Around 14,000 cases of monkey pox have been confirmed in over 70 countries this year and a total of 5 deaths have been reported in Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. The WHO chief assured that the organization will continue to do everything it can to […]
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WHO: New Covid Omicron sub-variant found in India
A new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in various countries including India, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Ghebreyesus said that the world body was following the development. “On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 percent over the past two weeks. Four out of […]
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WHO approves Biological E Limited as additional manufacturing site for Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
US Embassy in India congratulated Biological E. Limited, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical and vaccines company for getting approval from WHO as an additional manufacturing site for the Janssen/Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. “Congratulations to @biological_e on its @WHO approval as an additional manufacturing site for the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine! Great […]
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World Blood Donor Day: WHO urges blood donors to ‘Join the effort’ to save lives
To mark World Blood Donor Day, WHO has urged potential blood donors in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to “join the effort” to save lives, improve health and advance health equity by making regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donations. According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for […]
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WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact, human health
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. Every year the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200 000 hectares […]
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WHO confirms 80 monkeypox cases in 11 countries
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. In a statement issued on Friday, the WHO said the virus is endemic in some animal populations in a number of […]
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WHO to convene emergency meeting over monkeypox outbreak
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. The meeting’s agenda is believed to be the ways of the virus’ transmission, its high prevalence in gays and bisexual men, as well […]
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WHO consultations on approval of Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine underway
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.’ “They are continuing,” Murashko told reporters. In January, Murashko said that Russia had sent all data on the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine […]
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WHO Covid-19 death estimates have no scientific basis: Expert
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. “WHO gave an estimate on modelling, the basic epidemiological principle is ignored. During COVID-19, most predictions happened based on modelling and mostly failed. There […]
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WHO chief arrives in Kathmandu on 3-day visit
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Thursday arrived in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu for a three-day official visit. “WHO Director General @DrTedros and his delegation arrived in Kathmandu today for a three-day official visit. The visiting dignitary was received by senior officials of MoFA, MoHP and WHO at […]
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PM Modi to inaugurate WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine at Jamnagar today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, will inaugurate the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar on Tuesday. The Ministry of Ayush and the Government of Gujarat on Monday organized a curtain-raiser press conference to discuss two pertinent developments in the field of […]
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WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine will make India self-reliant: Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that the World Health Origination (WHO) Global Centre for Traditional Medicine will make India self-reliant and added that it will also be an opportunity for the people of the country to take the lead in the global arena. The Ministry of Ayush on […]
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WHO lists 6 African nations to receive technology for production of mRNA vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that the first six African countries to receive technologies needed to produce Moderna vaccines will include Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. “At the European Union – African Union summit in Brussels today WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced the first six countries that will receive the […]
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WHO launches Quit Tobacco App
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched ‘tobacco-app”>Quit Tobacco App’ to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up the use of tobacco in all forms – including smokeless and other newer products. “Tobacco is deadly in every form. Innovative approaches such as this app are much needed to support people give up tobacco, which […]
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Omicron risk remains ‘very high’, says WHO
The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains “very high”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday as the world continues to witness the surge in global COVID-19 cases. The weekly epidemiological update by WHO revealed the week of December 20-26 saw the global number of new COVID-19 cases […]