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Monkeypox cases in Europe tripled in last 2 weeks
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 1 (ANI): Monkeypox cases in Europe have tripled in the last two weeks, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Europe chief warned as he urged countries to do more to ensure the rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.
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WHO ramps up response in Eastern Africa amid looming health crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it's intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity.
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Monkeypox presently not a global health emergency: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) after convening a meeting said on Saturday that the Monkeypox presently does not amount to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder, says WHO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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8 African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo] June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight African countries have so far reported confirmed monkeypox cases, with several more countries reporting suspected cases, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti Thursday.
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COVID-19: China hits back at WHO, calls 'lab leak' probe a 'lie'
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 12 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommended a deeper investigation into whether the COVID outbreak was a result of a leak from a Chinese laboratory, the country has hit back at the UN health organization and called the theory "politically mo
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China's Wuhan played role in amplifying COVID-19 pandemic, further investi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): An early investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China played an important role in the amplification of the pandemic; however, further in
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UN condemns killing of WHO staff member in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) on Thursday condemned the killing of a staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in southeastern Myanmar.
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Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': Tedros
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 9 (ANI): Amid a surge in Monkeypox infections, director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to identify all cases and contacts to control the outbreak in an address on Wednesday.
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More than 550 confirmed monkeypox cases reported: UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (ANI): Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact, human health
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Swizterland], May 31 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing.
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Tedros reelected as WHO head for second term
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], May 24 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been reelected for the second term, WHO said on Tuesday.
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