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Target those who might die due to COVID-19, say experts advising India to shift focus of testing to ‘mortality rate’ from ‘infection rate’
The Health Ministry officials in India share the daily infection numbers and the amount of time it …
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There is a new disease threatening the world - loneliness
Loneliness is a pressing health threat, with serious consequences for the health and mental well-be…
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India among 58 nations questioning WHO on COVID-19 response
India is among 58 nations, including 27 European Union members, who have moved a draft resolution d…
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WHO chief says "virus will be with us for a long time"
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the coronavirus continues to be extremel…
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China's controversial 'zero Covid' policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says
"We have discussed about this issue with Chinese experts and we indicated that the approach will no…
Waiyee Yip
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Shashi Tharoor’s idea to limit the term of the WHO chief resonates with experts— and they would like to see the same in WTO and UN too
According to Parag Khanna, Managing Partner at Future Map, term limits are easier to impleme…
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WHO director-general says 'narrow nationalism and vaccine hoarding' by rich countries caused Omicron variant
"The longer inequity continues, the higher the risks of this virus evolving in ways we can't preven…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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UN secretary general called the coronavirus 'the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War'
"It is a combination, on one hand, of a disease that represents a threat to everybody in the world,…
Kayla Epstein
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WHO director-general says he 'regrets' Trump's decision to cut US funding, and issues a call for unity: 'When we're divided, the virus exploits the cracks between us'
In follow-up questions, he said the organization will share any details about how much the lack of …
Anna Medaris Miller,Anna Meda…
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WHO calls for increased surveillance, sharing of data, vaccines to combat monkeypox outbreak
The WHO Director-General called for global collaboration and data sharing to combat the newly repor…
ANI
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COVID-19 pandemic caused global life expectancy to fall back to 2012 levels, erasing a decade’s worth of progress: WHO
The far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped humanity’s future in ways we a…
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Israel and Hamas are pointing fingers after a hospital in Gaza was attacked, reportedly killing hundreds of people
The Palestinian Health Ministry said hundreds of people were killed in the bombing of a Gaza hospit…
Natalie Musumeci
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Data released by China suggests COVID-19 virus may have come from raccoon dogs and 'strengthens' Wuhan wet-market theory
China collected COVID-19 virus data in 2019, but only recently released it. The World Health Organi…
Bethany Dawson
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India can avert 4.6 mn deaths by 2040 with better hypertension control: WHO
Better hypertension control can help avert a whopping 4.6 million deaths due to high blood pressure…
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Moscow makes bizarre claim that the US is planning bio-warfare against Russian troops in Ukraine as fears of disease grow after dam destruction
Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov's baseless claim comes after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has…
Isobel van Hagen
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US troops are moving into position for a possible embassy evacuation mission amid intense fighting in Sudan
Sudan has been gripped by violence since fighting broke out between Sudan's army and a rival parami…
Jake Epstein
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The COVID-19 global health emergency is over, even as 1 person dies from the disease every 3 minutes, World Health Organization says
"This virus is here to stay," the Director-General of the World Health Organization warned. "It is …
Chris Panella
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WHO chief says crises in Ethiopia and other places deserve as much attention as Ukraine: 'The world is not treating the human race the same way'
The WHO director-general said the attention Ukraine received is "very important," but that Black an…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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40% of Chinese people infected with Covid in last month, say experts
According to an internal document of the Chinese CDC, 248 million people were infected by the coron…
ANI
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Global rollout of 12 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses largest-ever, but access is an issue: WHO
Addressing the annual general meeting of the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network …