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Australia to help Sri Lanka in combating dengue outbreak
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Australia will help Sri Lanka in combating a severe dengue outbreak in the country by providing a life-saving support through the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Cholera kills over 1000 Yemenis in last two months
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], June 20 (ANI): A cholera epidemic has claimed over a thousand lives in Yemen since late April, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Say no to tobacco: Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco kills more than seven million people each year. Over six million deaths are a result of direct consumption, whereas 890 000 are the result of passive smoking. Nearly 100 million premature deaths have
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Ethiopia's Tedros Ghebreyesus is new WHO chief
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 24 (ANI): A former Ethiopian health minister, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected the new Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO).
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Deal with depression in natural way
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Depression is world's leading illness and is one of the major reasons for suicides globally, says the World Health Organization (WHO). The story in India is no different.
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First malaria vaccine to be tested in Africa in 2018
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Apr. 25 (ANI): In a promising development, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it is ready to go-ahead with the testing of the first malaria vaccine in real-world settings next year.
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World Tuberculosis Day 2017 - Unite to End TB: Leave No One Behind
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 (ANI): Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death across the globe, ranking above HIV and malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2015, there were 10.4 million new cases of TB worldwide.
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UK choice for World Health Organisation chief visits India
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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WHO steps up response in Aleppo, demands protection for health personnel
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 14 (ANI): With conditions in Aleppo continuing to deteriorate as thousands of people are fleeing from the violence-hit area, the World Health Organization (WHO) alongside United Nations and other partners is working to provide care in the midst of conflict and to a
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Malaria remains acute public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO rep
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 14 (ANI): Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 90 per cent of the world's malaria cases, according to an annual flagship report by th
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India to discuss on tobacco control at 7th session of COP7
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): The seventh session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) to World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will be held from November 7 to 12 in Greater Noida.
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WHO felicitates India for yaws, maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 15 (ANI): Lauding India's most recent public health achievements, World Health Organization (WHO) presented certificates declaring elimination of yaws and maternal and neonatal tetanus to Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda.
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