Tag: WHO

South Korea, WHO to host World Bio Summit next month Seoul, Oct 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The health ministry here said on Monday it plans to co-host an annual biotechnology convention next ...

WHO chief vows to mobilise international efforts to support Sudan's health system Khartoum, Sep 8 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Visiting World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus vowed to mobilise international efforts ...

BREAKING NEWS: WHO declares global health emergency over Mpox outbreak United Nations, Aug 15 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared a global health emergency as Mpox, previously ...

HEALTH NEWS: Urgent need to fight hepatitis, curb liver cancer deaths in Southeast Asia: WHO New Delhi, July 28 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) In an effort to address increasing deaths from liver cancer ...

UNICEF, WHO call for step-up in child vaccinations stalled after Covid pandemic United Nations, July 16 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global ...

This is why PM Modi called WHO chief 'Tulsi Bhai' New Delhi, June 7 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) After the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

South East Asia records highest deaths due to climate change every year: WHO New Delhi, June 5 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) South East Asia, including India, witnesses the most number of deaths due ...

411 million adult tobacco users in SE Asia, highest globally: WHO New Delhi, May 30 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The Southeast Asia region, which includes India, has about 411 million adult tobacco users ...

WHO head urges Israel to lift restrictions on aid into Gaza Geneva, May 22 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked Israel to lift ...