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WHO inks deal for delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in poor cou
Updated : 1 hour, 49 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it had reached an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for 40 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine delivering to poor countries under its COVAX initiative next month.
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WHO chief lauds India, PM Modi for support to global COVID-19 resp
Updated : 8 hours, 28 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday expressed gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued support to the global COVID-19 response against the pandemic.
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Dr. Biswaroop launches book based on 'Modern Slavery-Truth Never T
Updated : 8 hours, 46 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, Ph.D. in Diabetes, is known for the revolutionary 'DIP diet' held the press conference to launch his new book titled "1 Question that can save your life" on 23rd January 2021 at LTG Auditorium, New Delhi.
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All parties involved are working together to prepare for successfu
Updated : 1 day, 7 hours ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], January 22 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday reiterated its stand that the body is fully committed to the successful delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 this year.
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WHO chief thanks Biden for membership U-turn, US joining ACT Accel
Updated : 2 days, 8 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives.
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IATA urges support for common European digital vaccination certifi
Updated : 3 days, 7 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 20 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree on a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate that will enab
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Epidemics top the world's short-term risks: WEF
Updated : 4 days, 8 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): Infectious diseases, extreme weather and livelihood crises pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years, according to the latest survey by World Economic Forum (WEF) members from business, government and academia.
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China, WHO acted too slowly on COVID-19, says response panel
Updated : 4 days, 15 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): An independent panel has slammed China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for "early shortcomings" in the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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WHO chief warns against COVID-19 vaccine distribution, says 'world
Updated : 4 days, 20 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): As several countries have rolled out coronavirus vaccines, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has questioned the fairness in the distribution of the vaccines and said that the world is on the "brink of a catastr
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FIFA rejects Atletico Madrid's appeal against Trippier's 10-week b
Updated : 5 days, 1 hour ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], January 18 (ANI): FIFA on Monday officially rejected Atletico Madrid's appeal against England defender Kieran Trippier's 10-week betting ban.
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WHO not ruling out introduction of immunization passports for trav
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not rule out the introduction of immunisation passports for international travel if the situation with Covid-19 changes, Michael Ryan, director of the WHO health emergencies program, said on Friday.
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Second year of Covid-19 pandemic could be more difficult than firs
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The second year of the coronavirus pandemic could be more difficult than the first one over the transmission dynamics, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said.
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