New Variant 'XE' could cause new High Risk Covid Wave, Warns WHO MD Bureau4 April 2022 4:30 PM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against a new mutant 'XE' variant of Omicron, that may be more transmissible than any...
WHO unveils plan to tackle global snakebite emergency Medical Dialogues Bureau25 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation on Thursday unveiled a new strategy to dramatically cut deaths and injuries from snakebites, warning a dearth of...
Unite, Fight against Ebola Ourtbreak: WHO chief urges DR Congo Medical Dialogues Bureau22 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTThe WHO chief hailed that efforts to rein in the virus, including the vaccination of more than 120,000 people, have so far succeeded in limiting the...
WHO issues guidelines to cut dementia risk Medical Dialogues Bureau15 May 2019 10:00 AM ISTMedical conditions like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and depression are also associated with increased risk of developing...
Stop Violent Attacks on health teams to terminate Ebola Outbreak: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau12 May 2019 9:46 AM ISTIn one incident, WHO said that a burial team was violently attacked after they interred an Ebola victim.Dakar: The World Health Organisation is...
WHO aims to reduce deaths, disabilities caused by neglected Snakebite envenoming disease by 50 percent Medical Dialogues Bureau8 May 2019 9:15 AM ISTA central objective will be the need to ensure access to safe, effective and affordable treatment such as antivenoms and ancillary medical care....
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo: Death toll reaches 1,000 Medical Dialogues Bureau4 May 2019 9:30 AM IST"In total, there have been 1,008 deaths (942 confirmed and 66 probable)," the health ministry said Kinshasa: More than 1,000 people have now died...
Measles cases rise up by 300 percent consecutively for past two years Globally: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau17 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTPreliminary global data shows that reported cases rose by 300 per cent in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This...
1 in 4 Healthcare Facilities lacks Basic Water Services: UNICEF, WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau4 April 2019 10:00 AM ISTGeneva: One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to a new report by...
WHO says creating panel to study gene editing Medical Dialogues Bureau4 Dec 2018 1:08 PM IST Geneva: The World Health Organization has said it is creating a panel to study the implications of gene editing after a...
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...
