Prioritize investments in primary health care for universal health coverage: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau14 Dec 2021 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Noting that primary health care (PHC) plays a crucial role in addressing people's health needs close to where they live and work, reduces...
Vaccine hoarding will prolong pandemic, warns WHO amid Omicron spread Medical Dialogues Bureau10 Dec 2021 9:45 AM ISTWHO's vaccine advisors warned that a rush to stockpile more jabs would only exacerbate the already glaringly inequal vaccine access around the globe.
WHO recommends against use of convalescent plasma for covid-19 Dr Kartikeya Kohli7 Dec 2021 10:57 AM ISTThe Guideline Development Group (GDG) made a strong recommendation against the use of convalescent plasma in patients with non-severe illness, and a...
WHO experts recommend booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for immunocompromised group Dr Kartikeya Kohli13 Oct 2021 9:45 AM ISTGeneva, Oct 12 -Vaccine advisers of the World Health Organization (WHO) have discussed and evaluated several vaccine issues, including a...
Breakthrough: WHO approves First Vaccine against Malaria, Mosquirix Revu suresh7 Oct 2021 11:00 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization, in a major breakthrough, recommended the use of the first malarial vaccine, called Mosquirix or RTS,S/AS01...
WHO okays antibody treatment for high risk COVID-19 patients: BMJ Dr Kartikeya Kohli24 Sept 2021 7:00 AM ISTWHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts and patients has recommended a treatment combining two antibodies (casirivimab...
New COVID-19 Variant Mu identified by WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau1 Sept 2021 4:33 PM IST"The Mu variant has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape," WHO said in its weekly pandemic bulletin.
India on path to achieve WHO-recommended doctor-population ratio by 2024, says NITI Aayog member Medical Dialogues Bureau10 Aug 2021 9:00 AM IST"India is well on the path to having one doctor per thousand population by 2024, which is the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended doctor to...
Covid-19: No recommendation made to mix 1st, 2nd doses of vaccines, says Govt Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Aug 2021 9:45 AM ISTThere is no specific recommendation from the World Health Organization presently on mix and match of vaccines, Minister of State for Health Bharati...
WHO suggests Roche, Sanofi arthritis drugs to cut death risk in COVID patients Farhat Nasim8 July 2021 12:30 PM ISTA WHO group evaluating therapies concluded treating severe and critical COVID patients with arthritis drugs Actemra from Roche and Kevzara from Sanofi...
India expects Pfizer, Moderna COVID doses through COVAX by August: Report Farhat Nasim8 July 2021 10:30 AM ISTCovax, led by the GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organization (WHO), could ship the U.S. made doses to India as early as this month, one...
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Incidence of Pulmonary Sequelae - Hype or Fact? Dr Sravan Kumar4 Jun 2021 12:30 PM ISTCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) announced in March 2020 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the causative agent of COVID-19...
