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UN condemns killing of WHO staff member in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) on Thursday condemned the killing of a staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in southeastern Myanmar.
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Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': Tedros
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 9 (ANI): Amid a surge in Monkeypox infections, director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to identify all cases and contacts to control the outbreak in an address on Wednesday.
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More than 550 confirmed monkeypox cases reported: UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (ANI): Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact, human health
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Swizterland], May 31 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing.
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Monkeypox virus detected in Portugal less aggressive, researcher says
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The monkeypox virus circulating in Portugal belongs to a less aggressive lineage spreading in West Africa, the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge said Tuesday.
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Tedros reelected as WHO head for second term
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], May 24 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been reelected for the second term, WHO said on Tuesday.
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Mansukh Mandaviya lauds ASHA workers for their role in COVID-19 management
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday congratulated all the ASHA workers for bagging World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award and said that they have played a key role in the country's response to the prevent
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PM Modi hails ASHA workers for ensuring healthy India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Congratulating all ASHA workers for bagging World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that they are at the forefront of the campaign to ensure a healthy India.
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Fatal heart rhythm disorder linked to air-pollution: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 23 (ANI): Arrhythmias are life-threatening and occur very commonly on days with highly polluted air (ESC), according to new research by the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
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Saudi Arabia bans travel to 16 countries including India over new Covid ou
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], May 22 (ANI): Following the re-outbreak of Covid-19 and the rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from traveling to sixteen countries, including India.
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'More monkeypox cases likely': WHO confirms 80 cases in 11 countries
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 21 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 80 cases of monkeypox in 11 countries and said they are working to better understand the extent and cause of the outbreak.
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France reports first case of monkeypox
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], May 20 (ANI): France reported its first case of monkeypox on Friday, country's Health Ministry confirmed the case after a PCR test was done on the patient a day before.
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