Health Ministry calls for emergency meeting over mutant COVID strain in UK Medical Dialogues Bureau22 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTExperts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, others lead Lancet panel for universal health coverage in India Farhat Nasim14 Dec 2020 4:44 PM ISTThe panel will develop a roadmap to achieve universal health coverage and lay out the path to guarantee access to quality and affordable health care...
The WHO Foundation appoints Indian-origin health expert Anil Soni as first CEO MD Bureau13 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTNew York: Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched The WHO...
Biological E Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine gets WHO pre-qualification MD Bureau12 Dec 2020 1:00 PM ISTBE's TCV is a single-dose injectable vaccine, which can be administered to children from six months of age to adults up to the age of 45 and it is...
WHO tightens guidelines on COVID masks for public, health workers Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 3:47 PM ISTGENEVA - The World Health Organization on fine tuned guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where COVID-19 is spreading, they be worn by...
Vaccines do not equal zero Covid: WHO warns against complacency Medical Dialogues Bureau6 Dec 2020 9:30 AM IST"Vaccines and vaccination will add a major, major, powerful tool to the tool kit that we have. But by themselves, they will not do the job," WHO...
Ayurveda is making impact internationally: Ayurveda proponent on centre for traditional medicine in India by WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau6 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTAcharya Manish has unveiled ''Shuddhi Ayurveda'' which has its head office at Zirakpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh. Under ''Shuddhi Ayurveda'' well...
Hackers target groups in COVID vaccine distribution, says IBM Ruchika Sharma4 Dec 2020 1:15 PM ISTTargets included the European Commission's Directorate-General of Taxation and Customs Union and companies that make solar panels for powering...
More data needed on AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trials: WHO scientists Ruchika Sharma30 Nov 2020 3:32 PM ISTLondon: The World Health Organization's top scientist says more data is needed to determine if the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University...
CM Yogi says UP's COVID management has been acknowledged globally Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Nov 2020 9:00 AM ISTBecause of the contribution of those involved in dealing with the pandemic, international organizations like the WHO has praised the coronavirus...
Gilead remdesivir suspended by WHO from prequalification list of COVID-19 drugs Ruchika Sharma21 Nov 2020 1:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead's remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, an official...
Antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid patients, warns WHO MD Bureau20 Nov 2020 1:15 PM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that the antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no...
