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23 Jun 2023

Viral Diseases: Dengue, Chikungunya Cases May Rise Due To El Nino, Says WHO

WHO is preparing for the very high probability that 2023 and 2024 will be marked by an El Nino event, which could increase transmission of dengue, Zika and chikungunya, says WHO’s Director-General.

05 May 2023

World Health Organisation Says Covid-19 No Longer A Global Health Emergency

Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but Covid-19 is here to stay, the WHO warned.

18 Aug 2022

Covid has not forgotten us, deaths up by 35%: WHO warns about high risk of tra

"Learning to live with COVID19 does not mean we pretend it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves, and protect others," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

29 Jul 2022

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever case reported in Spain - Know all about it

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCFH) is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal tissues during and immediately post-slaughter of animals.

Marburg outbreak

18 Jul 2022

WHO declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana, two cases confirmed - Details here

Marburg Virus Outbreak The first case was a 26-year-old male who checked into a hospital on June 26 and died on June 27. The second was a 51-year-old male who went to the hospital on June 28 and died the same day, WHO said.

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08 Jul 2022

Marburg virus: WHO on alert as Ghana reports 2 suspected cases

Marburg is potentially very harmful and deadly: Case fatality rates in past outbreaks have ranged from 24% to 88%.

24 Jun 2022

Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency now? WHO is considering it

Monkeypox has sickened people for decades in central and west Africa. Until last month, monkeypox had not caused sizeable outbreaks beyond Africa. The version of the disease seen in Europe and elsewhere usually has a fatality rate of less than 1 per cent.

24 Jun 2022

COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India in 2021: Lancet study

"For India, we estimate that 42,10,000 deaths were prevented by vaccination in this period. This is our central estimate, with the uncertainty in this estimate ranging between 36,65,000-43,70,000," lead author of the study, Oliver Watson from the Imperial College London said.

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17 Jun 2022

1 in 8 people globally live with mental disorder: WHO

About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, said the World Health Organisation. The WHO report revealed that on average, countries dedicate less than 2 per cent of their healthcare budgets to mental health. Mental disorders are also the leading cause of years lived with disability (YLDs), accounting for one in every six YLDs globally.

06 Jun 2022

WHO lists 5 preventive measures to stop human-to-human monkeypox transmission

After a total of 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported or identified in 27 countries, WHO shared five key measures to stop the human-to-human transmission of monkeypox disease.

21 May 2022

Monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe, WHO calls emergency meeting

WHO called an emergency meeting on May 20 to discuss the monkeypox outbreak in Europe There are more than 100 confirmed monkeypox cases in Europe

24 Apr 2022

1 dead from mystery strain of severe hepatitis among children: WHO

A child has died from a mystery strain of severe hepatitis. WHO has confirmed that this strain has been reported in 12 countries. It said that it is aware of 169 rare cases of acute hepatitis.

02 Apr 2022

UP govt has been successful in 'eradicating' encephalitis: Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath said that his government has been successful in ‘eradicating’ encephalitis in UP. He alleged that previous dispensations did not do anything for the prevention of the disease. Encephalitis is a serious neurological illness that causes inflammation of the brain.

16 Mar 2022

New Covid deaths fell by 17% globally last week, but surge in daily cases: WHO

The biggest rise in new Covid-19 cases was seen in the Western Pacific and Africa. 43,000 new deaths were reported globally, as per WHO's weekly report.

01 Feb 2022

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 more contagious, evades vaccine protection: Study

Study found that fully vaccinated people are more likely to catch BA.2 than the previous strain. Transmission rates among unvaccinated people were higher with BA.2 compared to BA.1, indicating unvaccinated people were carrying a higher viral load with BA.2.

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31 Jan 2022

WHO website shows J&K as part of China, Pak: TMC MP writes to PM Modi

Santanu Sen also stated that the portion of Arunachal Pradesh was also demarcated differently.

19 Jan 2022

Covid-19 health emergency could be over in 2022? Here's what WHO has to say

WHO has said the worst of coronavirus pandemic could be over this year. Global health body said it can happen if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly. It also slammed the imbalance in vaccinations between rich and poor countries.

29 Nov 2021

Delta variant still responsible for 99% of Covid cases globally: WHO

Omicron variant is a 'cause of concern' The variant first found in South Africa

12 Nov 2021

Shortage of 2 billion COVID vaccine syringes in 2022: WHO

The World Health Organisation has warned that there could be shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022.

Biological E Corbevax vaccine

03 Sep 2021

Biological E gets nod for phase 2/3 clinical trial for vaccine on children

Biological E has received approval for conducting phase II/III human clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate Corbevax on children above five years and adolescents Corbevax, an RBD protein sub-unit vaccine, has been developed with supported from the Department of Biotechnology.

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