Tag: WHO

BMI may influence breast cancer risk in women with heart disease: WHO study New Delhi, July 7 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal ...

Loneliness: 1 in 6 people worldwide affected, 100 deaths every hour, says WHO New Delhi, July 1 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Nearly 17 per cent or one in six people worldwide is affected ...

Mpox situation in Africa remains especially concerning: WHO Kinshasa, Dec 24 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The epidemiological situation of Mpox in Africa remains "especially concerning," with high case counts observed in the Democratic ...

Yemen bears highest burden of cholera globally: WHO Aden, Dec 24 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Yemen bears the highest burden of cholera globally. In a statement, ...

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 ...