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Anup Anvikar | End to malaria in sight: India edging close to the finish line
Malaria has been a major public health concern in the country for decades, with high numbers of cases and deaths reported each year
26 Apr 2023 12:00 AM
WHO recommends not using Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan
Analysis by Uzbekistan's health ministry showed the syrups contained a toxic substance, ethylene glycol
12 Jan 2023 10:53 AM
WHO asks China to regularly share data on Covid-19 situation
The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations
31 Dec 2022 10:33 AM
AA Edit | Time to clean up pharma
The $40 billion Indian pharmaceuticals industry is the world’s third largest by volume and 14th largest in terms of value
08 Oct 2022 12:05 AM
WHO suspends Covaxin supply to UN agencies
The suspension is in response to the outcomes of its post Emergency Use Authorisation inspection held between March 14-22, WHO said
03 Apr 2022 1:07 PM
Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO
The WHO regional office for Africa also said last week that cases of Covid had plummeted in that region and deaths were declining
24 Jan 2022 10:09 AM
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warns
Britain on Tuesday faced warnings of an impending hospital crisis due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections
05 Jan 2022 10:27 AM
US reports first case of omicron variant in returning traveller
Fauci and other medical experts strongly emphasized that Americans should continue to get vaccinated and get their booster shots
02 Dec 2021 1:17 PM
WHO to decide on Bharat Biotech's Covaxin emergency usage in October
The duration of the emergency use listing process depends on the quality of the data which is submitted by the vaccine manufacturer
30 Sep 2021 1:22 PM
Delta variant is dangerous and is continuing to evolve and mutate: WHO chief
Delta variant is expected to rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant variant over the coming months
03 Jul 2021 11:07 AM
COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
Hospitalization rate for patients infected with the Delta variant was 85 per cent higher than for those infected with the Alpha variant
01 Jul 2021 9:53 AM
Delta the 'most transmissible' of variants identified so far, spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations: WHO chief
Delta, now reported in 85 countries globally, continues to be reported in new countries across all WHO Regions
26 Jun 2021 11:45 AM
Daily Covid-19 cases slip to 1.28 lakh, fatalites also drop
ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargaw, warned states and UTs from rushing to open up restrictions saying unlocking has to be gradual
02 Jun 2021 10:43 AM
Mohan Guruswamy | Tobacco India’s top health crisis: Act now, or just go up in smoke!
It is not that the incidence of smoking is low in India if we take into consideration the widespread bidi habit
31 May 2021 7:39 AM
WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as variant of global concern
'There is need for more information on the epidemiologic studies that are underway, the studies that are evaluating neutralization severity'
11 May 2021 12:50 PM
US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout
However, US will continue to participate in select WHO technical and policy meetings that have a direct bearing on the country
03 Sep 2020 1:00 PM
US will not join global effort to find and distribute COVID-19 vaccine
The decision to go it alone follows the White House’s decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO
02 Sep 2020 10:29 AM
COVID-19: Washington Post praises Mumbai's Dharavi efforts
The American daily newspaper appreciated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for the way Dharavi has beaten back the virus against all odds
02 Aug 2020 10:54 AM
South Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass half a million
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa as a whole approached a million
02 Aug 2020 8:54 AM
Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO
The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is spreading
27 Jul 2020 8:20 PM
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