze-Safe" reference desi
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Prostate Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Prostate cancer is extremely prevalent among asymptomatic men throughout the world. As per a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the incidence and mortality estimates per 100,000 age-normalized populations in India is nine and three respectively.
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WHO grants prequalification to Bharat Biotech's Rotavirus Vaccine 'ROTAVAC
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO Geneva) has awarded prequalification to the developing world's first rotavirus vaccine, ROTAVAC.
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WHO recognises Gaming disorder as Mental Health Condition
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI): Parents may want to keep a closer eye on their kids glued to the gaming consoles.
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AIDS/HIV can be a possible cause of infertility
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): AIDS, a well known fatal disease can have serious repercussions on fertility as well. According to a report by World Health Organisation (WHO), the transmission rates of HIV virus from mother to the offspring range from 15% to 45%.
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Health minister Nadda hails WHO's Malaria report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 29 (ANI): India has reduced its new malaria cases by one third and even crossed the malaria mortality targets of 2020, said Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday.
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Latin America, Caribbean most 'violent region' in world for women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)-UN Women revealed that Latin America and the Caribbean were the most violent regions in the world for women.
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