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  Coldrif cough syrup death case: WHO expresses deep concern over screening

  Health | October 09, 2025 14:58 IST

  India has reported new child deaths linked to toxic cough syrup, prompting the government to flag testing lapses at pharma firms. Learn about the Coldrif ban, the WHO warning, and how India plans to tighten drug safety checks.

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  Oral Hygiene: WHO shares 4 simple ways to keep your teeth bright and shining

  Lifestyle | February 28, 2025 15:59 IST

  Good oral hygiene habits should be developed from an early age to avoid future dental problems and lead a healthy life. In short, oral hygiene is not merely a matter of a sparkling smile but also serves an important role in enhancing general health and well-being.

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  Beyond the vaccine: 8 additional ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer

  Health | January 08, 2025 11:16 IST

  HPV vaccine is one of the best ways to keep yourself protected from cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers. however, there are other ways as well to prevent HPV infection and cervical cancer. Here are some additional ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.

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  WHO approves first Mpox vaccine for limited use in select countries

  World | September 13, 2024 21:07 IST

  The MVA-BN vaccine, administered in two doses four weeks apart, has shown up to 82% effectiveness. It will be particularly crucial for curbing mpox outbreaks in Africa.

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  WHO confirms human case of bird flu in West Bengal, 2nd case of H9N2 since 2019

  June 12, 2024 9:50 IST

  The child, who had been exposed to poultry, was admitted to a local hospital's pediatric ICU in February with severe respiratory issues, a high fever, and abdominal cramps. After three months of diagnosis and treatment, the patient was discharged.

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  WHO confirms first human death from Bird Flu in Mexico

  World | June 06, 2024 6:50 IST

  The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first human death from bird flu in Mexico, involving a 59-year-old individual with underlying health conditions who died in April. The source of exposure remains unknown.

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  WHO chief Ghebreyesus says nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month

  World | January 11, 2024 18:04 IST

  WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the JN.1 variant is now the most prominent in the world and added JN.1 is an omicron variant, so current vaccines should still provide some protection.

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  Aspartame: WHO formally labels artificial sweetener as 'possible carcinogen'

  Health | July 14, 2023 17:00 IST

  IARC and WHO will continue to monitor new evidence and encourage independent research groups to develop further studies on the potential association between aspartame exposure and consumer health effects.

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  Monkeypox: 11 Facts sexually active people should know to stay protected

  Health | July 29, 2022 17:43 IST

  Monkeypox cases are rising at an alarming rate. It is happening because of the physical, intimate and close contact of a person with the infected person. To cut its chain, sexually active people should know these facts.

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  World Malaria Day 2022: China, El Salvador and others; list of countries that are malaria-free

  Trending | April 25, 2022 18:32 IST

  Malaria cases have been increasing in many states of India. Many countries are also registering alarming cases every year and are fighting to get rid of it completely. Whereas, there are 40 plus countries and territories that have been certified as malaria-free nations by the World Health Organisation.

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  Increase in COVID-19 cases globally 'just tip of the iceberg': WHO chief

  World | March 17, 2022 19:54 IST

  As of March 13, 2022, over 455 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 6 million related deaths have been reported globally.

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  Govt gives nod for WHO global centre for traditional medicine in Gujarat

  India | March 09, 2022 16:00 IST

  The agreement would help position AYUSH systems across the globe and provide leadership on global health matters pertaining to traditional medicine.

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  Covid19: Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests

  India | February 18, 2022 17:30 IST

  The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, show that the BA.2 sub-variant may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older coronavirus variants.  the World Health Organization (WHO) said while BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, the subvariant is not more severe.

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  WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta cases

  World | December 29, 2021 22:25 IST

  First reported last month in southern Africa, Omicron is already the dominant variant in the United States and parts of Europe.

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  Omicron scare: 'PM saheb, please stop international flights', tweets Arvind Kejriwal

  India | November 30, 2021 11:46 IST

  A South Africa returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh. One of his family members & domestic help have also tested positive.

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  AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria hopes for early approval of COVID vaccine Covaxin by WHO

  India | October 01, 2021 15:32 IST

  Speaking on the issue Guleria said, "We are hopeful that now with all the data in and studies having been done it should happen soon rather than happening late."

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  WHO calls for global governance against COVID pandemic

  World | September 11, 2021 7:27 IST

  The Commission made the remarks during a press conference at the WHO Regional Office in Copenhagen on Friday.

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  Delta variant ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving new spike in cases, death: WHO

  World | July 13, 2021 9:36 IST

  Delta variant is expected to soon be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating worldwide, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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  Case fatality rate of COVID in J&K lower than other states: WHO official

  India | May 22, 2021 23:49 IST

  Dr Ashiq Rashid Mir, Surveillance Medical Officer, WHO, Kashmir Division, expressed optimism over the recovery rate of positive cases along with less case fatality rate in Jammu and Kashmir compared to the rest of the states.

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  WHO donates 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan government

  India | May 17, 2021 14:40 IST

  The Jaipur unit of the World Health Organisation (WHO) donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Rajasthan government here on Monday.