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![]() Polio Virus Is Detected in London Sewage Sample Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published | |
![]() Europe at 'epicentre' of monkeypox outbreak, WHO says Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:32Published | |
![]() Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of 'real' risk Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 04:09Published | |
![]() CDC Ramps Up Monkeypox Alert to Level 2 Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published | |
![]() Over 82 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Have Been Wasted in the US Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published | |
![]() Disease Outbreaks Are Becoming More Frequent, WHO Says Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published | |
![]() Monkeypox spreads to more than 20 countries, global tally reaches 200 | OneIndia News Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:41Published | |
![]() G-7 Takes Steps to Better Prepare for Future Pandemics Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published | |
![]() Despite Global Scrutiny China Defends 'Zero-COVID' Policy Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published | |
![]() WHO Data Suggests COVID-19 Death Toll Is 3 Times Higher Than Reported Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published | |
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'Sustained transmission' of monkeypox risks vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children, warns WHO![]() Sky News - Published | |
WHO issues warning over monkeypox reaching high-risk groups![]() Sky News - Published | |
COVID an 'inconvenience' rather than 'life-threatening' for many now, says WHO![]() Sky News - Published | |
Monkeypox 'deeply concerning' but not a global health emergency, WHO says![]() Sky News - Published | |
Explainer: Why WHO is probing if Monkeypox needs global health emergency tagThe 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 | |
Explainer: What is achieved by renaming the monkeypox virusWith 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 | |
Monkeypox set to be renamed after concerns term is 'discriminatory'![]() Sky News - Published | |
Monkeypox outbreak 'rapidly evolving' and action needed to curb 'spread', warns WHO![]() Sky News - Published | |
Monkeypox outbreak remains 'containable', says WHO - as 131 cases confirmed in 19 countriesThere 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 | |
At World Health Assembly, India expresses 'strong disappointment' over WHO report on Covid-19 deathsIndiaTimes - Published | |
Mansukh Mandaviya lauds ASHA workers for their role in Covid-19 managementTaking 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 | |
WHO Covid toll report flawed and unacceptable, say statesHealth 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 | Speakers at health conference object to WHO report on Covid deaths in IndiaIndiaTimes - Published |
Rahul Gandhi doing politics over Covid-19 deaths: BJPAt 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 | India’s Covid toll 47 lakh, says WHO; govt slams reportIndia 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 |
India questions models, methodology used by WHO in Covid-19 death toll reportSources said that India likely to raise the issue at the World Health Assembly and required multilateral forums.DNA - Published | Millions of Covid deaths went unreported in India, says WHO: Key points from reportSeveral 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 |
WHO says millions of Covid deaths went unreported in India; Centre questions methodologySeveral 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 | WHO says nearly 15 million deaths associated with Covid-19, more than double the official figureThe 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 |
WHO estimates 15 million people have died directly or indirectly from COVIDThe 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 | At least one child dies after mysterious rise in hepatitis cases worldwide![]() Sky News - Published |
PM Modi gives WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a Gujarati name: TulsibhaiPM 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 | WHO chief: Gujarat hub to boost traditional medicinesIndiaTimes - Published |
Age of traditional medicine will begin soon: Modi on new WHO centre in GujaratPrime 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 | 'Grateful for warm welcome': WHO Chief arrives in India, set to meet PM Modi in GujaratWHO Chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus arrived in India on Monday and praised the Ayush Ministry representatives for their "warm welcome."DNA - Published |
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to be on three-day Gujarat visit from MondayIndiaTimes - Published | India 'stalling' WHO's efforts to calculate Covid-19 deaths? Know what Centre saidIndia 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 |
Fallout of WHO observations: Covaxin's Phase 2/3 trials in US put on holdThe 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 | Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in view of new XE variant: ExpertsVoluntary 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 |
Hyderabad's Biological E to get mRNA technology from WHO to produce Covid-19 vaccinesBiological 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 | Citing WHO data, Centre says India has 'lowest' 374 Covid-19 deaths per million populationIndia 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 |
World Tuberculosis Day: Committed to make India TB-free by 2025, says Mansukh MandaviyaWorld Health Organization (WHO) has termed tuberculosis as the "second top infectious killer in the world.DNA - Published | COVID is still here and still deadly, warns WHO on second anniversary of lockdown![]() Sky News - Published |
In 2021, Delhi most polluted capital in world, no Indian city met WHO air quality standard: ReportIn 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 | 93% of Indians exposed to high PM2.5 levels: ReportsAround 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 |
Science amazing, but no global coordination: WHO chief scientist on Covid-19 pandemicIndiaTimes - Published | Next Covid variant likely to be more infectious: WHOOmicron will not be the last variant and the next variant of concern is likely to be more transmissible, the World Health Organization has said, warning against complacency in following..IndiaTimes - Published |
Europe entering 'plausible endgame' to pandemic, WHO director says![]() Sky News - Published | Sir David Attenborough and Pope Francis nominated for Nobel Peace Prize![]() Sky News - Published |
Discussions underway for WHO approval for Corbevax Covid-19 vaccine, says developerCorbevax, 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 | MNCs tried to scuttle WHO nod for Covaxin: CJI RamanaChief 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 |
Booster vaccine programmes 'likely to prolong the pandemic', WHO chief warns![]() Sky News - Published | Deliberations ongoing for a global treaty to deal with future pandemics: WHO chief scientistIndiaTimes - Published |
Omicron cases doubling in 3 days in areas with community transmission: WHOThe 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 |