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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has honoured ASHA Foundation volunteers for their crucial role in providing direct healthcare facilities in rural areas. On Sunday, the WHO awarded the one million women workers for their service to India in the coronavirus pandemic. ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) is the first point of contact in rural regions […]
European and North-American nations have reported dozens of cases of monkeypox on Saturday. Monkeypox, a virus that passes from infected animals to humans, has been detected in many people in Europe and America. The World Health Organisation’s health officials coordinated with the nations’ governments over the new outbreak. The most recent country to report a […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed Narendra Modi-led central government over deaths in India due to the spread of Coronavirus. Gandhi, quoting a World Health Organization (WHO) report, said that 47 lakh people have died in India due to corona, but the Indian government estimates the death of just 4.8 lakh people. “Science does not […]
South African scientists have discovered that two novel sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can evade antibodies from previous infections well enough to cause a new wave, but are significantly less able to thrive in the blood of patients who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The experts were looking into Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a special boost to the prospects of medical tourism in the years to come, announcing that the government is planning to introduce a special visa category for foreigners who wish to avail of Ayush therapy in India. An ardent fan of the acronyms, the Prime Minister has named the ministry […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning is set to inaugurate the Ayush Investment Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Event aims on increasing investments and highlighting innovations in the field of traditional medicine. Furthermore, the government has said that this meet is an unique attempt to promote long-lasting partnerships, grow exports and ‘nurture a sustainable ecosystem’. Along with […]
In an ambitious effort by the World Health Organization to calculate the global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, it is now established that “vastly more people died than previously believed.” A total of about 15 million by the end of 2021 is the new figure. This tally is more than double the official total […]
Even as four states in India (Delhi, Maharastra, Telangana and West Bengal) have done away with all Covid SOPs, the WHO reported a new Covid variant in the UK, Saturday. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said. XE is a “recombinant” which is a […]
Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the Covid-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The WHO Global […]
Pic credit: Hanif Sindhi The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended two new drugs for Covid-19 — Baricitinib and Sotrovimab, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how widely available and affordable they will be. The first drug, Baricitinib, is strongly recommended for […]
