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Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)
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M-Pox remains public health emergency: WHO
The high-alert status initially declared in August, was reaffirmed following a meeting of the WHO Emergency Committee, The Express Tribune reported on Friday.
November 24, 2024 -
JP Nadda elected as the Chairperson of the 77th Session of WHO South East Asia Regional Committee
One of the six WHO Regions, WHO South-East Asia is home to over a quarter of the world's population.
October 7, 2024 -
UAE’s support accelerates vaccination of over 187,000 children in Gaza
This initiative is part of the ongoing efforts by the UAE to provide relief to the Palestinian people amid the critical conditions they are facing.
September 5, 2024 -
UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
This year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicentre of the crisis, has reported more than 18,000 suspected cases of mpox, including 629 deaths, with four out of five fatalities occurring in children.
September 1, 2024 -
India heightens alert as Mpox cases rise globally
As per sources, the Union Health Ministry held meetings with experts on the new virus scare which "is different" from the previous Monkey pox virus.
August 20, 2024 -
“Would love to see Ma,” says Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, but won’t compromise her whereabouts
Wazed added that she would continue her work as the Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
August 9, 2024 -
WHO chief addresses World Health Assembly, mentions Global Traditional Medicine Centre established in India
"We also established the Global Traditional Medicine Centre in India, and hosted the first global summit on traditional medicine," he added.
May 28, 2024 -
India providing strength to SEARO region on affordable medical counter measures: Union Health Secy
During the event, member states made various interventions on the need for strengthening cooperation and collaboration with other nations, on issues like vaccination catch-up and vaccine delivery and non-communicable diseases etc.
May 28, 2024 -
AstraZeneca reaffirms vaccine safety amidst rare side effect concerns
This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, cause Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS)."
May 1, 2024 -
Scientists warn of lethal bird flu pandemic, says could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID
Around 52 per cent of humans who have contracted H5N1 since 2003 have died, according to the World Health Organization.
April 5, 2024
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