WHO sparks confusion saying asymptomatic Covid-19 spread 'very rare', backtracks later
Jun 09, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday clarified its comment that coronavirus transmission from asymptomatic individuals is "very rare" after the same created confusion among the people and contradicted United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guideline.
WHO to send missions to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan next week : Regional director
Apr 23, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) will send missions to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan next week, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge said on Thursday.
Measles cases nearly doubled in a year, UN health agency projects
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in poor and rich countries alike, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Fuel crisis rapidly draining last ‘coping capacities’ of Palestinians in Gaza
Jan 23, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, Jan 23 (IBNS): A worsening fuel crisis in the Gaza Strip enclave is putting patients’ lives at risk with power supplies for operating theaters under constant threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Air pollution bigger killer than smoking: Study
Dec 06, 2018, at 01:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Air pollution in India makes more people ill than smoking, The India Express, citing The Lancet Planetary Health estimate on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy reduction associated with air pollution, said.
World Diabetes Day 2018 focuses on family as doctors advise good diet and physical activity
Nov 14, 2018, at 12:27 pm
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS): Risk of heart attacks and strokes are up to three times more likely in people with diabetes, said doctors as the world observes the World Diabetes Day (WDD) on Nov 14 with the World Health Organisation (WHO) stressing on the role of family to curb its scourge.
Yemen: as cholera surges again, UN and partners double down on vaccination efforts
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:27 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Following an “important increase” in the number of suspected cholera cases recently in Yemen, a new vaccination campaign is underway in coordination with the government to prevent a third major outbreak, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
Apr 01, 2017, at 02:13 pm
Toronto, Apr 1 (IBNS}: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had been reminding Canadians, especially travellers, to make sure their measles vaccinations were up to date, media reports said.
Creating awareness only way of eliminating Hepatitis: WHO
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:16 am
Mumbai, July 27 (IBNS): 'Elimination' is this year's theme for the World Hepatitis Day, observed every year on Thursday by World Health Organization (WHO).
Scale up efforts against hepatitis: WHO
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Hepatitis is preventable and treatable but continues to be an acute public health challenge globally and in countries of WHO South-East Asia Region. Viral hepatitis kills approximately 350 000 people every year in the Region. It is responsible for more deaths than HIV and malaria together, and is second only to tuberculosis as a major cause of death among communicable diseases. Globally, and in the Region the number of deaths due to viral hepatitis is increasing. There is need for immediate and urgent action to arrest the spread of hepatitis.
WHO Public Health advice regarding the Olympics and Zika virus
May 28, 2016, at 09:14 pm
Geneva, May 28 (IBNS) Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus.
UN health agency foresees low to moderate risk of Zika virus spread in Europe
May 19, 2016, at 02:39 pm
New York, May 19 (Just Earth News):The overall risk of a Zika virus outbreak across Europe is low to moderate during late spring and summer, according to a new risk assessment published on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), with a varying risk across the region that is higher in countries where Aedes mosquitoes are present.
Delhi Commitment on Sustainable Development Goal for health released
May 13, 2016, at 01:56 am
New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Minister of State (Independent Charge), AYUSH, Shripad Naik on Thursday released the 'The Delhi Commitment on Sustainable Development Goal for Health', at the conclusion of the two-day National Consultation on Transitioning from MDGs to SDGs, organized by the WHO Country Office for India in collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) at New Delhi.
On World Malaria Day, a push to eliminate malaria
Apr 26, 2016, at 01:25 am
Geneva, Apr 25 (IBNS) A year after the World Health Assembly resolved to eliminate malaria from at least 35 countries by 2030, WHO is releasing a World Malaria Day report that shows this goal, although ambitious, is achievable.
Access to TB care has expanded substantially: WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia
Mar 22, 2016, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The South-East Asia Region has achieved the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of halting and reversing TB incidence. It has also achieved the Stop TB Partnership's target of halving the TB mortality and prevalence rates compared to 1990 levels, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Poonam Khetrapal said during her speech on World TB Day Event.
UN health agency warns El Niño may increase breeding grounds for mosquitoes spreading Zika
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The above-average rainfall caused by El Niño that is expected in parts of South America until May could cause floods and increases in diseases spread by mosquitoes, including malaria and the Zika virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Zika Outbreak: WHO's global emergency response plan
Feb 20, 2016, at 09:54 pm
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS) WHO has launched a global Strategic Response Framework and Joint Operations Plan to guide the international response to the spread of Zika virus infection and the neonatal malformations and neurological conditions associated with it.
Feb 17, 2016, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to the Agreement for collaborative activities to be signed in the area of Traditional Medicine between Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and the World Health Organization, Geneva.
Zika virus: UN agencies step up response measures following declaration of public health emergency
Feb 03, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following yesterday’s declaration of a public health emergency of international concern regarding the cluster of microcephaly and other neurological disorders in relation to the Zika virus, United Nations agencies on Tuesday highlighted their actions to support affected communities.
Governments must act to reverse alarming rise in childhood obesity, UN report warns
Jan 26, 2016, at 02:17 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the next decade, a United Nations report on Monday called on governments to reverse the trend by promoting healthy foods and physical activity.
175,000 die every year from unsafe food in South-East Asia Region: WHO
Dec 04, 2015, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) More than 150 million people fall sick and 175 000 die every year after consuming contaminated and unsafe food in the WHO South-East Asia Region, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) report on foodborne diseases.
Ministers from South-East Asia meet in Dili to set health priorities
Sep 01, 2015, at 09:15 pm
Kolkata , Sept 1 (IBNS): Health Ministers of the 11 countries of WHO’s South-East Asia Region are meeting in Dili, Timor-Leste, from Sept 7-11 to set health priorities and discuss the health agenda for the region.
Ebola response panel studying ways to enforce compliance with key UN legal health instrument
Aug 27, 2015, at 04:14 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) A special United Nations international panel reviewing the role of existing international health regulations in the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is studying the use of possible sanctions and other mechanisms to ensure better compliance with what it described as "a very important legal instrument in order to improve the global health security."
Ebola aftermath is 'best chance' to transform future epidemic response - UN health agency
Aug 25, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Aug 25 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that infectious diseases have become "a much larger menace" under the unique conditions of the 21st century with its unprecedented global travel volume of nearly 100,000 flights carrying 8.6 million passengers every day.
Despite gains, 2.4 billion people worldwide still lack basic sanitation-UN report
Jul 01, 2015, at 03:59 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS) United Nations agencies tracking access to water and sanitation targets against the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) warned on Tuesday that the lack of progress on sanitation threatens to undermine the child survival and health benefits from gains in access to safe drinking water.
Chronic diseases increase pregnancy risk: WHO
May 07, 2014, at 05:05 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): Rates of maternal deaths are down, according to United Nations figures released on Tuesday, but pre-existing medical conditions heighten the risk of death for pregnant women and require continued investment in quality care during pregnancy and childbirth.
UN report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious threat
May 01, 2014, at 05:22 pm
New York, May 1 (IBNS): Antibiotic resistance - when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need them to treat infections - is now a major threat to public health, says a new United Nations report released on Wednesday.