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WHO Chief Shines Spotlight On India’s Global Traditional Medicine Center At 77th World Health Assembly

28 May 2024

During his speech at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighted the establishment of the Global Traditional Medicine Centre in India and the inaugural global summit on traditional medicine. This summit was organized by the WHO...

WHO Chief Warns: Israel’s Military Incursion In Rafah Could Result In A Bloodbath

04 May 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dire warning regarding the potential consequences of an Israeli military incursion into Gaza's southern city of Rafah. The Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, cautioned of a possible "bloodbath" as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eliminate Hamas fighters remaining in...

WHO Report Sounds Alarm on Adolescent Alcohol and E-cigarette Use

25 Apr 2024

The World Health Organization's European branch has deemed the widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents as "alarming," urging measures to curb access, according to a report released on Thursday. Drawing from survey data collected from 280,000 young individuals aged 11, 13, and 15 across Europe, Central Asia, and...

Turkish Doctors Provide Free Pediatric Care In Kabul Amid Afghanistan’s Health Sector Challenges

20 Apr 2024

In the midst of Afghanistan's struggling economy and deteriorating healthcare system, Turkish doctors have arrived in Kabul to offer free pediatric care. According to Khaama Press, the Taliban-led Ministry of Public Health announced on social media that a team of Turkish physicians is providing pediatric and urological procedures at the...

H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Found in Raw Milk from Infected Cows, WHO Reports

20 Apr 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that the H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in significant concentrations in raw milk obtained from infected animals. However, the duration for which the virus can survive in milk remains unclear. The H5N1 avian influenza strain first emerged in 1996,...

WHO Raises Alarm on Viral Hepatitis, Causing 3,500 Deaths Daily

09 Apr 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the increasing toll of viral hepatitis infections, which claim 3,500 lives each day globally. According to the WHO 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis is now the second leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with 1.3 million deaths annually,...

Gaza’s Primary Hospital Reduced To Rubble With Grim Remnants, Says WHO

07 Apr 2024

The World Health Organization announced on Saturday that Israel's recent siege had left Gaza's largest hospital in ruins, transforming it into an "empty shell" with numerous casualties. Following a two-week military operation, Israeli forces withdrew from Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday, where they had engaged in combat with...

South-East Asia Region: WHO calls to enhance field epidemiology workforce

23 Feb 2024

Enhancing the field epidemiology workforce is one way to strengthen capacities to respond to health emergencies, as the World Health Organization and member countries in the South-East Asia Region called for on Friday, according to a news release from WHO. "One of the lessons from COVID-19 pandemic is that field...

Israel Warns of Military Expansion in Rafah if Hostages Not Returned Before Ramadan

19 Feb 2024

Benny Gantz, the Israeli war cabinet minister, sent out a severe warning, threatening to escalate Israeli military operations in Rafah if Hamas hostages were not freed by the start of Ramadan, which is anticipated on March 10 or 11. In the southern Gaza city, where over a million displaced Palestinians seek...

Covid-19 Updates: India Reports 63 Cases of JN.1 Sub-Variant in Last 24 Hours

25 Dec 2023

India is experiencing a spike in Covid-19 cases, with the highest number reported in Kerala, and concerns are rising about the JN.1 sub-variant. The country has witnessed an upward trend in active cases, reaching 4,054 patients. Despite the increasing prevalence of the JN.1 sub-variant, health authorities, including former AIIMS director...