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Situation under control: Gujarat CM on Zika detection
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), May 28 (ANI): A day after World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed three Zika virus cases in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, the state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday took cognizance of the report while assuring that the situation was under control and there is nothin
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Zika detected in India: Gujarat Health Minister requests for calm
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), May 28 (ANI): With cases of Zika virus being reported from Ahmedabad, Gujarat Health Minister Shankar Chaudhary on Sunday asserted that there was no need to be worried as actions have been taken in accordance to the guidelines of World Health Organisation (WHO) and the
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WHO confirms first three cases of Zika Virus in India
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday confirmed three cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus, including a pregnant woman, in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
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India will achieve SDG-3 targets in health sector: Nadda
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 24 (ANI) :Congratulating Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian health minister for becoming the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Union Minister J.P. Nadda said India looks forward to working with him to build a strong, resilient
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Big B appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May. 12 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed by the World Health Organisation as its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region to spread awareness about the disease.
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Leader in fight against leprosy bags WHO gold medal
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, has been conferred with the World Health Organisation's gold medal at the Global Partners Meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), held in Geneva.
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UK choice for World Health Organisation chief visits India
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.7 (ANI): At the end of May health ministers of 194 nations will meet for their annual assembly. They will elect the person who will - on July 1st - replace Dr Margaret Chan as the next Director General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Polluted environment kills 1.7 million children every year: WHO
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], Mar. 6 (ANI): A shocking report by World Health Organisation reveals that each year, environmental pollutants cost an estimated 1.7 million lives among children under five.
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World Anti-Obesity Day: Seven things which will keep you 'flab'
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.26 (ANI): According to World Health Organisation, worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 600 million were obese.
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Incidence of Diabetes is nine times higher for ageing Indian workforce, sa
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI-NewsVoir): The number of diabetics in India are likely to rise to 101 million by 2030, estimates the World Health Organisation (WHO). Countrywide, there are currently 70 million diabetics and another 80 million more in the pre-diabetes stage. Urban India sees t
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Children with diabetes need special care from parents, teachers
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 13 (ANI): As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), diabetes will be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030 and is responsible for kidney failure, amputation and blindness worldwide.
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WHO certifies Sri Lanka malaria-free
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 5 (ANI): In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka has been certified as malaria-free island country by World Health Organisation (WHO) today.
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