After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86
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...
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G20 health ministers to participate in summit on traditional medicine
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
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
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 highly uncertain, may require stringent response: Scientists
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...
WHO marks new covid strain as ‘OMICRON”, variant of concern
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
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...
Covid pandemic significantly impacted climate change efforts: WHO
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 urges joint efforts to prevent future Covid-like pandemic
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for countries to work together to ensure that another pandemic at the...
Delta variant likely to become dominant Covid strain globally
Geneva, July 15 (IANS) The Delta Covid-19 variant has so far been identified in 111 countries, territories or areas, and is on the way to becoming...
G7 pledges 870mn vaccine doses, half to be delivered by 2021-end
Geneva, June 14 (IANS) Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines...
Patent waiver not enough for vax rollout: WTO chief
Brussels, May 21 (IANS) World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has argued in favour of expanding Covid-19 vaccine production and ending export restrictions, saying that...