Tag: WHO
Adopt Tailored Solutions To Eliminate TB By 2030: WHO
Male/New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has told the South East Asian countries to integrate their national plans and mobilise and utilise resources...
India Far Behind In Measles Vaccination, Says World Health Organisation
Male: India and Indonesia are far behind in their battle against measles and account for over 90 per cent of the unvaccinated children in...
Lack Of Investment In Breastfeeding Results In Around 3 Lakh Child...
New Delhi: In five of the world's largest emerging economies, including India, lack of investment in breastfeeding results in an estimated 2,36,000 child deaths...
In One Year, Over 20 Lakh People Enrolled In Quit Tobacco...
New Delhi: The WHO has said more than 20 lakh people enrolled themselves in the first year of a quit-tobacco initiative of the Indian...
Antibiotic Resistance Making Gonorrhoea Treatment Harder: WHO
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted disease, "much harder and sometimes impossible" to treat,...
New Programme To End Tuberculosis 5 Years Ahead Of Schedule: Centre
Last year, the World Health Organisation estimated that there were 28 lakh new cases of tuberculosis in India. To combat the disease, the expansion...
India Meets Global Norms For Vaccine Regulatory System: World Health Organisation
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said the National Regulatory Authority of India (NRA) and affiliated institutions meet the WHO Global Benchmarking...
No Women’s Zika Vaccine Likely Before 2020: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland: About forty potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing...
Polio Vaccine Makers Fail To Make Enough Doses: World Health Organisation
Geneva: Two companies making vaccines to help the world eradicate polio are failing to produce enough, so many countries should prepare to give...
Every 5 Minutes, A Pregnant Woman Dies In India: WHO
Every five minutes, at least one Indian woman dies during pregnancy and child birth, the World Health Organisation said on Sunday.
According to WHO, of...