Clean hands may make the difference between life and death – WHO report
May 07, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: When good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are followed, 70 per cent of infections can be prevented in health care settings, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published on Friday.
May 06, 2022, at 05:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has strongly objected to the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s use of the mathematical model to calculate the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the Asian country, saying the "figure is totally removed from reality".
WHO calls for end to ‘insidious’ online marketing of baby formula
Apr 30, 2022, at 05:46 pm
New York: The $55 billion baby formula industry must end exploitative online marketing targeting parents, particularly mothers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Friday.
WHO reports around 170 hepatitis cases of unknown origin
Apr 24, 2022, at 02:03 pm
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 170 cases of hepatitis of unknown origin among children are being reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says that there has been at least one death already.
WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:03 am
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, welcomed the setting up of a new Heads of State and Government Group to get the world back on track to reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease, by a third – in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - and promote mental health and well-being.
Covid19: WHO suspends UN supply for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
Apr 03, 2022, at 07:45 pm
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suspended the supply of Covaxin made by Indian manufacturer Bharat Biotech to upgrade facilities and address deficiencies revealed in an inspection, media reports said.
A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:16 am
New York: A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 per cent of all Africans, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.
Mar 26, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi: The Ministry of Ayush has signed the Host Country Agreement with World Health Organization (WHO) for establishing WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India at Jamnagar, Gujarat, with its interim office at the Institute of Training and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Gujarat.
Mar 26, 2022, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi has conveyed India’s happiness to be the home of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion
Mar 25, 2022, at 06:47 pm
New York: Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:10 pm
New York: New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each year.
Over one billion obese people globally, health crisis must be reversed - WHO
Mar 05, 2022, at 10:14 pm
New York: On World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis.
WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:22 pm
New York: Progress in the overall survival rate for children with cancer is uneven across Europe, with a significant proportion of the thousands diagnosed with cancer each year, still dying, the UN health agency WHO alerted on Tuesday.
New WHO platform promotes global cancer prevention
Feb 05, 2022, at 11:43 pm
New York: With one in five people worldwide developing cancer during their lifetimes, prevention of the disease has become one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century.
WHO: New guidance on treating complications due to unsafe abortion
Jan 27, 2022, at 08:30 pm
New York: New insights into quality of care for girls and women facing medical complications due to unsafe abortion were published on Wednesday by the UN health agency and partners.
Covid pandemic can end in 2022 if comprehensive measures taken: WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Jan 24, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: The international community can put an end to the coronavirus pandemic in 2022 if it takes comprehensive measures, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:11 am
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Thursday two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, one for patients with critical diseaseand one for non-severe cases.
New COVID variant B.1.640 not a threat yet: WHO
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Geneva/UNI/Xinhua: The new COVID variant called B.1.640 being monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO) is not "circulating widely at the moment" and has so far been identified in less than one percent of the samples sequenced in France, WHO experts said here on Thursday.
COVID tsunami will lead world health systems to collapse: WHO
Dec 30, 2021, at 04:28 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that Delta and Omicron are twin threats that are driving up cases to record numbers and will lead to a tsunami of cases.
Countries must take all measures to prevent spread of Omicron, alerts WHO
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As the number of Omicron cases continue to rise, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday urged the countries to take all public health and social measures to prevent further spread of the virus.
WHO grants emergency approval to Serum Insitute's COVID vaccine 'Covovax'
Dec 18, 2021, at 03:34 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it has granted emergency approval to the India-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Covovax.
COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season
Dec 17, 2021, at 05:02 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is reminding Europeans to remain vigilant against COVID-19 spread as they round out the year with friends and family.
Britain reports another daily surge of 88,376 new Covid cases amid Omicron spread
Dec 17, 2021, at 05:58 am
London/IBNS: The United Kingdom on Thursday reported a massive 88,376 new coronavirus cases, a second consecutive record daily infection, as the Omicron variant surge raises panic in the country.
COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns
Dec 15, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New York: The Omicron variant is “probably” now present in most of the world’s countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain as “mild”, said the head of the UN health agency (WHO) on Tuesday.
India reports 6,984 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 15, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 6,984 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 247 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Wednesday.
Omicron spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant: WHO chief
Dec 15, 2021, at 05:38 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is "spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant".
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs
Dec 13, 2021, at 03:06 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, which reveal more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty because they have to pay for health services out of their own pockets.
Omicron strain found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spreading speed: WHO
Dec 13, 2021, at 04:00 am
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: The new Omicron coronavirus strain was found in 63 countries and, according to preliminary data, it will exceed Delta's spreading speed in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
With two fresh infections in Andhra, Chandigarh, India now has 35 Omicron cases
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With two fresh cases of the Omicron COVID variant being detected in Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh, the total number of cases of the strain has gone upto 35 in India, reports said on Sunday.
WHO: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet
Dec 10, 2021, at 04:33 pm
New York: Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of mutations, suggest that it could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic, but it’s still too early to say for sure.