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WHO, UNICEF declare end of polio outbreak in Philippines
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) hailed the Philippines on Friday for ending the polio outbreak almost two years after the highly infectious disease re-emerged in the Southeast Asian country.
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China's 'massive cover-up' on COVID still happening: WHO advisory board me
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): China is continuing with a "massive cover-up" on Covid-19 even as the theory that the coronavirus had leaked from Wuhan lab gains credibility, Fox News has reported citing advisory board member to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO warns against overpriced vaccines, substandard COVID products
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday of the danger of buying overpriced vaccines from intermediaries, reminding those countries should buy vaccines certified by the WHO and make sure to identify the origin of the product.
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US students who took India's Covaxin, Russia's Sputnik V, asked to get re-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Since March, over 400 US colleges and universities have announced students get Covid-19 vaccinations, ahead of the Autumn semester but those who have been inoculated with India's indigenous Covaxin or the Russian-made Sputnik V are being asked to re-vaccinate a
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Must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs amid COVID-19: Har
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): As Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan completed his tenure as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, he said that there is no scope for industries to stick to intellectual property rights (IPR) of COVID-19 vaccines and that o
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COVID-19: WHO renames coronavirus B.1.617.2 strain as 'Delta variant'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday renamed the B.1.617.2 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, as the 'Delta variant'.
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WHO seeks more data on China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking more data on China's Sinovac Biotech-made COVID-19 vaccine, named CoronaVac, as it weighs whether to authorise a second Chinese vaccine under international pressure to help distribute more shots.
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COVID-19 vaccination drive in Africa hampered by shortages, financing issu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], May 21 (ANI): Africa's rollout of coronavirus vaccines is being undermined by supply shortages and financial difficulties, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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WHO European Director highlights vaccine gap between world's richest, poor
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said on Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine inequality between richer and poorer economies was "definitely there."
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World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], May 18 (ANI): Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'.
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US Trade Representative Tai meets WHO chief, discusses vaccine production,
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday virtually met World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss increasing vaccine production and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on
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WHO confirms COVID-19 variant B.1.617 has three sub-lineages
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): COVID-19 variant B.1.617, which was first identified in India last year and has been classified as a variant of global concern, has three sub-lineages, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official informed on Wednesday.
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