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World Health Organization: Specialized agency of the United Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

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Children in northern Gaza dying of starvation, says WHO [Video]

Children in northern Gaza dying of starvation, says WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organization urged Israel to ensure humanitarian aid can be delivered to Gaza, as famine looms.

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US says it will block UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire as Israel bombs Rafah [Video]

US says it will block UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire as Israel bombs Rafah

The World Health Organisation warned on Sunday that the Nasser Hospital in Gaza is "not functional anymore".

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Scientists inject horses with snake venom to develop treatment for humans [Video]

Scientists inject horses with snake venom to develop treatment for humans

According to the World Health Organisation, roughly 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes each year, resulting in between 83,000-138,000 deaths.

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WHO Predicts New Cancer Cases Will Increase 77% by 2050 [Video]

WHO Predicts New Cancer Cases Will Increase 77% by 2050

WHO Predicts, New Cancer Cases , Will Increase 77% by 2050. According to predictions by the World Health Organization, the number of new cancer cases will reach 35 million globally by the year..

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WHO Warns 'Disease X' Could Be 20 Times Worse Than COVID-19 Pandemic [Video]

WHO Warns 'Disease X' Could Be 20 Times Worse Than COVID-19 Pandemic

WHO Warns 'Disease X' , Could Be 20 Times Worse , Than COVID-19 Pandemic. 'The Hill' reports that the World Health Organization has issued a warning to government leaders that the planet may face a..

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Surge in Measles Cases in UK Comes Amid Plummeting Vaccination Rate [Video]

Surge in Measles Cases in UK Comes Amid Plummeting Vaccination Rate

Surge in Measles Cases in UK, Comes Amid Plummeting , Vaccination Rate. On January 22, health officials in the United Kingdom urged millions of parents to get their children vaccinated against..

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'India surpasses WHO guidelines with 1:900 doctor-to-population ratio'


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Gaza's Nasser hospital 'not functional' following Israeli raid, WHO warns

Nasser hospital - the main medical centre serving southern Gaza - is "not functional anymore", the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
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India on track to achieve 30% reduction in tobacco use prevalence by 2025

India is on track to achieve a 30% relative reduction in tobacco use prevalence by 2025, relative to 2o10, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated.. The WHO report shows that India's tobacco use..
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Another 70 suspected measles cases in UK as WHO warns of 'alarming rise' in spread across Europe

Another 70 suspected measles cases have been reported in the UK as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of an "alarming rise" in the spread of the disease across Europe.
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Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1: India logs 1,226 cases, highest from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

A total of 1,226 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been reported in 17 states and UTs, with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh leading. The Centre has asked states to maintain vigilance and comply with..
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Biological E gets WHO EUL for Corbeva

Biological E's Covid vaccine, Corbevax, has received WHO emergency use listing, following approval in India. The vaccine, developed on the protein sub-unit platform, received authorization for various..
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682 cases of JN.1 recorded in 12 states till Jan 6: Report

A total of 682 cases of the JN.1 sub-variant of COVID-19 have been reported in 12 states across India. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified JN.1 as a variant of interest distinct from..
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Terminologies used for traditional medicine to be on WHO list soon

The WHO will include traditional medicine terminologies in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) list, releasing the classifications in Delhi next week. The ICD classification of..
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Covid-19: India witnesses 760 new cases, 2 deaths amid JN.1 spike, active cases rise to 4,423

As of December 16, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported 7,344 cases of Covid-19 JN.1 subvariant from 41 countries.
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Covid sub-variant JN.1: INSACOG says 196 cases detected in country

India has detected 196 cases of the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, with Odisha being the latest state to report its presence. The JN.1 sub-variant has been found in 10 states and Union territories,..
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India reports 743 new Covid cases, seven deaths

India reports 743 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 3,997 active cases. Seven fatalities occurred in the past day, with Kerala reporting three deaths, Karnataka two, and Chhattisgarh and Tamil..
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India logs 702 new Covid-19 cases, records six deaths in last 24 hours

India has reported 702 new Covid-19 cases and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total count to 4,50,10,944 and the death toll to 5,33,346. Delhi reported its first case of the Covid-19..
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​JN.1 not expected to spread as existing Covid-19 vaccine will work: Ex-ICMR DG

The JN.1 variant of the SARS-COV-2 virus is not expected to spread widely in India. Existing Covid-19 vaccines and mask-wearing in crowded places should be sufficient to combat it. The government is..
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WHO: Boost surveillance, Covid protective measures

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries in the South-East Asia Region (SEARO), including India, to enhance surveillance and implement protective measures due to a surge in respiratory..
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COVID-19 surge: Maharashtra reports 50 new cases, 9 JN.1 infections

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new strain as a separate "variant of interest" given its rapidly increasing spread but said that it poses a "low" global public health risk.
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As Covid-19 cases rise, WHO asks countries to strengthen surveillance

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries in South-East Asia to strengthen surveillance for respiratory diseases, including Covid-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1. WHO classifies JN.1 as a..
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'Hospitalisations will go up as...': Former WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on JN.1 sub-variant

Dr Swaminathan talked about the emergence of the JN.1 variant, a sub-variant of Omicron, expressing hope for mild behaviour but cautioning about increased transmissibility
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Does Covid prefer the gut now? Surging virus detections in wastewater prompt Scientific Debate

Scientists are investigating whether the JN.1 variant of Covid-19 is targeting peoples' intestinal tracts. JN.1 is highly infectious and immune evasive, prompting suggestions that it needs its own..
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COVID strain classified 'variant of interest' by WHO as cases rise

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the JN.1 COVID strain as a "variant of interest".
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13 out of every 100 killed in road crashes in 2021 were from India: WHO report

India accounts for 13% of global road crash deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The number of road fatalities in India has increased from 1.34 lakh in 2010 to 1.54 lakh in..
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High protection even if HPV vax 1st dose to girls in 15-18 age group

A study in India found that the age at HPV vaccination does not significantly impact the durability of the immune response. The study followed a cohort of unmarried girls who received one, two, or..
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India prepared for any kind of public health exigency, says Centre amid child pneumonia outbreak in China

The Union health ministry of India stated that there is a "low risk" to the country from the recent outbreak of H9N2 and pneumonia cases in China. The ministry is closely monitoring the situation and..
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WHO seeks answers from China about mystery outbreak of respiratory illness

The World Health Organisation has asked China for more detailed information about an outbreak of a respiratory illness and reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children.
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Molecular testing to replace age-old sputum to detect TB

Molecular tests for tuberculosis (TB) are set to replace sputum microscopy as the initial test for detection, following the World Health Organization's recommendation. The change is already happening..
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Gaza on verge of major disease outbreak, WHO warns

Gaza is on the "precipice of major disease outbreaks", the World Health Organisation has said
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Shifa Hospital in Gaza is 'death zone' with mass grave at the door - WHO says

The Shifa Hospital in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is a "death zone" with a mass grave at the entrance and a "desperate" situation inside, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
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WHO sets up panel to combat loneliness

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and African Union youth envoy Chido Mpemba as co-chairs of an international commission to address the issue of..
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Baby formula prices a 'catastrophe' for families that 'cannot be ignored', MP says

The World Health Organisation's call for government action over "exploitative" formula milk prices "cannot be ignored", an MP has said. 
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Israel and Hamas dispute claims of Gaza hospital fuel offer - as 'babies among 12 dead'

Hamas has denied refusing an offer of fuel from Israel for Gaza's biggest hospital, which the World Health Organisation says is "not functioning" due to bombing and gunfire.
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'Profit-driven' baby formula milk manufacturers 'exploiting' families, WHO says

The World Health Organisation (WHO) wants government action over escalating baby formula prices that are "exploiting" UK families.
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Delhi Air Pollution: Marginal dip in levels as wind speed improves, health concern rises

Pollution levels in Delhi and its surrounding areas dipped marginally overnight due to a relatively better wind speed, though the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 was still over 80 times the healthy..
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WHO looks for treatment for epidemic of loneliness

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formed a technical advisory committee to address the issue of loneliness, which is becoming a public health problem. The committee is seeking experts to assist..
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Cheap malaria vaccine approved for global rollout

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a low-cost, readily available vaccine for malaria that promises to help ease one of the greatest disease burdens on the developing world.
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Nipah alert sounded in Kerala's Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths

The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George..
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India's philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' is clarion call to build better world: WHO's Poonam Khetrapal Singh

The regional director of the World Health Organisation's South East-Asia Region, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, has praised India's theme for the G20 Summit, 'One Earth, One Family, One Future', stating..
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Indians lose 5 years’ life to air pollution, Delhi worst at 12 years: Chicago university study

Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is estimated to shorten an average Indian’s life expectancy by 5.3 years and in Delhi, often labelled the most polluted city in the world, by as much as 11.9..
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Georgia continues to attract Indian medical students

The number of Indian students studying in Georgia is increasing, with around 8,000 estimated to be studying there in 2021. Most Indian students go to Georgia for medical studies, attracted by the..
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No EG.5 threat in India, says Mandaviya as new Omicron variant causes surge in Covid-19 incus, UK

Mandaviya said the government continues to aggressively pursue genomic surveillance to detect Covid-19 clusters and new variants, if any, even though the cases of the viral infection have reduced...
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New COVID strain spreading across UK designated 'variant of interest' by WHO

A new fast-spreading COVID strain has been designated a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organisation.
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Sweetener found in chewing gum and diet drinks is a 'potential cancer risk'

Aspartame, a sweetener commonly found in diet drinks and chewing gum, has been declared a potential cancer risk by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Experts oppose lowering WHO anaemia standards to local parameters


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Threat of an even deadlier pathogen remains, world must be ready: WHO

The end of Covid-19 as a global health emergency is not the end of the virus as a global health threat, WHO chief Tedros Adhanam Ghebreyesus has warned. In his address to the 76th World Health Assembly..
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15 million excess deaths worldwide were caused by COVID over two years

Almost 15 million global excess deaths by the end of 2021 were caused by COVID, according to figures released by the World Health Organisation.
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WHO warns against artificial sweeteners


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Cadbury working on low sugar chocolate bars, as WHO recommends avoiding sweeteners for weight control

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Cadbury is "working hard" to produce alternative 75% less sugar, fat and lower calorie versions of products, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended avoiding sweeteners for weight control.
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