India will strengthen global health efforts: PM Modi to WHO chief ‘Tulsi Bhai’
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India will work towards efforts to boost global health, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while pledging his support...
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This is why PM Modi called WHO chief ‘Tulsi Bhai’
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New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) After the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election, the Prime...
WHO member states extend pandemic agreement negotiations for another year
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Geneva, June 2 (IANS) Member states of the WHO have agreed to extend the talks over the pandemic agreement for another year, allowing for more...
411 million adult tobacco users in SE Asia, highest globally: WHO
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Southeast Asia region, which includes India, has about 411 million adult tobacco users — the highest globally, said Saima...
Co-WIN being transformed into UWIN for national immunisation programme: Health Secretary
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New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Co-WIN portal, which helped India fight the Covid-19 pandemic, is being transformed into UWIN for the National Immunisation Programme...
New WHO report calls for increasing investments in adolescent well-being
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Geneva, May 29 (IANS) In a rapidly evolving world, adolescents are facing significant challenges like high mortality rates, mental health, pregnancy, education and employment, and...
After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86
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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) After EG.5 raised concerns for a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now flagged another sub-variant of...
WHO DG hails govt’s Ayushman Bharat scheme
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Gandhinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday lauded the government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme as well as the country’s...
G20 health ministers to participate in summit on traditional medicine
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United Nations, Aug 11 (IANS) The WHO and India are convening the first global summit on traditional medicine in Gandhinagar next week with the participation...
Modi meets WHO chief, IMF head during G20 summit
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New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali...
Heatwave in Europe underscores need for effective action to combat climate change: WHO
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Copenhagen, July 23 (IANS) As the Europe reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires and escalating record-breaking high...
Omicron causing hospitalisations, deaths worldwide: WHO
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New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In a fresh warning, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing hospitalisations and...
Omicron highly uncertain, may require stringent response: Scientists
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London, Dec 1 (IANS) The newly detected Omicron variant of coronavirus is “highly uncertain” but may require a “very stringent response”, scientists have said. According to...
Why this new Covid variant ‘OMICRON’ is more lethal that Delta
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New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) As the world reopens after 18-20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, a new variant of the coronavirus — called...
WHO marks new covid strain as ‘OMICRON”, variant of concern
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New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new Covid variant detected in southern Africa this week as the ‘Variant...
US reports Covid resurgence in most states
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Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) For the first time in two months, Covid-19 case counts and deaths are rising again in most US states, especially in the...
Europe reports largest weekly increase in Covid cases: WHO
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Geneva, Nov 14 (IANS) Europe has reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in the continent since the start...
Covid pandemic significantly impacted climate change efforts: WHO
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New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down climate change efforts by various countries, according to the 2021 WHO health and climate change global...
WHO to decide on granting Emergency Use Listing to Covaxin next week
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New Delhi, Oct 6 The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet next week with an independent group of experts to take a final decision on whether...