Health

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been reelected for the second term, WHO said on Tuesday."Today at #WHA75 (the World Health Assembly)Member States re-elected @DrTedros to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said that 92 confirmed monkeypox cases and 28 suspected cases have been reported in 12 countries.The WHO said, "As of 21 May, 13:00, 92 laboratory confirmed cases, and 28 suspected cases...

Aurangabad/Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 307 new Covid-19 cases and one death in last 24 hours, a health bulletin said on Sunday.With the addition of new cases, the state’s cumulative case tally has surged to 78,82,476 and the death toll remains...

Stockholm: Sweden's government classified monkeypox as a disease dangerous to society after the first case had been confirmed in the country."The classification gives access to the adoption of infection control measures aimed at preventing further spread," Health Minister Lena...

Zurich: Already eight countries in Europe have confirmed cases of monkeypox, Dr Hans Henri Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, says.WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told Sputnik on Friday that the organization had been notified of...

Kinshasa: At least 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox and 58 deaths had been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by May 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.The Congolese provinces of Sankuru, Tshopo, Equateur, and Tshuapa...

Geneva:  The World Health Organization (WHO) validated on Thursday the CONVIDECIA Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese developer CanSino Biologics for emergency use, making it the third Chinese vaccine after Sinopharm and Sinopec having been certified by WHO Emergency Use...

Tokyo: Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to discharge radioactive wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said that once opinions on the matter from the public...

New Delhi: A latest survey by Local Circles indicates that two in three persons who suffered symptoms of Covid-19 during April and May in Delhi NCR did not take the diagnostic test.According to the survey, only 22 per cent...

Imphal: Manipur’s leading private hospital Shija Hospitals & Research Institute (SHRI) was awarded the National Health Award by Double Helical for rendering extraordinary services during the  COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Vijay Agarwal, President CAHO (Consortium of Accredited Hospitals Organization) and Dr....