All posts tagged "World Health Organization"
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460NewsDBT-NII Receives ASPAGNII Trademark for India’s First Indigenous Tumour Antigen SPAG9 for Cancer Treatments
Cancer kills 8.51 lakh people in India every year, according to International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2020, Globocan). As per World...
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593ArticleWorld No Tobacco Day 2021: Vital Strategies, WHO Launch ‘When You Quit’ Campaign
India is in the midst of a virulent second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government...
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449NewsWHO, 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...
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1.5KArticlePreventive 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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1.0KNewsTobacco 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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1.4KNewsKeep 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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1.2KNews172 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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1.8KNews‘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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1.3KArticleUnderstanding 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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809NewsGovts 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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2.0KNewsHarsh 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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3.6KNewsInternational 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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1.5KNewsWHO 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...