WHO confirms first three Zika virus cases in India, Check out details Meghna A Singhania28 May 2017 9:24 AM ISTNew Delhi:Â The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed three cases of Zika virus, including a pregnant woman, reported from Ahmedabad, the first...
Three vie for top WHO post in first election at UN health agency savita thakur thakur22 May 2017 9:10 AM ISTGenevea: A British physician, an Ethiopian ex-health minister and a Pakistani expert in non-communicable diseases are the three finalists vying for...
AIIMS symposium to deliberate upon Dengue vaccine in India savita thakur thakur29 April 2017 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: A symposium by AIIMS in collaboration with France will deliberate upon launching clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of...
Thailand makes abortion legal in case of birth defect cases linked to Zika savita thakur thakur7 Oct 2016 4:18 PM ISTBANGKOK: Predominantly Buddhist Thailand will relax its strict rules against abortion to cover fetuses with proven birth defects linked to the Zika...
13 Indians infected with Zika virus in Singapore savita thakur thakur2 Sept 2016 9:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Thirteen Indians have been infected with the Zika virus in Singapore, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed.The Singapore government...
Zika: UN health agency launches database on worldwide virus research savita thakur thakur16 April 2016 3:56 PM ISTBrazil : The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a new Zika Research Projects List, a...
Google donates $1M to help fight Zika virus spread savita thakur thakur6 March 2016 9:12 AM ISTZika has become epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean since last fall. The virus is mainly spread through mosquito bites and has been...
Goa taking preventive measures against Zika virus savita thakur thakur5 Feb 2016 11:53 AM ISTThe Goa government is taking preventive measures to deal with Zika virus, which has been described by the World Health Organization as a "public...
ZIKA Virus update: Spread gets larger Meghna A Singhania28 Jan 2016 12:02 PM ISTNew York, Jan 27:Â A team of US researchers has documented for the first time the disease trajectory of Zika virus that started with nine positive...
ZIKA Virus spreading slowly to different parts of the world Meghna A Singhania24 Jan 2016 2:02 PM ISTCDC in the US has issued a travel warning against many south american and african states after three people tested positive for the virus.Until...
