All posts tagged "WHO"
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67NewsCovaxin awaits final nod-WHO seeks “Additional Clarifications”
Covaxin, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, is still awaiting a go ahead from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the World Health Organization...
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104NewsEmergency use listing of Covaxin: WHO technical advisory group decision likely today
The technical advisory group of the World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to give its decision on the emergency use listing of...
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590NewsWHO recommends additional dose of vaccine for people with low immunity
The vaccination of Covid-19 suggests two doses of vaccine with a gap of 12-16 weeks in between. As per the World Health...
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319NewsWHO issues definition of post-Covid condition
WHO has issued a report stating the definition of post-Covid condition that states its occurrence in individuals with a history of probable...
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675NewsWHO Calls on World Leaders at UN General Assembly to Focus on Vaccine Equity, Pandemic Preparedness, and Getting SDGs Back on Track
WHO has urged leaders attending the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to guarantee equitable access to the Covid-19...
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614NewsThe Longer Vaccine Inequity Persists, the More the Virus will Keep Circulating and Changing: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders have issued an urgent call for vaccine equity globally...
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535NewsWHO Releases New Compendium of Innovative Health Technologies for Covid-19, Other Priority Diseases
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for innovative health technologies that can help countries improve health outcomes by providing shortcuts to...
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678NewsIndia Needs to Stand on Guard in Months to Come as Well against Covid-19: WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan
Appreciating India’s comprehensive and cohesive war against Corona, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan said that there will be a need to...
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797NewsWHO Calls for Investing in New TB Vaccines
After the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin or BCG vaccine was introduced 100 years ago, it remained the lone licensed vaccine for Tuberculosis (TB) to...
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719NewsWHO Warns HIV Infection Increases Risk of Severe and critical Covid-19
A new (World Health Organization) WHO report confirms that HIV infection is a significant independent risk factor for both severe or critical...
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869NewsWHO, Global Fund Ink Agreement to Scale Up HIV, TB and Malaria Interventions
The World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, have inked a cooperation and financing agreement...
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2.8KNewsWHO Launches New Handbook to Improve Food Safety
Every year 600 million (60 crore) cases of foodborne illnesses are reported. In 2010, 420 000 people died due to such diseases...
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841NewsWHO, Switzerland Launch Global BioHub for Pathogen Storage, Sharing and Analysis
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the first WHO BioHub...