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World Health Day 2025: India marks progress in maternal and child health w
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
World Health Day, observed annually on April 7, underscores the importance of global health and calls for collective action to address pressing health challenges. Started by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1950, it unites governments, institutions, and communities in addressing critic
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WHO warns of disease outbreak risk following Myanmar earthquake
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over the potential outbreak of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and hepatitis following the recent earthquake in Myanmar, citing damage to water and sanitation infrastructure and limited access to clean water.
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World Hearing Day: WHO South-East Asia promotes hearing health with 5 key
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On the occasion of World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia region is emphasizing the importance of hearing health and promoting five key strategies to prevent hearing loss and promote ear care.
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Potali's Sub Health Center resumes operations after being stalled for near
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
This achievement has garnered attention from the World Health Organization (WHO), which has recognised it as a major milestone in providing healthcare services to a challenging region.
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WHO launches South-East Asia Regional Strategy for comprehensive cancer pr
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
On the occasion of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted its continued efforts to address the growing cancer burden in the South-East Asia region.
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Attack on Saudi Hospital in Sudan leaves 70 dead, 19 injured: WHO chief
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the recent attack on the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, which resulted in 70 deaths and 19 injuries.
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WHO urges China to share data on Covid-19, calls it "moral imperative"
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Five years after the Covid-19 outbreak that devastated lives worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated its call for China to provide critical data and access to understand the virus's origins, calling it a "moral and scientific imperative."
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"With sustained commitment, collective action, we can ensure that everyone
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries in South East Asia region to strengthen measures to prevent drowning which disproportionately affects children and the vulnerable population, an official release said.
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WHO Chief congratulates Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on reappointment as WTO Direct
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
: The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, congratulated Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her reappointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a second term.
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WHO South-East Asia Region adopts 'Colombo Call to Action' to address grow
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
To address the growing burden of diabetes, health experts and officials adopted the 'Colombo Call to Action' to strengthen diabetes prevention and control measures in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
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Abu Dhabi hosts 6th WHO Emergency Medical Teams Global Meeting
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
With over 1,300 participants from 140 countries, Abu Dhabi today kicked off the sixth World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Global Meeting, marking the largest edition yet and the first to be held in the Middle East. The event will run until 7th November 2024 at the C
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WHO identifies 17 pathogens in urgent need of vaccines
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in BioMedicine named 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development.
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