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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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Polio Virus Is Detected in London Sewage Sample Polio Virus Is Detected , in London Sewage Sample. The rare “national incident” was detected by the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works during a “routine surveillance.”. Investigations.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published 1 week ago

Europe at 'epicentre' of monkeypox outbreak, WHO says The World Health Organization has urged countries to share vaccines as monkeypox continues to spread. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:32Published 2 weeks ago

Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of 'real' risk Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 04:09Published 3 weeks ago

CDC Ramps Up Monkeypox Alert to Level 2 CDC Ramps Up Monkeypox Alert , to Level 2 . The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised the level of alert concerning monkeypox on June 6. Known global cases of the virus have exceeded.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published 3 weeks ago

Over 82 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Have Been Wasted in the US Over 82 Million , COVID Vaccine Doses , Have Been Wasted in the US. NBC reports that 82.1 million COVID vaccine doses have been discarded in America between December 2020 and May of 2022. That.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published on June 6, 2022

Disease Outbreaks Are Becoming More Frequent, WHO Says Disease Outbreaks Are Becoming More Frequent, WHO Says. The emergencies director of the World Health Organization (WHO) made the comments on June 1, citing climate change and other environmental.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published on June 1, 2022

Monkeypox spreads to more than 20 countries, global tally reaches 200 \| OneIndia News The World Health Organisation released a statement on Friday and revealed that more than 20 countries across the globe have reported the cases of Monkeypox till now. The Health Organization further.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:41Published on May 28, 2022

G-7 Takes Steps to Better Prepare for Future Pandemics G-7 Takes Steps, to Better Prepare, for Future Pandemics. ABC News reports that the Group of Seven announced plans to strengthen epidemiological early-warning systems to detect potential pandemics.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published on May 20, 2022

Despite Global Scrutiny China Defends 'Zero-COVID' Policy Despite Global Scrutiny, China Defends, 'Zero-COVID' Policy. On May 13, officials in Shanghai said they hoped to achieve zero COVID cases outside of quarantine by May 20. NBC reports that the city.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published on May 13, 2022

WHO Data Suggests COVID-19 Death Toll Is 3 Times Higher Than Reported WHO Data Suggests , COVID-19 Death Toll , Is 3 Times Higher Than Reported. CNN reports new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) say the coronavirus pandemic took the lives of almost.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published on May 6, 2022

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Pandemic far from over, says WHO boss, as new cases rise in 110 countries COVID infections are rising in 110 countries - with the number of cases surging by 18% over the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Sky News - Published 1 day ago
'Sustained transmission' of monkeypox risks vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children, warns WHO The World Health Organization has warned "sustained transmission" of monkeypox worldwide could see the virus begin to move into high-risk groups, like pregnant women, children and immunocompromised.. Sky News - Published 2 days ago
WHO issues warning over monkeypox reaching high-risk groups The World Health Organization has warned "sustained transmission" of monkeypox worldwide could see the virus begin to move into high-risk groups, like pregnant women, children and immunocompromised.. Sky News - Published 2 days ago

COVID an 'inconvenience' rather than 'life-threatening' for many now, says WHO COVID is now an "inconvenience" for most people rather than "life-threatening", the World Health Organisation's special envoy on the virus has told Sky News. Sky News - Published 4 days ago
Monkeypox 'deeply concerning' but not a global health emergency, WHO says The monkeypox outbreak is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organization has decided - although the director general remains "deeply concerned". Sky News - Published 6 days ago
Explainer: Why WHO is probing if Monkeypox needs global health emergency tag The World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts on June 23 to decide whether monkeypox needs to be declared a global health emergency like it had to do with Covid-19 over two years.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

Explainer: What is achieved by renaming the monkeypox virus With over 1,600 cases of monkeypox confirmed globally over the past few weeks, the World Health Organisation is set to convene an emergency committee meeting on June 23 to determine whether the.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
Monkeypox set to be renamed after concerns term is 'discriminatory' Monkeypox is set to be renamed, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Monkeypox outbreak 'rapidly evolving' and action needed to curb 'spread', warns WHO Europe's monkeypox outbreak is a "rapidly evolving event" which will spread more widely in the community if action isn't taken, according to the World Health Organisation. Sky News - Published on June 1, 2022
Monkeypox outbreak remains 'containable', says WHO - as 131 cases confirmed in 19 countries There are now a total of 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox and a further 106 suspected cases - in 19 countries, the World Health Organisation has revealed. Sky News - Published on May 24, 2022

At World Health Assembly, India expresses 'strong disappointment' over WHO report on Covid-19 deaths IndiaTimes - Published on May 23, 2022
Mansukh Mandaviya lauds ASHA workers for their role in Covid-19 management Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister said, "Delighted that the entire team of ASHA workers have been conferred the WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award. Congratulations to all ASHA workers... IndiaTimes - Published on May 23, 2022
WHO Covid toll report flawed and unacceptable, say states Health ministers of several states, including Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab where non-BJP parties are in office, have unanimously slammed the World Health Organisation for its.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 7, 2022	Speakers at health conference object to WHO report on Covid deaths in India IndiaTimes - Published on May 6, 2022
Rahul Gandhi doing politics over Covid-19 deaths: BJP At a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the World Health Organisation's (WHO) methodology to calculate estimated deaths in India due to the virus is "flawed" and the Indian government.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 6, 2022	India’s Covid toll 47 lakh, says WHO; govt slams report India and the World Health Organization are at loggerheads over the latter’s new estimates of 47 lakh excess deaths in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 — an assessment that.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 5, 2022
India questions models, methodology used by WHO in Covid-19 death toll report Sources said that India likely to raise the issue at the World Health Assembly and required multilateral forums. DNA - Published on May 5, 2022	Millions of Covid deaths went unreported in India, says WHO: Key points from report Several million Covid-19 deaths have most likely gone unreported in India, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Thursday which said that over 4.7 million people in India -.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 5, 2022
WHO says millions of Covid deaths went unreported in India; Centre questions methodology Several million Covid-19 deaths have most likely gone unreported in India, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Thursday which said that over 4.7 million people in India -.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 5, 2022	WHO says nearly 15 million deaths associated with Covid-19, more than double the official figure The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 5, 2022
WHO estimates 15 million people have died directly or indirectly from COVID The World Health Organisation estimates that 15 million people worldwide have now died of coronavirus - or as a result of its impact on health services. Sky News - Published on May 5, 2022	At least one child dies after mysterious rise in hepatitis cases worldwide At least one child has died after an increase in hepatitis cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Sky News - Published on April 24, 2022
PM Modi gives WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a Gujarati name: Tulsibhai PM Narendra Modi gave WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a ‘pucca’ Gujarati name at his request—Tulsibhai. Modi said Ghebreyesus—the first Ethiopian and African to head WHO—has.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 20, 2022	WHO chief: Gujarat hub to boost traditional medicines IndiaTimes - Published on April 20, 2022
Age of traditional medicine will begin soon: Modi on new WHO centre in Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Gujarat will usher in an age of traditional medicine globally. The PM.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 19, 2022	'Grateful for warm welcome': WHO Chief arrives in India, set to meet PM Modi in Gujarat WHO Chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus arrived in India on Monday and praised the Ayush Ministry representatives for their "warm welcome." DNA - Published on April 19, 2022
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to be on three-day Gujarat visit from Monday IndiaTimes - Published on April 17, 2022	India 'stalling' WHO's efforts to calculate Covid-19 deaths? Know what Centre said India has raised an objection to the method used by WHO for calculating the Covid-19 death toll, saying that it cannot be accurate for our country. DNA - Published on April 17, 2022
Fallout of WHO observations: Covaxin's Phase 2/3 trials in US put on hold The US Food and Drug Administration has put on hold the phase 2/3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, in USA. Bharat Biotech's partner for US and Canada for Covaxin, the FDA's.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 14, 2022	Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in view of new XE variant: Experts Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in the country in view of Covid-19's new XE variant, healthcare experts said, calling it the single-most effective intervention against all variants of the.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 12, 2022
Hyderabad's Biological E to get mRNA technology from WHO to produce Covid-19 vaccines Biological E Limited (BE), the Hyderabad-based vaccine maker that has developed a recombinant sub-unit protein vaccine Corbevax for Covid-19, has now been selected as a recipient of mRNA technology.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 4, 2022	Citing WHO data, Centre says India has 'lowest' 374 Covid-19 deaths per million population India has one of the "lowest" 374 Covid-19 deaths per million population, according to the World Health Organisation, compared to similarly affected countries like the USA, Brazil, Russia and Mexico,.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 29, 2022
World Tuberculosis Day: Committed to make India TB-free by 2025, says Mansukh Mandaviya World Health Organization (WHO) has termed tuberculosis as the "second top infectious killer in the world. DNA - Published on March 24, 2022	COVID is still here and still deadly, warns WHO on second anniversary of lockdown People must continue to have "easy access" to testing with "still an awful lot of people getting sick and dying" from coronavirus, the World Health Organisation has told Sky News. Sky News - Published on March 23, 2022
In 2021, Delhi most polluted capital in world, no Indian city met WHO air quality standard: Report In 2021, none of the cities in India met the prescribed World Health Organization air quality standards of 5 micrograms per cubic meter, stated the World Air Quality Report 2021, prepared by Swiss.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 22, 2022	93% of Indians exposed to high PM2.5 levels: Reports Around 93% of India’s population is living in areas where levels of hazardous particulate matter PM2.5 are worse than the World Health Organisation’s least stringent norms and air pollution reduces.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 3, 2022
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Europe entering 'plausible endgame' to pandemic, WHO director says Europe is entering the "plausible endgame" of the coronavirus pandemic, a director of the World Health Organisation has said. Sky News - Published on February 3, 2022	Sir David Attenborough and Pope Francis nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Sir David Attenborough has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, joining Pope Francis and the World Health Organisation on the list of this year's candidates. Sky News - Published on February 1, 2022
Discussions underway for WHO approval for Corbevax Covid-19 vaccine, says developer Corbevax, a 'recombinant protein sub-unit' vaccine developed by Texas-based vaccine developers, was recently granted emergency approval by the Indian government and will be manufactured by the.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 31, 2021	MNCs tried to scuttle WHO nod for Covaxin: CJI Ramana Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday lamented that attempts were made to prevent the indigenously developed Covaxin from getting WHO recognition. “Several multi-national companies, like.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 25, 2021
Booster vaccine programmes 'likely to prolong the pandemic', WHO chief warns The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that "blanket" COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes were "likely to prolong the pandemic". Sky News - Published on December 22, 2021	Deliberations ongoing for a global treaty to deal with future pandemics: WHO chief scientist IndiaTimes - Published on December 20, 2021
Omicron cases doubling in 3 days in areas with community transmission: WHO The Omicron variant is spreading with a doubling time between 1.5 to 3 days in countries with documented community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update about the.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 18, 2021

World Health Organization

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