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India’s first vaccine for cervical cancer is ready; Find out its cost and more details

First indigenous cervical cancer vaccine: Poonawalla also revealed that a plan to make 200 million doses is in place and…

September 1, 2022 18:02 IST

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Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services: WHO-UNICEF report

While compiling this report the experts assessed access at points of care as well as toilets as more countries than…

August 30, 2022 17:03 IST

Ebola, Ebola outbreak, World Health Organization, Congo, Health news,

Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu

The last flare-up in North Kivu’s Beni health zone was brought under control in about two months, ending on 16…

August 24, 2022 12:10 IST

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Climate change is adversely affecting health. Are people aware?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000…

August 21, 2022 10:00 IST

Zoonotic diseases, human animal interaction, zoonoses, monkeypox, covid, covid 19, health news, healthcare news,

Zoonotic diseases are rising across the world. Is this a cause of concern?

According to health experts, the other challenges to the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases include weak surveillance and reporting…

August 20, 2022 23:11 IST

WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments

The two recommended therapeutics have demonstrated clear benefits and therefore can be used for all patients confirmed positive for Ebola…

August 19, 2022 15:48 IST

Monkeypox, Monkeypox symptoms, Monkeypox cases, Monkeypox infection, Monkeypox news, chickenpox, chickenpox symptoms, chickenpox cases, health news

Monkeypox vs chickenpox: Difference in way symptoms of both diseases manifest in patients, say docs

Experts say that patients must consult a doctor to dispel any doubts.

July 31, 2022 21:37 IST

Monkeypox: Centre advises strict health screening of all international travellers at entry points

The meeting was attended by senior officials from International Health Division, and Disaster Management Cell.

July 18, 2022 21:25 IST

Greater efforts needed to get routine immunisation back to pre-Covid times: WHO

Globally, DTP3 (third dose of vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) in one-year old children, is a proxy indicator for…

July 16, 2022 15:22 IST

WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears

Some African experts questioned why the U.N. health agency has never proposed using vaccines in central and West Africa, where…

Updated: June 15, 2022 17:07 IST

Over 20 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, with more than 300 confirmed or suspected infections mostly in Europe.

WHO aims to contain monkeypox outbreak by minimizing human transmission

“Tools to manage it – including readily available diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics – are not likely to be immediately or…

May 31, 2022 21:50 IST

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a meeting on the sidelines of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Washington DC (PTI Image)

Across the Aisle by P Chidambaram: Counting death, poverty and taxes

There is no shame in counting accurately — except, it seems, in counting the dead. The coronavirus pandemic caused death…

April 24, 2022 06:30 IST

Matter of great pride for every Indian: PM Modi on WHO centre for traditional medicine

In a series of tweets, the prime minister said that starting Monday, he will be on a visit to Gujarat…

April 17, 2022 21:55 IST

In its latest pandemic report, WHO said 9 million cases were reported, a 16% weekly decline, and more than 26,000 new deaths from COVID-19. The UN health agency said confirmed coronavirus infections were down in all regions of the world.

WHO: COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally

The agency has continued to warn countries not to drop their COVID-19 protocols too quickly and predicted that future variants…

April 6, 2022 17:58 IST

Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of WHO

Science amazing, but no global coordination: WHO chief scientist on Covid-19 pandemic

Speaking in a panel discussion as part of BioAsia 2022, she said though several high-end countries have completed vaccination to…

February 24, 2022 19:17 IST

Coronavirus LIVE updates, Covid-19 third wave, festive guidelines, school reopening

Coronavirus News Highlights: New infections hit record as Russia’s COVID-19 wave persists; Kerala logs 6,546 new cases

Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Covid-19 India Latest Update, Coronavirus Cases in India Today, November 6 Highlights: India achieves highest recovery and…

Updated: November 7, 2021 10:32 IST

Coronavirus News Highlights: WHO grants emergency use licence to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin; Kerala logs 7,312 new cases

Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Covid-19 India Latest Update, Coronavirus Cases in India Today’s News, November 3 Highlights: CDSCO has approved extension…

Updated: November 3, 2021 22:58 IST

The Emergency Use Licensing by WHO is required to export the Covid-19 vaccines to low and middle income countries.

Covid-19 vaccine: WHO’s approval for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin likely this month

The WHO has so far approved Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, US pharma majors Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, China’s Sinopharm…

September 13, 2021 20:38 IST

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