World Health Organization

Afghanistan’s hospitals suffer from bed shortage

Emphasising the urgent need for active beds in the country to adequately serve people in Afghanistan, acting minister of public…

4 weeks ago

India more prepared than ever to face any future pandemic: Experts

India is well-prepared to face any future pandemic, said experts on the fourth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, on Monday.…

2 months ago

Why elevation of Saima Wazed, Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, as WHO regional head is good news for India

For Bangladesh, it is a proud moment as health and autism expert Saima Wazed, who is also the daughter of…

6 months ago

New Covid variant with 35 mutations triggers concern

A highly mutated Covid variant called BA.2.86 has given rise to fresh concern as it has been detected in five…

8 months ago

Common bacterial infections becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, reveals WHO report

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report reveals high levels of resistance in bacteria, causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, as well…

1 year ago

Monkeypox Cases Rise Globally | WHO To Convene Emergency Meeting Soon

<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…

2 years ago

Monkeypox Outbreak In North America & Europe | WHO Confirms 80 Cases In 12 Countries

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2 years ago

Russia tells WHO to avoid geopolitics to effectively fight pandemics

<p> <strong>In a veiled warning, Russia has told the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid politicized decisions ahead of and…

2 years ago

PM Modi highlights need for WHO, WTO reforms at global summit on Covid-19

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the WHO must be reformed and strengthened while the rules of the World…

2 years ago

PM Modi throws open global Ayush meeting, says foreigners seeking Ayush therapy to get special visas

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit at Gandhinagar on Wednesday and stated that India…

2 years ago

PM Modi lays foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar…

2 years ago

Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO

<p> <strong>If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the…

2 years ago

WHO worried as Omicron death toll touches 500,000 mark worldwide

<p> The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that as many as 500,000 deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded…

2 years ago

Fast-spreading Omicron infecting fully vaccinated people too, says WHO

<p> The heavily mutated Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is infecting people who…

2 years ago

Omicron spreads to 77 countries, WHO issues fresh warning

<p> The World Health Organization has warned that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading at an unprecedented rate and…

2 years ago

WHO says Omicron is not unstoppable, vaccines work against new Covid strain

<p> Chief WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan has cautioned against knee-jerk reactions to early studies that hinted the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may…

2 years ago

WHO says Omicron is not unstoppable, vaccines work against new Covid strain

<p> Chief WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan has cautioned against knee-jerk reactions to early studies that hinted the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may…

2 years ago

Existing vaccines will be effective against Omicron too, says WHO expert

<p> Existing vaccines will still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid-19 cases, according to a top…

2 years ago

WHO warns that Omicron variant of coronavirus poses a very high risk, backs travel curbs

<p> The new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a "very high" overall risk of global surge in infections, the World Health…

2 years ago

Why WHO skipped two Greek letters– Nu & Xi to name the new coronavirus variant Omicron

<p> The World Health Organization has skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet, Nu and Xi, when naming Omicron, the…

2 years ago

Surge in bird flu cases in Asia and Europe triggers alarm

<p> The bird flu virus has started spreading again in Europe and Asia with several cases being reported in recent…

2 years ago