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At the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus awarded India the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem. The …

Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday inaugurated the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities and said that the ICDRA platform provides a space to share knowledge, foster partnerships …

World Patient Safety Day, marked annually on September 17, was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2019, following the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 by the World Health Assembly. …

The central government has directed airport, ports and border authorities to remain vigilant in response to the global rise in Mpox cases, according to sources. Official sources told ANI, “We …

After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), a detailed review of the Monkeypox situation and the preparedness was taken by the …

Experts and officials from ministries of health, social welfare and empowerment from countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region discussed measures to improve health and care services for older persons …

The World Health Organisation has confirmed the human case of bird flu in India, after the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year child in West Bengal. Overall, this is …

Health ministers from 30 countries will attend the two-day ‘Traditional Medicine Global Summit’ being organised by the Ministry of Ayush and World Health Organisation (WHO) in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar from Thursday. …

A bite from a tsetse fly – a common occurrence in sub-Saharan Africa – causes the deadly disease called sleeping sickness which is lethal and unfortunately has no treatment. The …

Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) of India Girish Chandra Murmu was re-elected as External Auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) today at the 76th World Health Assembly another four years …

China’s demand for Indian anti Covid generic drugs including Paxlovid– Pfizer’s oral drug is increasing amid a surge in Covid cases. This is despite the fact that Beijing does not …

After the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on four India-made cough and cold syrups used for paediatric groups, the country’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has launched an …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/87ka3sAry58" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> After monkeypox, WHO has now confirmed another outbreak, Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)’ in …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L-8Ygh3MMm8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> The number of monkeypox cases is increasing rapidly. WHO takes a relook on …

<p> With the number of monkeypox cases increasing rapidly worldwide, the World Health Organization has decided to take a relook on whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of …

<p> The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded an alert about a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States as it said at least one …

<p> WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was given a Gujarati name today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he jokingly requested for an Indian name to mark his …

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the move for establishing the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar in Gujarat.</p> <p> "India is honoured to be home …

<p> A subvariant of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus strain, which was first identified in Denmark has now been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said on Tuesday.</p> <p> In …