World Health Organisation
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WHO recommends antibody treatment for critical Covid patients
India | Sep 24, 2021, 12:36 PM ISTThe latest guidance adds to previous recommendations for the use of interleukin-6 receptor blockers and systemic corticosteroids for patients with severe or critical COVID-19.
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WHO's emergency use approval to Covaxin delayed till October 5
India | Sep 18, 2021, 06:51 AM ISTBharat Biotech on Friday said it has submitted all the data to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin and is awaiting feedback from the UN Public Health Agency.
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Bharat Biotech awaits feedback from WHO for Covaxin Emergency Use Listing
India | Sep 17, 2021, 02:18 PM ISTThe WHO is currently reviewing Covaxin data submitted by Bharat Biotech. According to WHO website, the date for a decision on the jab is yet to be confirmed.
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WHO, UNICEF call for 'humanitarian airbridge' to allow delivery of aid to Afghanistan
World | Aug 23, 2021, 07:50 AM ISTThe agencies said that, even before the Taliban's recent takeover of Afghanistan, the country required the world's third-largest humanitarian operation, with more than 18 million people needing help.
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One-third population facing acute hunger: WHO on worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
World | Aug 22, 2021, 07:25 AM ISTUNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has expressed concern about the prevailing humanitarian needs within Afghanistan and urged for continuous support to ensure necessary assistance in the country.
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'Vaccine injustice': WHO warns of dire situation in poorer countries as US mulls booster shots
World | Aug 21, 2021, 10:35 AM IST"We believe clearly that the data does not indicate that boosters are needed," Swaminathan said at a news conference in Geneva. She expressed more understanding for a recent U.S. decision to administer boosters to people with weaker immune systems.
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Over threefold rise in trauma cases in Afghanistan: WHO
World | Aug 19, 2021, 08:22 AM ISTAccording to the UN health agency, 70 WHO-supported medical facilities across Afghanistan treated nearly 14,000 conflict-related cases last month, which compares with 4,057 cases seen a year ago.
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WHO members oppose politicisation of COVID origin tracing: Report
World | Aug 01, 2021, 08:33 AM IST"So what we want to do for all parties, and everybody is calling for this, there's widespread agreement amongst all our member states, let's not politicise the process," the Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.
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Global Covid-19 caseload nears 19.6 crore, deaths 41.9 lakh
World | Jul 29, 2021, 03:03 PM ISTMost of the new deaths were reported from the Americas and South-East Asia Regions, said the WHO.
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Globally coronavirus deaths up 21% in last week, says WHO
World | Jul 28, 2021, 06:19 PM ISTMost of the 69,000 deaths were reported in the Americas and Southeast Asia. The UN health agency also noted that COVID-19 cases rose by 8 per cent worldwide and that there are now nearly 194 million infections.
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WHO should inspect US' Fort Detrick lab: China's veiled attack over COVID-19 origin theory
World | Jul 27, 2021, 08:29 AM ISTThe US and others say that China has not been transparent about what happened in the early days of the pandemic. China accuses critics of seeking to blame it for the pandemic and politicizing an issue that should be left to scientists.
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Cannot accept WHO's plan for second phase of study into Covid-19 origins: China
India | Jul 22, 2021, 11:56 AM ISTWHO has acknowledged that it was premature to rule out a potential link between the pandemic and a leak of the coronavirus from a Chinese lab.
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Tokyo Olympics | Virus risk inevitable at the Games, says WHO director general
Other Sports | Jul 21, 2021, 09:47 AM ISTHow infections are handled is what matters most, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a speech to an International Olympic Committee meeting.
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We are now in early stages of COVID-19 third wave: WHO chief
World | Jul 15, 2021, 12:07 PM ISTTedros also drew the Emergency Committee on COVID-19's attention to the ongoing "shocking disparity" in the global distribution of vaccines, as well as unequal access to life-saving tools.
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Over 3 million children in India missed out on first DTP-1 vaccine dose in 2020: WHO
India | Jul 15, 2021, 07:19 AM ISTIndia has witnessed the greatest increase in the number of children not getting DPT 1 first last year as compared to 2019.
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Spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant will substantially put pressure on healthcare: WHO
World | Jul 14, 2021, 11:01 AM ISTAs of July 13, at least 111 countries, territories and areas have reported detection of the Delta variant, and this is expected to continue to increase, becoming the dominant variant globally in the coming months.
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Delta variant is dangerous and 'continuing to evolve and mutate': WHO chief
World | Jul 03, 2021, 10:02 AM ISTWHO DG Tedros Ghebreyesus said in countries with low vaccination coverage, terrible scenes of hospitals overflowing are again becoming the norm.
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Europe expected to be 'Delta dominant' by August, warns WHO
World | Jul 02, 2021, 03:48 PM IST"Last week, the number of cases rose by 10 per cent. This is taking place in the context of a rapidly evolving situation, a new variant of concern, the Delta variant, and in a region where despite tremendous efforts by the member states, millions remain unvaccinated," the WHO's Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge said at an online press conference in here on Thursday.
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WHO certifies China malaria-free after 70-year effort
World | Jun 30, 2021, 01:45 PM IST"Today we congratulate the people of China on ridding the country of malaria," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, was quoted in an official statement issued by the world body as saying.
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Delta Plus strain calls for urgent measures, including vaccination: WHO representative
World | Jun 27, 2021, 08:29 AM ISTEarlier in this month, the WHO included the Delta variant in its list of coronavirus variants of concern as the strain had become prevalent and has caused a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in some countries, including Russia.