WHO warns of disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance during COVID-19 pandemic MD Bureau2 Jun 2020 9:30 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is "losing its ability" to use...
Sanofi halts enrolling COVID-19 patients in hydroxychloroquine trials Ruchika Sharma1 Jun 2020 3:08 PM ISTThe moves come after the World Health Organization paused its large trial of hydroxychloroquine, prompting several European governments to ban the use...
WHO puts temporary pause on hydroxychloroquine clinical trial on COVID-19 patients MD Bureau26 May 2020 9:01 AM ISTA recent Lancet study reported that among patients receiving the drug, when used alone or with a macrolide, they estimated a higher mortality rate.
Gilead holds talks with Health Ministry, DCGI officials to bring Remdesivir to India Ruchika Sharma23 May 2020 12:00 PM ISTThe medicine has been issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hospitalised...
Dr Harsh Vardhan elected as Chair of Executive Board of WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau23 May 2020 11:19 AM ISTNew Delhi - The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been elected as Chair of the Executive Board of World Health...
Scientists focus on development of better Ebola vaccine Hina Zahid22 May 2020 5:15 PM ISTEbola is a potentially catastrophic pandemic disease which could appear in a more virulent form.In view of this research continues on development of...
COVID 19 Battle: China, WHO launch charity fundraising programme MD Bureau21 May 2020 10:30 AM ISTBeijing: The China Population Welfare Foundation (CPWF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday jointly launched a charity fundraising...
WHO warns against using hydroxychloroquine outside clinical trials MD Bureau21 May 2020 9:00 AM ISTGeneva: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against using hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, the drugs for malaria and...
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to become WHO Executive Board chairman: Official Meghna A Singhania20 May 2020 8:26 AM ISTIt is not a full time assignment and the minister will just be required to chair the Executive Board's meetings, an official said.
Harsh Vardhan calls doctors, medical staff super-humans at 73rd World Health Assembly MD Bureau19 May 2020 9:45 AM IST"I stand here to honour the doctors, the nurses, the paramedics, the scientists, the journalists, the delivery boys, security staff, sanitation staff...
India, 57 countries sign resolution questioning WHO on COVID-19 response MD Bureau18 May 2020 9:00 AM ISTThe resolution says timelines are to be evaluated regarding "recommendations the WHO made to improve global pandemic prevention, preparedness, and...
Hard to predict when pandemic will be over: WHO officials MD Bureau15 May 2020 11:15 AM ISTGeneva: Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is hard to predict when the pandemic will be over, but countries should...
