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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during the 147th session of World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board meeting via video conferencing, in New Delhi. Vardhan took charge as...

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Maria van Kerkhove, Head of the Outbreak Investigation Task Force for World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to the media about the Situation regarding the new Coronavirus, during...

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), pose for the media at the World Health Organi...

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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and others ride on bicycles to the venue of 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia meet, in New Delhi.

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Soldiers make outdoor sport exercise to mark World Health Day in Kiev, Ukraine.

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People make outdoor sport exercise to mark World Health Day in Kiev, Ukraine.

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People make outdoor sport exercise to mark World Health Day in Kiev, Ukraine. The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7, under the spon...

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WHO Pauses Trial Of Hydroxychloriquine For COVID-19 As Precautionary Measure

The decision came after the publication last week of a study in the Lancet indicating that the using the drug on COVID-19 patients could increase their likelihood of dying.

May 25, 2020

| AFP
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Takes Charge As Chairman Of WHO Executive Board

Talking to media after his election, Vardhan said he understood the critical moment at which he is taking up this position.

May 22, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Demonstrate Independence From China Or Face Permanent Funding Freeze: Trump To WHO

Trump said if WHO does not demonstrate major improvements within 30 days he will make the temporary freeze of US funding to the organisation permanent and reconsider the country's membership.

May 19, 2020

| PTI
India Joins 58 Nations To Question WHO On Covid-19 Response

The European Union-led draft resolution on global COVID-19 response is set to be tabled at the upcoming World Health Assembly on Monday.

May 18, 2020

| IANS
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, WHO And IOC Team Up To Improve Health Through Sport

The two organizations also intend to work together to promote grassroots and community sports programmes that have a further reach within the general public

May 17, 2020

| ANI
'This Virus May Never Go Away': WHO Says It's Impossible To Predict End Of Covid-19

Without a vaccine, WHO emergencies chief said, it could take years for the population to build up sufficient levels of immunity to it.

May 14, 2020

| Associated Press (AP)
80,000 COVID-19 Cases Reported Daily In April: WHO

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that countries must also be able to manage any risk of the disease being imported into their territories, and communities should be fully educated to adjust to what will be a 'new norm'.

May 07, 2020

| PTI
Global Health Needs A Paradigm Shift Post Coronavirus Pandemic

While it is hard to overhaul systems in the middle of a crisis, it is evident that health systems strengthening in developing countries has to be a top priority.

May 02, 2020

| Vaibhav Gupta
'Literally A Pipe Organ For China': Donald Trump's Fresh Salvo On WHO

Donald Trump has launched an investigation into the WHO's role in the spread of coronavirus and have accused it of siding with China during the pandemic. Pending an investigation, the President has stopped US aid to the WHO.

Apr 30, 2020

| PTI
'We Spend Half A Billion Dollars On WHO, Yet It's Becoming Tool Of Chinese Propaganda': US Govt

US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization

Apr 22, 2020

| PTI

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Cures For The Tropics

India’s battle against neglected tropical diseases gets a sharper edge due to global efforts and growing community engagement

Jan 30, 2020

| Lola Nayar
Leukaemia To Breast Cancer, Why The 15-29 Age-Group Has Become Most Vulnerable

Cancers in the AYA group (15-29 years) are often mistaken initially for infectious diseases and treatment gets delayed. Apart from lifestyle problems, a combination of environment and genetics is equally dangerous

Jan 30, 2020

| Lola Nayar
Search For A Sieve

Amid a rise in TB cases, India’s countermeasures remain smothered in a host of operational issues

Apr 05, 2018

| Arushi Bedi
A Stunted Growth Story

Malnutrition is a national disgrace. Can the Centre’s grand plan consign it to history?

Nov 09, 2017

| Lola Nayar
‘Free’ Vaccines Aren’t Free Of The Foreign Hand

The perils of India’s growing dependence on vaccine imports and private manufacturers

Apr 06, 2017

| Arushi Bedi

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