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Many including WHO, call G7 chair Japan to focus on issues other than Ukra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
World Health Organization (WHO) called on the G7 to phase out their reliance on fossil fuels to curtail global warming and pollution, Japan could also play a leading role in the international community by advocating and investing in decarbonization technology, WHO added.
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3.5 Billion People Face Dental Diseases: A Reminder for World Oral Health
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI/PNN): As the world observes World Oral Health Day on March 20th, it is important to understand the significance of oral health as it can affect almost all aspects of our lives. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), oral diseases are amo
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Ozone pollution linked with increased hospitalisations for heart disease:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A recent publication in the European Heart Journal, a publication of the European Society of Cardiology, provides the first evidence that ozone levels above the World Health Organization (WHO) limit are significantly associated with an increase in hospital admissions for heart attacks, heart
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Ozone pollution is linked with increased hospitalizations for heart diseas
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The European Heart Journal, a publication of the European Society of Cardiology, published the first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) ozone limit is related to significant increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure, and stroke (ESC). Even ozon
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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Access to electricity is critical for quality healthcare provision, from delivering babies to managing emergencies like heart attacks, or offering lifesaving immunization. Without reliable electricity in all healthcare facilities, Universal Health Coverage cannot be reached, the report notes
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WHO urges nations in South-East Asia to take "accelerated measures" agains
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The WHO has called on all the nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles.
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WHO Chief says China under-reports COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The WHO chief urged all countries to share true statistics so as to contribute to a more effective fight against the spread of the disease. Last week, Tedros asked China for reliable data on Covid hospitalizations and deaths in the country.
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Chinese doctors asked to avoid listing COVID-19 as cause of death: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A doctor at a hospital in Beijing was asked to not report COVID-19 as the primary cause of death.
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China to cease criminal charges for breaching COVID-19 response measures
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
This comes as a major outbreak has ripped through China's urban centers in the wake of an abrupt relaxation of disease control last month, CNN reported. The World Health Organization (WHO) officials have become increasingly vocal in their calls for reliable information.
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WHO asks China to share specific, real-time data on COVID situation
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In the high-level meeting, WHO asked for more genetic sequencing data, data on disease impact including hospitalisations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths -- and data on vaccinations delivered and vaccination status, especially in vulnerable people and those over 60 years o
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"We remain concerned...": WHO Chief Tedros on Covid situation in China
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the global body remains concerned over the evolving situation in China as the COVID-19 infections witness a new spike in the country after curbs were eased.
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WHO chief again asks China to share requested data on COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Three years after its emergence in China's Wuhan, exactly how SARS-CoV-2 first emerged as a respiratory pathogen capable of sustained human-to-human transmission remains the subject of active debate.
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