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UN, WHO dispatch forces, medical aid for quake-hit Turkey
Updated : 1 day, 4 hours ago IST
The United Nations (UN) and World Health Organisation (WHO) in a humanitarian effort have dispatched emergency response teams and Medical Teams to Turkey for rescue and relief after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake claimed numerous lives.
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World Cancer Day: WHO calls for intensified action for prevention, early d
Updated : 4 days, 6 hours ago IST
World Health Organisation has called for intensified action across the South-East Asia Region to strengthen health systems to prevent and detect cancers early, to provide prompt treatment referral, to enhance access to palliative care, and to close the gap in access to quality cancer service
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Drugs standards body collects AMBRONOL syrup samples after WHO recommends
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
After the World Health Organisation (WHO) made a recommendation against using two cough syrups made by Noida-based Marion Biotech on account of their "substandard quality", Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on Thursday collected four samples of AMBRONOL syrup for investigation.<
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40 pc of Chinese people infected with Covid in last month, say experts
Updated : 1 month ago IST
According to an internal document of the Chinese CDC, 248 million people were infected by the coronavirus between December 1 and 20. As of now, the total number of Covid infections has reached 665 million globally while 6.69 million people have died, Asia Times reported.
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Pakistan: Karachi hospital confirms 6 cases of Omicron sub-variant XBB
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The XBB is a highly contagious subvariant of COVID-19's Omicron strain, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The XBB variant had a higher reinfection risk, as compared to other circulating Omicron sublineages, the Dawn report said.
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Covid lockdowns imposed in China affect mental health of many people: Repo
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The lockdowns imposed by the Chinese government for controlling Covid-19 is proving dangerous for its own citizens, and millions of citizens are suffering from critical mental health issues, Geopolitica.info a study centre on geopolitics and international relations reported.
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Awareness walk advocating inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in societ
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI/PNN): On the occasion of the "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" (IDPD) 2022, Ayushkama Foundation organized an "Awareness Walk for Equal Participation of Persons with Disabilities", at the Central Vista Avenue, India Gate, New Delhi. The organ
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UNICEF announces cash aid for Afghanistan's poor families
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has announced cash aid for 100000 poor families in Afghanistan to help them survive the upcoming winter.
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VCQRU, Leading and Most Trusted IT Company in Anti-counterfeit and Buildin
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI/PNN): The world is evolving at a gathered pace and so are Human, in times of growing Industrialisation and competition in markets, consumers are falling prey to the circulation of duplicate products, WHO reports 1500 cases of counterfeit products. Duplicit
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WHO South-East Asia region launches regional forum for primary healthcare-
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region and partners on Tuesday launched the South-East Asia Regional Forum for Primary Health Care-Oriented Health Systems.
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Antimicrobial Resistance will reduce global annual GDP by 3.8 pc by 2050:
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New global estimates show that in 2019, nearly 5 million human deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial AMR, of which 1.3 million human deaths were directly attributable to bacterial AMR. In a high-impact scenario, AMR will reduce global annual GDP by 3.8 per cent by 2050.
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1.5 million deaths directly attributed to diabetes every year: WHO
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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