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UN declares Somalia polio free for third consecutive year
Lifestyle | Aug 14, 2017, 11:31 AM ISTAfghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan are the remaining countries where polio is still being recorded.
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Now you'll have to pay Rs 5000 fine for burning garbage in open
India | Apr 28, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday decided to impose a fine upto Rs. 5000/- if any individual is found burning waste, plastic etc in open areas across Delhi and National Capital Region
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WHO reiterates support towards defeating Ebola
World | Mar 30, 2015, 02:15 PM ISTAddis Ababa: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated its continued support towards defeating the Ebola virus disease which has killed almost 10,000 people since its outbreak.On the sidelines of the annual African Ministers of
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Ebola more deadly for young children: Study
World | Mar 26, 2015, 12:12 PM ISTWashington: Ebola is more likely to be fatal for children under five, an international team of scientists led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, a media report said
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Government launches massive campaign to curb TB crisis
India | Mar 24, 2015, 11:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Tuesday unveiled a major campaign to raise awareness about tuberculosis as an expert criticised the government for failure to tackle the disease which claims about 1000 lives in India daily.The
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Mobile towers no health threat: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Mar 13, 2015, 02:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday that fears of mobile towers being hazardous to health are not true, adding that reports from the World Health Organisation do not substantiate the claim.Replying
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West Africa to lose $3.6 bn annually owing to Ebola: UN
World | Mar 13, 2015, 10:32 AM ISTUnited Nations:West Africa would lose at least $3.6 billion annually on an average between 2014 and 2017 as a result of the ripple effects of the Ebola disease, a UN report has said.Owing to a
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875 deaths due to swine flu, no move to vaccinate public: Govt
India | Feb 24, 2015, 11:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Swine flu has killed 34 more people raising the toll to 875 in the country this year and the number of affected crossed the 15,000 mark, government said today, but there is no
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High toxin levels found in packaged drinking bottles
India | Jan 28, 2015, 03:43 PM ISTMumbai: A study conducted by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Trombay has found high levels of certain carcinogens in packaged drinking water in Mumbai. A team of four scientists scrutinised 90 samples collected from
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WHO team that rescued India from polio, joins fight against Ebola in Africa
India | Jan 22, 2015, 01:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: A team of World Health Organisation (WHO) workers who played a key role in eradicating polio from states like Wes Bengal Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, has now taken the challenge to fight against
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Russia lists transgender people among those unfit to drive
World | Jan 14, 2015, 09:12 AM ISTMoscow: Russians expressed their confusion on Tuesday about new road safety regulations barring transsexuals, transvestites and others with sexual “disorders” from driving, ostensibly for medical reasons.The new regulations have been criticised by rights activists, who
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Plague kills 40 in Madagascar
World | Nov 22, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTAntananarivo: At least 40 people were killed in an outbreak of plague in Madagascar, a media report said Saturday.The disease may spread rapidly as fleas on the island have been found with high levels of
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Ebola could be contained by mid-2015: Ban Ki-moon
World | Nov 22, 2014, 08:51 AM ISTWashington: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus could be contained by mid-2015.Ban made the observation Friday and said that the Ebola outbreak could be contained by continuing
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Ebola death toll rises to 5,177: WHO
World | Nov 15, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation said today that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013.On Wednesday, the UN health
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Pak ready for WHO Ebola spot checks
World | Nov 08, 2014, 01:39 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan has taken all necessary measures to prevent the import of the deadly Ebola virus and invited a WHO team to inspect its preparedness levels.The World Health Organisation (WHO) officials in a meeting held
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Global Ebola death toll hits 4,960: WHO
World | Nov 08, 2014, 09:41 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation said today that 13,268 people had been infected with Ebola across eight countries, and 4,960 of them had died.On Wednesday, it had reported 13,042 cases and 4,818 deaths.The UN health
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WHO: Ebola decline in Liberia could be real trend
World | Oct 30, 2014, 06:45 AM ISTDakar, Senegal: The rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appears to be declining and could represent a genuine trend, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, but the epidemic is far from over. The disease
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India has highest number of suicide cases: WHO report
India | Oct 27, 2014, 02:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has seen the highest number of suicide cases in the world, according to a new database released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).It said that the suicide rate is almost similar to
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WHO officially declares Nigeria Ebola-free nation
World | Oct 21, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: With no new cases being conformed in last six weeks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday officially declared Nigeria Ebola-free nation.WHO country representative Rui Gama Vaz said in Abuja that outbreak in
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Ebola 'winning the race' against attempts to contain it:UNMEER
World | Oct 15, 2014, 12:19 PM ISTUnited Nations: The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it, chief of the UN mission working to stop the deadly virus has warned as he asked the international community to help