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Gambia death case: Drug regulator finds no contamination in syrup, calls o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In the letter to World Health Organization's director of regulation and prequalification Rogerio Gaspar, Drugs Controller General VG Somani said that the technical committee found that "the products have been found not to have been contaminated with DEG or EG as per the test reports. These r
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Quit Smoking using a psychological app this New Year - QuitSure
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): In today's day and age, coping with addiction is the talk of every town.
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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have requested, to better understand the origins of this virus," the WHO chief told a media briefing, as quoted in a statement on the organization's website.
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Universal Health Coverage Day: WHO says whole-of-government, whole-of-soci
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A whole-of-government, whole-of-society action is needed to protect, promote and support health and well-being, recognizing that 'Health for All' will only be achieved if together we are 'All for Health'.
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Not just vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics key to deal with outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization's former chief scientist on Tuesday laid emphasis that it is important not to forget the use of diagnostics and therapeutics, along with the development of vaccines to deal with any future virus.
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WHO report, samples result on mysterious deaths of Gambia children still p
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Committee formed by the Union Ministry of Heath Family Welfare to investigate this matter has so far conducted three meetings and reviewed the matter.
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'Tridemic' overwhelms Canadian health care system
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the Canadian Global Television Network citing Marnay Blunt reports, respiratory illness cases are increasing this year and all this comes amid the cautions from the World Health Organization, as drastic measures are being considered worldwide to slow virus spread.
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Afghanistan stares at fresh health emergency with rising pneumonia cases:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Quoting officials in the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan, the Tolo News reported that more than 9,60,000 pneumonia cases have been reported across the country over the past 11 months, with the majority of patients being children.
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WHO prepares plan to keep children safe online
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
With a specific focus on two forms of online violence: child sexual abuse including grooming and sexual image abuse; and cyber aggression and harassment in the form of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, hacking and identity theft, the report showcases strategies and best practices to better pr
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Injuries and violence cause 12,000 deaths worldwide each day: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
As reflected in a new WHO report, Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, 3 of the top 5 causes of death among people aged 5-29 years are injury-related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide.
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"mpox" to be used as synonym for monkeypox, reveals WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Following a series of consultations with global experts on using a preferred term for the disease, the WHO said in an official statement that both names will be used simultaneously for one year while "monkeypox" is phased out.
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Measles becomes 'an imminent global threat' due to the Covid pandemic: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The World Health Organization(WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) said that measles immunization had dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccin
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