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WHO employees complain about racism and abuse by Asian regional director

Current and former staffers have accused the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific regional director of racist, unethical and abusive behaviour…

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World Health Organization urges countries to lift travel bans

Paris: The World Health Organization has urged all countries to lift the travel ban and mandatory vaccination for entry into…

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America opposes plans to strengthen WHO

The United States, the World Health Organization’s biggest donor, is fighting suggestions to make the institution more independent, casting doubt…

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WHO approves two new COVID-19 treatments

On Friday (January 14), the World Health Organization approved two new Coronavirus treatments to combat an alarming increase in the…

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WHO recommends Eli Lilly and GSK-Vir medicines, increasing the number of COVID-19 treatments available

On Friday, the World Health Organization panel gave approval for the emergency usage of two more treatments for the COVID-19…

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WHO chief fears ‘tsunami’ of infections of Omicron and Delta variants

The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern on Wednesday that the omicron and delta COVID-19 strains might…

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Amid Omicron surge, WHO chief scientist gives Covid vaccines a ‘thumbs up’

Vaccines are still proving effective against Covid-19, according to WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, who also noted that the disease’s ‘severity…

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India’s Omicron tally reaches 200, Maharashtra & Delhi top contributors

According to the ministry of health and family affairs, 200 cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported…

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Aftermath of the Wuhan Pandemic: ‘The human catastrophe’

The word ‘pandemic’ has become a household name now with the lashing out of the Covid 19 variants which mutate…

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WHO: Omicron has been found in 89 countries, with cases rapidly increasing

The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in 89 countries and COVID-19 cases with the variant are doubling…

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WHO warns against using survivors’ plasma to treat COVID-19.

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned against using blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as a…

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America issues ‘Do Not Travel’ warning for Germany and Denmark

As there is a surge in Covid-19 infections in Germany and Denmark, on Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control…

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People from Venezuela cross into Columbia for vaccine shots

Hundreds of Venezuelans have recently travelled to Colombia by crossing the Venezuelan borders for coronavirus vaccinations, as the country struggles…

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Another country approves Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin

Hong Kong: Hong Kong has approved the Indian made Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin for international passengers. As per the data released…

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Congo sexual abuse scandal: More victims complain.

Since a report on the scandal was released last month, more women have alleged sexual exploitation and abuse by aid…

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Following the Congo scandal, WHO issues plan to prevent sexual violence.

Following a huge sexual abuse incident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization published a plan on…

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PAHO warns that restricting travel based on vaccine type could be discriminatory.

  A top official of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in a statement on Wednesday that to avoid discrimination…

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UN starts Ebola vaccination in Congo.

The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that officials in eastern Congo have begun administering Ebola vaccines to the people…

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United States to accept WHO-approved Covid vaccines for international visitors.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Friday, that United States is ready to accept…

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WHO recommends malaria vaccine rollout for children in Africa.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the approved vaccines against malaria should be widely administered to the children in…

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Greta Thunberg to become the second youngest Nobel Prize winner.

The world leaders are preparing for the United Nations Climate Change Conference coming up by the end of October. Meanwhile,…

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WHO petrified over sexual exploitation by workers in CR Congo.

  A report into sexual abuse and exploitation by the aid workers who were appointed to help tackle Ebola outbreak…

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A checklist for parents and students from WHO while schools reopen.

The risk of infection in children: The data suggest that children under the age of 18 represents about 8.5% of…

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Covaxin to be included in WHO’s Emergency Use Listing.

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, (SAGE) would be making recommendations to the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of…

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India’s UAE embassy warns about suspicious websites

In an advisory, the UAE embassy in India warned Indians against visiting suspicious websites and suggested accessing its official site…

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WHO approval for Covid vaccine Covaxin likely to get on this month

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is likely to be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, the ANI…

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China rejects need for further WHO probe into COVID-19 origins

Beijing: On Friday, China rejected a renewed WHO probe into the origins of COVID-19, saying it supported ‘scientific’ research over…

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Covid patient zero may have worked at a lab in Wuhan, says WHO

China: The patient zero of the COVID-19 pandemic may have been a Wuhan laboratory worker specializing in SARS-COV-2 research prior…

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No! says China rejecting virus reinvestigation by WHO

Beijing: Chinese government on Thursday rejected the plan for a second phase of an investigation to find the origin of…

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Risk of ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus surge in Middle East, says WHO

Cairo: On Wednesday, the World Health Organization reported that a surge of Coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could…

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Bharat Biotech expects to get WHO approval at the earliest

Hyderabad: World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing Covaxin, an indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech expects to receive…

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Is Yogi Adityanath loanable? : Australian MP praises UP Government’s handling of COVID

On Friday, Australian Member of Parliament Craig Kelly expressed interest in ‘loaning’ Yogi Adityanath to help settle the COVID crisis.…

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WHO to take decision on Emergency Use List of Covaxin

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin may be added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency use list (EUL)…

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Covid variants and Greek letters! What’s the connection?

COVID-19 variants were named by the World Health Organization (WHO) after Greek letters in order to avoid confusion with the…

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WHO chief says, Delta variant is dangerous

New Delhi: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world is in a very ‘dangerous…

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