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Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)
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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 -
Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all: WHO
Bhutan has started screening all children for ear and hearing and provided services including hearing aids at free of cost for children.
March 4, 2024 -
WHO sets up 17 cholera treatment centres in Ethiopia to combat outbreak
"This initiative, which is critical for saving lives, ensures that those affected receive rapid and effective care and treatment," the WHO added.
February 20, 2024 -
Very concerned about infectious diseases in Gaza: WHO Chief Tedros
Giving details of the catastrophic health situation in Gaza, the WHO Chief wrote that close to 180,000 people are suffering upper respiratory infections.
December 30, 2023 -
Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month: WHO
COVID-19 is not the only respiratory disease circulating. Influenza, RSV, and common childhood pneumonia are also on the rise.
December 23, 2023 -
More people in Gaza could die of diseases than bombings: WHO chief
Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that overcrowding, lack of food, water, sanitation and basic hygiene are hastening the spread of disease in Gaza. In a lengthy post on X, the WHO chief said that 1.3 million people are currently living in shelters in Gaza, where a humanitarian pause...
November 29, 2023
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