All posts tagged "WHO"
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63HealthCongo Ebola outbreak grows to 782 cases, 181 deaths
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 782, including 181 deaths, the country’s Ministry...
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843HealthDelhi Airport issues Ebola advisory for passengers from high-risk countries
New Delhi: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday issued an advisory regarding the Ebola virus, urging passengers arriving from or transiting...
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613HealthExplained: What is hantavirus and why MV Hondius outbreak has drawn global attention
WHO says cases reach 11; US monitors 41 people, risk to public remains low Just weeks ago, hantavirus was a little-known disease...
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567Mental HealthEvery 40 seconds, a life is lost, WHO says; suicide prevention a shared duty of society
Every September 10, world marks World Suicide Prevention Day. The theme this year, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide,’ asks us to stop...
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799Jammu & KashmirWHO hopeful as Israel-Hamas ceasefire promises major aid boost to Gaza
Israel’s security cabinet has reportedly approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas, prompting cautious optimism from the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding...
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1.5KHealthNew COVID sub-variant BA 2.75 detected in India, says WHO
New Delhi: A new sub-lineage BA 2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and...
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World Health Network declares Monkeypox a pandemic
The World Health Network (WHN) has announced that they are declaring the current monkeypox outbreak a pandemic given that there are now...
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1.6KHealthOmicron reported in 57 countries, WHO says hospitalizations likely to rise
The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 countries and the number of patients needing hospitalization is likely to rise as it...
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1.4KHealthCOVID situation in India a ‘devastating reminder’ of what virus can do, says WHO Chief
New Delhi: Amid the steep rise in COVID cases in India, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said...
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2.0KNews1 in 3 women subjected to physical or sexual violence, intimate partner violence most prevalent: WHO
One in three women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from...
