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September 21, 2023 4:50 PM

UN General Assembly reviewing Global Health Initiatives and Commitments

At the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, the UN will conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the political declaration titled, “Universal health coverage: moving together to build a healthier world” on September 21. It is a...

September 19, 2023 5:15 PM

Nipah Virus alert in Kerala; Health Minister urges to remain alert

No case of Nipah infection has been reported in Kerala in the last 24 hours. The nine-year-old child infected with this has come out of the ventilator. According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, the child's health is now improving. She said th...

September 4, 2023 3:27 PM

Gujarat Declaration focuses on global commitments towards indigenous knowledges & traditional medicine

World Health Organization (WHO) has released the outcome document of first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 in form of “Gujarat Declaration”. It is worth noting that first global summit on Traditional Medicine was organised by the WHO...

August 22, 2023 2:31 PM

WHO will soon release Gujarat Declaration on Traditional Medicine: Union Minister Sonowal

“The main outcomes of the global summit will be soon released by World Health Organisation in the form of Gujarat declaration," Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal said. The Minister was speaking with respect to the first WHO Traditional Med...

September 30, 2023 12:22 PM

“Gujarat will be mecca of traditional medicine,” says WHO Chief

‘Gujarat will be the mecca of traditional medicine'. The remark was made by Dr. Tedros, Director-General of the World Health Organization, who was in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, at the first ever WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit. The two-day summi...

August 17, 2023 9:35 AM

India & WHO co-hosting first Traditional Medicine Global Summit

The first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit is taking place on August 17 and 18, 2023, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This significant event coincides with the G20 health ministerial meeting, aiming to generate both political commitment and evidence-d...

August 9, 2023 11:56 AM

UAE reports new MERS-CoV case; WHO on alert

On July 10, 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a newly confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The infected individual is a 28-year-old male from Al Ain city, Abu Dh...