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May 21, 2025 11:49 AM
Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, but the absence of the U.S. cast doubt on the treaty's effectiven...
January 24, 2025 5:37 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), leading worldwide health initiatives and projects where they are needed, both nationally and regionally. The current membership of the WHO...
January 21, 2025 6:03 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday expressed regret over the decision of US President Donald Trump to walk out of the global health body, and hoped the administration will reconsider it. “The World Health Organization regrets the annou...
November 27, 2024 3:39 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Director, Saima Wazed, has launched a campaign aimed at ending gender-based violence. The 16 Days of Activism, which began on November 25, coinciding with the International Day for the Eli...
November 24, 2024 11:43 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed that M-Pox will continue to be classified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) amid a sharp rise in cases and the virus's expanding geographic spread. The high-alert status,...
October 24, 2024 11:43 AM
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 20 people on Wednesday as Israeli forces intensified a siege of northern parts of the Palestinian enclave, surrounding hospitals and refugee shelters, and ordering residents to head south, medics and residents said....
August 8, 2024 6:33 PM
The Government of India, in partnership with the states, is implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to provide potable tap water to every rural household in the country. According to the latest data, as of August 5, 2024, more tha...
July 31, 2024 3:33 PM
It is very likely that polio has infected people in the Gaza Strip, in what would be a setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday. Gaza's health ministry declared a polio epidemic ac...
May 5, 2024 9:14 AM
An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the humanitarian operations of the entire enclave, the U.N. humanitarian office said on Friday. Israel has warned of an operation agai...
February 16, 2024 8:25 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was seeking access to Gaza's largest functioning hospital, Nasser Hospital, following an Israeli raid. WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said, "There are still critically injured and sick patients...
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