All posts tagged "World Health Organization"
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1.2KArticlePreventive healthcare to the rescue of your heart amidst COVID-19
Globally, claiming 17.9 million lives every year, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is reported as the leading cause of death by the World Health...
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817NewsTobacco responsible for 20 percent of deaths from coronary heart disease
Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation, and the University of Newcastle...
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1.1KNewsKeep health workers safe to keep patients safe: WHO
On World Patient Safety Day the World Health Organization (WHO) reminds governments that they have a legal and moral responsibility to ensure...
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999News172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
The World Health Organization (WHO) has informed that 172 countries are now engaged in a discussion with the COVAX facility to provide...
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1.5KNews‘Maintain and accelerate essential health services during COVID-19 response’
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged Member countries in the South-East Asia Region to maintain essential health and accelerate resumption of disrupted...
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1.1KArticleUnderstanding the various forms of Hepatitis and its prevention
The liver is an important organ in the body with a critical role. One of the largest organs in the body and...
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659NewsGovts must scale-up better TB treatment as J&J slashes drug price
The pharmaceutical corporation Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced a reduced price of US$1.50* per day for the tuberculosis (TB) drug bedaquiline,...
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1.8KNewsHarsh Vardhan set to take charge as WHO Executive Board chairman
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan who is at the forefront of India’s fight against COVID-19, is set to take charge as...
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2.8KNewsInternational Nurses Day 2020: Know all about theme, history and significance
May 12 is celebrated International Nurses Day to mark the contributions of nurses who play a pivotal part in the whole delivery...
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1.3KNewsWHO heaps praise on India for “tough and timely” anti-corona actions
The World Health Organization has lauded “India’s tough and timely actions” against the coronavirus spread as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the...
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1.6KNewsRoche Diagnostics gets approval for testing COVID-19 in India, Trivitron and Mylab still awaits the nod
As the Government of India has started allowing the private labs to step in for testing COVID-19, Roche Diagnostics India has been...
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1.2KNewsAccording to WHO, 2.2 billion People across the globe suffering from visual impairment
According to the UN health agency over 2.2 billion people around the world suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, reason...
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2.8KNewsMalaria may increase heart failure risk by 30 percent: Study
Patients suffered with malaria need to take precautionary measures as they could be vulnerable to heart failure risk. As per the latest...