World Health Organization

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health". Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

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Last clue to Covid-19 origins may sit in Wuhan hospital China is preparing to test thousands of blood samples from the city of Wuhan as part of the probe into the origins of Covid-19, but as CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports, the World Health Organization.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 03:28Published 2 weeks ago

WHO releases new Air quality guidelines, now whole India is polluted \| Oneindia News The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released stringent air quality guidelines, which makes whole of India look polluted. WHO has now said that a concentration of over 15 micrograms of PM.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:48Published on September 23, 2021

EU air pollution limits way out of step with new WHO guidelines The World Health Organization has tightened its guidelines for recommended air pollution limits, after it found evidence of damage to human health at lower levels than previously thought. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:22Published on September 22, 2021

Aid sent to help the cholera outbreak, refugees crisis and flood victims in Sudan and Ethiopia Two humanitarian aid flights left Dubai bound to give much-needed help to the people of Sudan and Ethiopia. Supplied by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and The International Federation of Red Cross.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:48Published on September 22, 2021

Raj Kundra and his employee Ryan Thorpe get bail in pornographic film case \| Oneindia News Raj Kundra has been granted bail by a Mumbai court two months after his arrest over allegations of shooting and streaming porn; Charanjit Singh Channi’s appointment as Punjab CM has ignited the talks.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:34Published on September 20, 2021

W.H.O.: 'No evidence' general population needs third shot Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Europe, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about vaccine inequity and the case for booster shots. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 17:24Published on September 15, 2021

COVID surge in Europe 'deeply worrying' as vaccination slows, WHO says A further 236,000 people could lose their lives to the pandemic across Europe by December 1, the World Health Organization confirmed. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:08Published on August 30, 2021

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WHO chief hails PM Modi, health workers for 1 billion vaccine record IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago
No pre-departure RT-PCR test for fully jabbed with WHO-approved vaccines in India IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago
Wishes pour in from WHO, Bhutan, Sri Lanka as India achieves 100 crore Covid vaccine dose landmark IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

WHO's technical advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to take call on Covaxin EUL In a tweet late on Sunday night, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said, "WHO has been working closely with Bharat Biotech to complete the dossier. Our goal is to have.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago
COVID-19: New WHO team may be 'last chance' to understand origins of coronavirus A newly formed World Health Organisation (WHO) team may be "our last chance" to understand the origins of coronavirus, the body's top emergency expert has said. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
COVID to cause 'surges of illness' for 'months and perhaps years to come', WHO expert warns "Surges of illness" caused by COVID-19 are going to continue for "months and perhaps even years to come", the World Health Organization's (WHO) special envoy for the disease has warned. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago

After tit for tat, UK recognises Serum Institute of India's Covishield, junks ‘discriminatory’ order From October 11, Indians who have been fully vaccinated with WHO-approved Covishield will not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK, ending a standoff between the.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
End of stalemate: Indians fully vaccinated with Covishield won't have to quarantine from October 11 People vaccinated with WHO-approved Covishield in India will from next Monday (Oct 11) not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK. Britain has finally relented,.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
End of stalemate: Got Covishield jabs in India, no quarantine in UK from next Monday People vaccinated with WHO-approved Covishield in India will from next Monday (Oct 11) not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK. Britain has finally relented,.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
'Do what is morally right': WHO sets target of vaccinating 70% of world by mid-2022 Governments are being urged to do what is "morally right" to ensure all countries have enough jabs - as the World Health Organisation set a target of vaccinating 70% of the world by the middle of next.. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago

World Health Organisation ships essential COVID-19 supplies to North Korea Coronavirus medical supplies have been sent to North Korea by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
First malaria vaccine could be rolled out to billions as WHO experts give approval The first vaccine against malaria could be rolled out to billions of people after key advisers to the World Health Organisation (WHO) gave it the green light. Sky News - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO nod likely for Covaxin this month The World Health Organisation’s approval for emergency use listing (EUL) of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is expected to take a few more weeks to arrive. The decision, however, will be taken in October.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago	WHO to take final call on Covaxin EUL next week The World Health Organisation (WHO) will be taking a final call on Bharat Biotech’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) application for India’s first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin next.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
AIIMS Delhi Director hopes for early approval of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin by WHO IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago	WHO may decide on Covaxin emergency usage by October The decision regarding the clearance of the emergency use listing of the COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin will be announced by WHO in October. DNA - Published 3 weeks ago
Chances of Covid-19 spread in schools low: WHO chief scientist Tamil Nadu should consider reopening schools for all classes, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said, citing sero-survey results and huge learning loss over past 18 months. IndiaTimes - Published on September 26, 2021	Italy recognises Covishield; travellers jabbed in India eligible for Green Pass: Indian embassy in Rome Italy has become the latest EU member to recognise WHO-approved Covishield, after several others like Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain. Indian vaccine card holders are now eligible for GreenPass,.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 24, 2021
India needs to make its air quality norms more stringent, say experts after new WHO guidelines IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2021	Global COVID cases sees biggest fall in two months, says WHO - but UK in top five for new infections The number of new COVID-19 cases across the world has seen its biggest fall in more than two months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Sky News - Published on September 22, 2021
Pandemic study reveals lack of trained health personnel A report by the World Health Organisation and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) underlines India's skewed skill-mix ratio in the health workforce with wide variations across states and the.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 20, 2021	Covaxin may soon get WHO approval as expert group scheduled to meet next month SAGE members and Bharat Biotech officials will hold a meeting where safety and efficacy of Covaxin will be discussed on the basis trial data in India. DNA - Published on September 18, 2021
Bharat Biotech awaits feedback from WHO for Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin's emergency use listing IndiaTimes - Published on September 17, 2021	Covaxin may get WHO approval by month-end: NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Paul India's indigenously-developed Covid vaccine Covaxin may soon receive Emergency Use Listing by the World Health Organisation, eventually enabling its recipients to travel abroad without mandatory.. DNA - Published on September 15, 2021
'Speed of the essence' in UK move from COVID plan A to plan B, warns WHO expert The government must be prepared to move quickly from "Plan A to Plan B" in order to curb coronavirus should infections rise rapidly, a world expert has said. Sky News - Published on September 15, 2021	Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to track concerning new mutations of the virus that.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 9, 2021
Halt COVID vaccine booster shots until end of year, WHO head says Wealthier countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots until the end of the year, the head of the World Health Organisation has said. Sky News - Published on September 8, 2021	Mansukh Mandaviya holds informal meeting with WHO chief, other officials IndiaTimes - Published on September 6, 2021
No case of MU variant in India, keeping close watch: Centre The Union government has said that no cases of 'MU' variant of coronavirus have been detected from over 51,000 samples analysed so far in India. This new coronavirus variant 'MU' was identified first.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 3, 2021	Third vaccines aren't 'luxury boosters' taken from people without a first jab, WHO Europe boss says Third coronavirus vaccines are not "luxury boosters" making vaccine inequity worse but a means of keeping the vulnerable safe, WHO's Europe director has said. Sky News - Published on August 30, 2021
India may be entering endemic stage of COVID-19, with low or moderate transmission: WHO chief scientist India may be entering an endemic stage of COVID-19 pandemic where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on, said WHO Chief Scientist DNA - Published on August 25, 2021	UK orders 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine as it prepares for COVID booster shots The UK has agreed to buy 35 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as it prepares to administer booster shots - while the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said booster shots.. Sky News - Published on August 23, 2021
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, discusses WHO's approval of Covaxin Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday met World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan and held a discussion over the world body's approval of Bharat Biotech's.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 12, 2021	WHO decision on Covaxin authorisation likely next month IndiaTimes - Published on August 11, 2021
New COVID variants could be named after constellations once Greek alphabet is used up New coronavirus strains could be named after constellations once the Greek alphabet is used up, a World Health Organisation (WHO) boss has suggested. Sky News - Published on August 8, 2021	World Health Organisation calls for greater regulation to protect children from 'harmful' e-cigarettes The head of the World Health Organisation has branded electronic cigarettes "harmful" as he warned their use should be better regulated to protect children and teenagers. Sky News - Published on July 27, 2021
China shuts down city of 9.3 million over 17 COVID cases - as it rejects call for Wuhan lab investigation China has shut down a city of 9.3 million people over 17 COVID-19 infections, while a proposed second phase of a World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the origins of the virus has been.. Sky News - Published on July 22, 2021	Tokyo Olympics: WHO chief Dr Tedros backs Games as Chilean taekwondo athlete tests positive World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus backs the Tokyo Olympics as the first athlete is ruled out. BBC Sport - Published on July 21, 2021
100,000 will die of COVID globally between now and end of the Olympics, WHO chief predicts More than 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 around the world between now and the end of the Olympic Games, the head of the World Health Organisation has predicted. Sky News - Published on July 21, 2021	Process to receive WHO pre-qualification for Covaxin under way: Govt IndiaTimes - Published on July 20, 2021
Minister 'confident' govt right to lift most COVID rules in England - as public warned virus 'hasn't gone away' A senior minister has told Sky News he is "confident" the government is doing the right thing by lifting almost all coronavirus restrictions in England, as a top World Health Organization (WHO) envoy.. Sky News - Published on July 19, 2021	WHO chief proposes second China probe into COVID's origins - including audit of Wuhan labs The World Health Organisation (WHO) wants to launch a second investigation into the origins of COVID in China, including audits of Wuhan laboratories. Sky News - Published on July 16, 2021
'Lab accidents happen': WHO calls for more transparency from China about COVID origins Laboratory accidents "happen" and are "common", the head of the World Health Organisation has said as he called on China to be more transparent about the origins of COVID-19. Sky News - Published on July 15, 2021

World Health Organization

Specialized agency of the United Nations

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WHO chief hails PM Modi, health workers for 1 billion vaccine record

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WHO's technical advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to take call on Covaxin EUL

COVID-19: New WHO team may be 'last chance' to understand origins of coronavirus

COVID to cause 'surges of illness' for 'months and perhaps years to come', WHO expert warns

After tit for tat, UK recognises Serum Institute of India's Covishield, junks ‘discriminatory’ order

End of stalemate: Indians fully vaccinated with Covishield won't have to quarantine from October 11

End of stalemate: Got Covishield jabs in India, no quarantine in UK from next Monday

'Do what is morally right': WHO sets target of vaccinating 70% of world by mid-2022

World Health Organisation ships essential COVID-19 supplies to North Korea

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Chances of Covid-19 spread in schools low: WHO chief scientist

Italy recognises Covishield; travellers jabbed in India eligible for Green Pass: Indian embassy in Rome

India needs to make its air quality norms more stringent, say experts after new WHO guidelines

Global COVID cases sees biggest fall in two months, says WHO - but UK in top five for new infections

Pandemic study reveals lack of trained health personnel

Covaxin may soon get WHO approval as expert group scheduled to meet next month

Bharat Biotech awaits feedback from WHO for Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin's emergency use listing

Covaxin may get WHO approval by month-end: NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Paul

'Speed of the essence' in UK move from COVID plan A to plan B, warns WHO expert

Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Halt COVID vaccine booster shots until end of year, WHO head says

Mansukh Mandaviya holds informal meeting with WHO chief, other officials

No case of MU variant in India, keeping close watch: Centre

Third vaccines aren't 'luxury boosters' taken from people without a first jab, WHO Europe boss says

India may be entering endemic stage of COVID-19, with low or moderate transmission: WHO chief scientist

UK orders 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine as it prepares for COVID booster shots

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, discusses WHO's approval of Covaxin

WHO decision on Covaxin authorisation likely next month

New COVID variants could be named after constellations once Greek alphabet is used up

World Health Organisation calls for greater regulation to protect children from 'harmful' e-cigarettes

China shuts down city of 9.3 million over 17 COVID cases - as it rejects call for Wuhan lab investigation

Tokyo Olympics: WHO chief Dr Tedros backs Games as Chilean taekwondo athlete tests positive

100,000 will die of COVID globally between now and end of the Olympics, WHO chief predicts

Process to receive WHO pre-qualification for Covaxin under way: Govt

Minister 'confident' govt right to lift most COVID rules in England - as public warned virus 'hasn't gone away'

WHO chief proposes second China probe into COVID's origins - including audit of Wuhan labs

'Lab accidents happen': WHO calls for more transparency from China about COVID origins