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ICMR DG questions WHO's COVID death estimates for India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): After World Health Organization's (WHO) excess mortality estimates for COVID, the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said the country has systemic data pool and it does not need to rely on "modellin
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India objects to WHO using mathematical models for excess COVID mortality
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India has strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the World Health Organization (WHO) for projecting excess mortality estimates concerning coronavirus and has said that authentic data is available.
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WHO estimates 14.9 million excess COVID associated deaths in 2020, 2021
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million)
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US passes bill to aid Taiwan's WHO bid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): The US House of Representatives has passed legislation calling on the US State Department to submit a plan to help Taiwan acquire observer status at the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Second Ebola patient died in NW DR Congo: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a second case of Ebola in the northwestern part of the country after declaring a new Ebola outbreak over the weekend, confirmed Tuesday the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO reports around 170 Hepatitis cases of unknown origin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 24 (ANI): Nearly 170 cases of Hepatitis of unknown origin among children have been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says that there has been at least one death already.
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Nepal to vote in support of Tedros as WHO Chief for second term
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 (ANI): Nepal will support incumbent Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term, the Health Minister of the Himalayan nation announced.
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Mauritius PM offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday offered prayers at Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
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WHO chief arrives in Kathmandu on 3-day visit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Thursday arrived in Nepal's capital Kathmandu for a three-day official visit.
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Mandaviya visits Gandhi Ashram with WHO Chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya along with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Minister Sarbananda Sonwal visited Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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PM Modi, WHO chief discuss ways to strengthen health sector
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus and discussed ways to further strengthen the health sector.
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WHO's centre in India aims to strengthen evidence-based traditional medici
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], April 19 (ANI): World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the WHO's Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) will help harness the power of science to strengthen evidence-based traditional medicine.
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