New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million deaths globally, may likely end up being as public health emergency of international concern’ this year and pose a seasonal flu threat, the World Health
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Raising concerns about growing health inequalities after the Covid-19 pandemic, global health experts have called to improve healthcare capabilities to respond to established infectious diseases like malaria, measles and tuberculosis while also responding to emerging threats.
Geneva, Dec 15 (IANS) The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that he hopes that Covid-19 will no longer be a global health emergency sometime next year. Addressing a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Geneva, Dec 3 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that although the world is “much closer” to end the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, it warned that Omicron was still circulating rampantly and continues to cause significant mortality. “We
Geneva, Nov 30 (IANS) Around 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report. The figure is projected to increase
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) On the occasion of World Health Day, World Health Organization on Thursday called for united effort to reduce mortality from cardiovascular diseases, a leading cause of death in the South-East Asia Region with 3.6 million lives
Geneva, Sep 2 (IANS) The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 600 million, a grim milestone in the pandemic that is still continuing after it first broke out in early 2020, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Geneva, Aug 26 (IANS) The number of newly reported monkeypox cases has decreased worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In the week from August 15-21, there were 21 per cent fewer cases than in the previous week, dpa news
Geneva, Aug 18 (IANS) Monkeypox cases have seen an exponential jump of 20 per cent in the last week with more than 35,000 infections and 12 deaths reported from 92 countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Almost 7,500 cases
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation on Saturday declared the monkeypox as public health emergency of international concern. The global health body said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now
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 temperatures, regional governments have been urged by the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement the
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that 5,322 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported to it from 53 countries — both endemic and non-endemic. Geneva, July 5 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that 5,322
Just days after saying that the Covid lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to declare monkeypox, which has so far affected 2,821 people in both endemic and non-endemic countries, a global health emergency, according to media reports. New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said it has been reported of 780 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox from 27 countries that are not endemic to the monkeypox virus. Geneva, June 5 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday
About 33 countries have reported 650 probable cases of mysterious acute hepatitis among children, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Geneva, May 30 (IANS) About 33 countries have reported 650 probable cases of mysterious acute hepatitis among children, according to
Geneva, May 24 (IANS) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated here that the Covid-19 pandemic “is far from over”. “… the pandemic is far from over. And even as we continue to fight it, we face the
Worldwide about 1.49 crore excess lives were lost due to Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Thursday. Geneva, May 6 (IANS) Worldwide about 1.49 crore excess lives were lost due to
India has shared its concerns with the methodology along with other member states through a series of formal communications, including six letters issued to the World Health Organisation, the Union Health Ministry said. New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India has shared
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