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WHO looking to rename monkeypox to 'MPOX': Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to "MPOX" to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report.
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Genesis Foundation supports Baby Born Pre-maturely
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Genesis Foundation announced the successful ligation of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) of a baby born pre-mature.
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Three candidate Ebola vaccines in Uganda to be shipped next week: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Uganda is going through a major outbreak of the deadly disease, and there have been 141 confirmed cases to date, and 22 probable cases, the UN News reported.
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Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action: India will soon introduce HPV v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
India will soon introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia.
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WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin contact for babies born prematurely
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In a statement, the WHO said guidelines advise that skin-to-skin contact with a caregiver - known as kangaroo mother care - should start immediately after birth, without any initial period in an incubator.
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WHO Chief expresses gratitude to PM Modi for collaboration on building glo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed gratitude to PM Modi for collaborating with WHO on building the global traditional health centre.
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Agencies call for global action to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Global solidarity is urgently needed to help vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa survive a rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe, driven by the longest and most severe drought in recent history that is expected to continue well into 2023.
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Health must be front, centre in COP27 climate change talks: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
WHO believes the conference must conclude with progress on the four key goals of mitigation, adaptation, financing and collaboration to tackle the climate crisis.
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Research: Flawed nutritional guidelines led to increased use of fluoride
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Prominent organizations including the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have dismissed low-carbohydrate diets that prevent tooth decay in favor of recommending high-carbohydrate diets which rely on fluoride and food fortification to mitigate dental damage an
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L V Prasad Eye Institute and CognitiveCare collaborate to utilize AI and M
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): L V Prasad Eye Institute, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, and CognitiveCare, a Healthcare AI startup and pioneer in the early detection and quantification of health risks, today announced
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Gender equality continues to plunge in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The sophisticated system of education in Pakistan for women is still an elusive dream as the government has been negligent in making relevant arrangements that can close the gender gap with significant improvements. Experts believed that the widespread poverty and unsafe social environmen
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Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
This follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee that was held on Thursday regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox. The third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox was convened via videoconference. Eleven of the 15 Members an
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