Cholera Outbreak in South Sudan: WHO Meghna A Singhania24 July 2015 12:06 PM IST1000 cholera cases in South Sudan is an outbreak: WHOWHO has declared an outbreak of cholera in South Sudan, with more than 1210 cases reported so...
10 Percent of World's Population Suffers from Mental Disorder: WHO Meghna A Singhania16 July 2015 11:53 AM ISTGeneva: WHO has come up with shocking results of the world. Highlighting the need for larger investments and effort towards development of mental...
Cheap treatment for oral cholera is on the way Meghna A Singhania10 July 2015 11:21 AM ISTShanchol, a vaccine for oral cholera will benefit countries such as Bangladesh where the disease is endemic, and is deemed to protect children and...
WHO criticises Quest Life Sciences for defective Clinical Trials Meghna A Singhania8 July 2015 2:18 PM ISTWHO warns yet Quest Life Sciences for shortcomings in HIV trials Following the close trail of withdrawal of GVK Sciences generic drugs for HIV in...
India’s efforts on levying tobacco consumption tax complex: implies WHO Pooja8 July 2015 12:26 PM ISTIf you are regular cinema-goers, you will explicitly remember the short length video of how smoking can cause you cancer, or be a happy family life...
Raise Tobacco Taxes: WHO to governments Meghna A Singhania7 July 2015 11:36 AM ISTGovernments around the world should increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to save lives and generate funds for stronger health...
Mother-to-child HIV transmission now eliminated in Cuba- WHO Meghna A Singhania3 July 2015 12:16 PM ISTCuba achieves this first public health milestone Now, as you watch the advertisement on your television sets; marking the message of getting yourself...
Haj Pilgrims to come under scanning for MERS infection Meghna A Singhania1 July 2015 12:19 PM ISTHealth ministry draws action plan after WHO warning on MERS Ministry of Health is reported to have started preparing for a serious inspection for...
WHO issues a preliminary warning against MERS threat to India Meghna A Singhania29 Jun 2015 3:51 PM ISTMillions of expatriates from Middle-east likely to spread the virus Camel virus, technically called the ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona...
India is Polio Free for the Fourth Consecutive year Meghna A Singhania20 Jun 2015 7:00 PM IST The Health Ministry, has declared that India remains polio free for the fourth consecutive year. The declaration comes as a response to the 200...
China marks its contribution in effort for AIDS prevention-receives approval from WHO for locally produced circumcision device Pooja18 Jun 2015 5:49 PM ISTWorld Health Organisation (WHO), has recently approved (prequalified) the circumcision device produced by the Chinese authorities to curb the spread...
India to assume presidency of World Health Assembly in Geneva after 18 years Meghna A Singhania6 May 2015 5:58 PM ISTAfter a gap of 19 years, India will again assume presidency of the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the top decision-making body of...
