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WHO to convene emergency meeting over monkeypox outbreak
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to convene an emergency meeting of experts to discuss the latest outbreak of monkeypox in wake of rapidly rising cases, according to Russian media.
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Taiwan expresses regret over no World Health Assembly invitation
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Taipei City [Taiwan], May 20 (ANI): Taiwan has expressed regret that the island is yet to receive an invitation to the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), scheduled to take place in Geneva.
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US calls for Taiwan's observor status at WHA
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Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The US government on Wednesday extended its support for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) with 'observor' status.
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WHO committed to support North Korea's response to COVID-19 pandemic
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Expressing concern over the COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reiterated its commitment to support the country's response to the pandemic.
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COVID-19 death toll in Europe tops 2 million: WHO
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Copenhagen [Denmark], May 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has exceeded two million in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe said on Thursday.
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Misguided to think pandemic is over, says WHO Chief Tedros at Global COVID
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Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Asserting that the pandemic is not over yet, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday highlighted COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and requested the world leaders to continue to support all countries to reach 7
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China's zero Covid strategy to defeat pandemic not 'sustainable': WHO chie
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Geneva, [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said that China's "zero-COVID" strategy isn't sustainable given the virus' ever-evolving nature.
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WHO consultations on approval of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine underw
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Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday that consultations with the World Health Organization (WHO) on approval of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine are still underway.
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Karnataka Health Minister slams WHO for exaggerating number of deaths in I
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Friday alleged that World Health Organization (WHO), without any scientific evidence and rational reasoning, has said that number of deaths registered in India due to COVID-19 is not the actual numbers.
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CCHFW passes resolution on WHO's modelling of projecting India's COVID dea
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Narmada (Gujarat) [India], May 6 (ANI): A resolution was passed at the conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) on Friday strongly objecting to the World Health Organization's (WHO) estimates of 4.7 million COVID-19 deaths in India, informed sources on Friday
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BJP questions WHO's methodology of projecting COVID death estimates, says
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday questioned the process of the World Health Organization (WHO) in projecting excess mortality estimates due to COVID, and said that the source of the data must have accuracy while also stating that the health body itself does
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WHO COVID-19 death estimates have no scientific basis: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 death estimates are based on modelling which has no scientific or epidemiological basis, claimed senior epidemiologist at AIIMS Delhi, Dr Sanjay Rai.
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