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China Covid-19 Outbreak

China Limits How It Defines Covid-19 Deaths In Official Count

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official Covid-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said

22 December 2022

Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO Says Global Death Caused by Covid-19 Could Be Three Times Higher – Nearly 1.5 Crore

WHO defines access mortality as 'the difference in the total number of deaths in a crisis compared to those expected under normal conditions'

19 December 2022

Supreme Court

Explained: What Is Two-Finger Test On Rape Survivors And Why Has SC Banned The 'Unscientific' Practice

This has not been the Supreme Court’s first attempt to stop the two-finger test, denouncing its scientific invalidity of it. The Centre’s guidelines on examining victims of sexual assault also forbid it, but the...

02 November 2022

 Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar in Lok Sabha

Monkeypox Declining Globally Since Mid-August: Govt

Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health, told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that monkeypox has been declining since mid-August.

20 December 2022

Measles vaccine has been included under India's Universal Immunisation Programme

Mumbai: Measles Continues To Claim Lives, Death Toll Rises To 12, Infection Tally At 233

The number of suspected measles cases detected so far this year also rose to 3,534 with 156 new suspected cases with synonyms like fever and rash coming to light over the last 24 hours.

24 November 2022

The four contaminated cough syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals

Cough Syrups Controversy: Haryana Drug Regulator Asks Maiden Pharmaceuticals To Explain 'Contraventions'

As per media reports, the Haryana government has stopped their production after significant discrepancies were identified in manufacturing at the facilities of Maiden Pharmaceuticals. 

12 October 2022

Cholera outbreak in Haiti

Climate Change May Have Accelerated The Global Cholera Outbreak: WHO

Considered a disease of the poor, WHO estimates suggest that every year, 1.3 to four million cases of cholera occur worldwide – resulting in 21,000 to 143,000 cases of mortality

20 December 2022

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The World Health Organisations top vaccines expert says that immunising children against the coronavirus “is not a high priority”.

WHO Calls For Intensified Action In South-East Asia To Achieve Quality Mental Health Care

In the South-East Asia Region, an estimated one in seven people lived with a mental health condition, and in countries where data is available, the treatment gap ranged from 70–95 per cent.

10 October 2022

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08 October 2022
Maiden Pharma Under WHO Scanner Over Cough Syrup Is A Repeat Offender: 10 Points

Maiden Pharma Under WHO Scanner Over Cough Syrup Is A Repeat Offender: 10 Points

Four cough syrups manufactured by the said pharma has allegedly led to death of 66 children in the Gambia, following which the World Health Organisation (WHO)...


07 October 2022
Govt Must Fix Accountability: Congress Leader Anand Sharma On Cough Syrup Row

Govt Must Fix Accountability: Congress Leader Anand Sharma On Cough Syrup Row

India's drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has already initiated a probe and sought further details from the WHO.


06 October 2022
Cough Syrup Linked With Death Of Children Not Sold In India, Clarifies Centre

Cough Syrup Linked With Death Of Children Not Sold In India, Clarifies Centre

Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij said samples of four cough syrups manufactured by the firm have been sent to the Central Drugs Laboratory in Kolkata for...


06 October 2022
Explained: Why Has WHO Warned Against These Indian-made Cough Syrups And Their Fatal Effect

Explained: Why Has WHO Warned Against These Indian-made Cough Syrups And Their Fatal Effect

The WHO warned that four 'contaminated' and 'substandard' cough syrups allegedly produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited based in Haryana's Sonepat could...


06 October 2022
NGOs Play Crucial Role In Supporting Private, Public Sectors Toward Malaria Elimination

NGOs Play Crucial Role In Supporting Private, Public Sectors Toward Malaria Elimination

The fight to end malaria requires an active engagement of both the public and the private sectors as well as policymakers, communities, and individuals....


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06 October 2022
Cough Syrups Samples Sent To CDL Kolkata After WHO Alert

Cough Syrups Samples Sent To CDL Kolkata After WHO Alert

WHO warned that four ‘contaminated’ and ‘substandard’ cough syrups allegedly produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited based in Haryana's Sonepat...


04 October 2022
UN Jointly Launches Appeal With Pakistan For Country’s Flood Victims

UN Jointly Launches Appeal With Pakistan For Country’s Flood Victims

United Nations appeal for flood ravaged Pakistan during a ceremony in Geneva on Monday, the global body revised up its humanitarian appeal for Pakistan...


29 September 2022
Monkeypox: Delhi Records Three More Cases, Tally Rises To 12

Monkeypox: Delhi Records Three More Cases, Tally Rises To 12

No Monkeypox-related death has so far been reported in Delhi. The only Monkeypox-related death in India was reported in Kerala.


28 September 2022
Protestors Rally In Czech Capital, Demand Govt’s Resignation

Protestors Rally In Czech Capital, Demand Govt’s Resignation

Czech: Waving Czech national flags, the protesters demanded the resignation of the current pro-Western coalition government led by conservative Prime Minister...


14 September 2022
Red Cross, Other Agencies Warn Of Food Crisis In Flood-Hit Pakistan

Red Cross, Other Agencies Warn Of Food Crisis In Flood-Hit Pakistan

Pakistan: The recent flooding in the country has led to an estimated USD 12 billion in losses has left about 78,000 square kilometres (21 million acres) of...


29 August 2022
Explained: How Current Monkeypox Outbreak Is Different, Its Varied Symptoms And Transmission

Explained: How Current Monkeypox Outbreak Is Different, Its Varied Symptoms And Transmission

The transmission and symptoms of the current global Monkeypox outbreak are different from the conventional understanding. Here we explain how.


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05 August 2022
Vaccines Not Effective Without Yoga, Ayurveda: Yoga Guru Ramdev

Vaccines Not Effective Without Yoga, Ayurveda: Yoga Guru Ramdev

Without the support of yoga and Ayurveda, no vaccine can immunise you permanently against coronavirus, no matter how big you are, a president or a big doctor...


02 August 2022
Monekypox In India: Kerala Reports Fifth Case, Cases Reported In Rajasthan, Delhi

Monekypox In India: Kerala Reports Fifth Case, Cases Reported In Rajasthan, Delhi

A 20-year-old, exhibiting symptoms of the disease, has been admitted to a government hospital in Rajasthan and his samples have been sent to the National...


31 July 2022
Experts Allay Fears Over Monkeypox, Say Virus Can Spread Regardless Of Sexual Orientation

Experts Allay Fears Over Monkeypox, Say Virus Can Spread Regardless Of Sexual Orientation

Experts said the monkeypox outbreak is already stigmatising the LGBTQ community and people who developed fever and are scared to go for a medical test.


25 July 2022
Monkeypox: No Need To Be Afraid, Those Infected Stable Now, Says Kerala Health Minister

Monkeypox: No Need To Be Afraid, Those Infected Stable Now, Says Kerala Health Minister

The minister said that while the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared monkeypox outbreak as a global emergency due to its spread to around 68 countries...


23 July 2022
WHO Declares Monkeypox As Global Public Health Emergency

WHO Declares Monkeypox As Global Public Health Emergency

More than 16,000 Monkeypox cases have been reported in 74 countries since May, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


15 July 2022
We Need To Be Prepared For New Covid-19 Waves, Says WHO Chief Scientist As Cases Rise Globally

We Need To Be Prepared For New Covid-19 Waves, Says WHO Chief Scientist As Cases Rise Globally

The number of weekly cases increased for the fifth consecutive week, after a declining trend since the last peak in March 2022, as per a WHO report this week.


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