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'120mn Rapid Covid-19 Tests To Be Rolled Out For Poorer Nations'

Geneva: At least 120 million affordable, high-quality rapid Covid-19 tests will be rolled out for low and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an announcement. According to a statement issued on Monday, the organisations involved in agreement include the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Bill & Melinda […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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Odisha Earns Praise From WHO For COVID-19 Management

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned praise from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Wednesday. The CMO in its official twitter handle posted an article “From Governance to Community Resilience: Odishas Response to COVID-19” which appeared in the WHO portal: World Health […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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One In 10 In World May Have Had COVID-19: WHO

Geneva: In a special meeting, the leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that one in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19. A top official said the estimate meant “the vast majority of the world remains at risk”, the BBC reported. Just over 35m people have been confirmed as being infected […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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10% Of World Population Infected With Covid-19: WHO

Geneva: Roughly 10 per cent of the world’s population may have been infected with the Coronavirus, leaving the vast majority vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease, the World Health Organization has said. “Our current best estimates tell us about 10% of the global population may have been infected by this virus. It varies depending on the […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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COVID-19: WHO Lauds India's Aarogya Setu App

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded India’s Aarogya Setu app during COVID-19 virtual media briefing at Geneva on Tuesday. WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the app helped city public health departments identify clusters and expand testing in the second worst affected country. “The Aarogya Setu app from India has been […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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Global TB Progress Mired By Scarce Funding, Covid-19: WHO

Geneva: Despite a steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) across the world, global targets for its prevention and treatment will likely be missed due to insufficient funding and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to a latest World Health Organization (WHO) report. The WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 released on Wednesday said that between 2015 and […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
COVID-19 Resurgence: WHO Chief Calls For 'Immediate Action'

Geneva: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the world was still at “a critical juncture” in its fights against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and called for “immediate action” as several countries have reported a resurgence in new confirmed cases. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Ghebreyesus said that […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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COVID Vaccine: Russia Seeks Sputnik V's Speedy Registration, Prequalification From WHO

New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has submitted applications to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for accelerated registration and prequalification of Sputnik V, the world’s first registered vaccine against the coronavirus. Russia has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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WHO Chief Ghebreyesus In Quarantine After Contact Tests Positive For COVID-19

Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced that he was self-quarantining after he was “identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19”. Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, he said: “I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. I […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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WHO Highlights Influenza Risk For Kids, Pregnant Women During Pandemic

Geneva: Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have highlighted the influenza risk for children and pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic, calling for strong surveillance and testing. Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead for WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, said at a WHO press briefing on Monday that it was still unknown how the coming influenza […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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WHO To Set Up Global Centre For Traditional Medicine In India

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation announced on Friday that it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India for global wellness. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement in a video message at an event in which Prime Minister Modi inaugurated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions in Jaipur and Jamnagar […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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WHO Raises Concern Over COVID Second Wave In Europe And American Countries

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that it’s “extremely concerned” by the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in some countries, particularly in Europe and the Americas. “Right now we are extremely concerned by the surge in cases we’re seeing in some countries. Particularly in Europe and the Americas, health workers and health systems […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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WHO Warns Against Use Of Remdesivir Drug For Covid-19 Treatment

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that the antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no matter how ill they are as there is no evidence it works. “The panel found a lack of evidence that remdesivir improved outcomes that matter to patients such as reduced mortality, need […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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'60-70% Of Population Needs To Be Immune To Curb Covid-19 Transmission'

Geneva: Modeling studies have revealed that about 60 to 70 per cent of the global population needs to be immune to curb or halt Covid-19 transmission, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. Noting the WHO cannot give the exact number of “the proportion of the population that would need to be immunized… The answer […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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AstraZeneca, Blood Clots Link 'Plausible But Not Confirmed': WHO

Geneva: A causal link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the rare occurrence of blood clots with low platelets is “considered plausible but not confirmed,” the World Health Organization (WHO)…

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
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