Is Monkeypox's new name on cards? WHO to decide MD Bureau16 Jun 2022 11:15 AM ISTThe move comes after about 30 scientists from 11 countries in a preprint posted on virological.org last week pushed the need to cut "discriminatory"...
India to get WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine Medical Dialogues Bureau28 March 2022 11:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ministry of Ayush has signed the Host Country Agreement with World Health Organization (WHO) for establishing WHO Global Centre for...
World Diabetes Day: WHO launches first-ever human insulin prequalification programme Garima14 Nov 2019 12:50 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the start of a pilot programme to prequalify human insulin to increase treatment for diabetes in...
5.4 lakh unreported TB cases in India: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Oct 2019 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Around 5.4 lakh tuberculosis cases went unreported last year in India which is among the top eight countries with the highest burden of the...
Reducing Medical Mistakes: At least 5 patients die every minute because of unsafe care, says WHO Hina Zahid14 Sept 2019 10:10 AM ISTMillions of patients are harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide resulting in 2.6 million deaths annually in low-and middle-income...
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions Medical Dialogues Bureau18 April 2019 2:37 PM ISTWHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and...
Dr Soumya Swaminathan to head as Chief Scientist at WHO Shagufta Perween Perween8 March 2019 9:25 AM ISTThe Director-General, Dr Ghebreyesus, mentioned that the position was created keeping Dr Swaminathan in the context.New Delhi: The first...
WHO launches country led response to combat malaria Medical Dialogues Bureau22 Nov 2018 9:15 AM ISTGeneva:  Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018. To get the...
Poonam Khetrapal Singh nominated for 2nd term as WHO SEAR regional director Medical Dialogues Bureau6 Sept 2018 4:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been nominated for a second five-year term...
WHO-SEARO countries to meet in Delhi next week Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Sept 2018 10:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: The member countries of the WHO's Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO), including India, will meet in the first week of September to...
WHO releases International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) Medical Dialogues Bureau19 Jun 2018 11:00 AM ISTGeneva:Â The World Health Organization (WHO) is about to release its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).The ICD is the foundation...
HIV drug resistance rising: WHO savita thakur thakur24 July 2017 2:43 PM ISTGENEVA -Â WHO alerts countries to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV drugs detailed in a report based on national surveys conducted in several...
