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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday confirmed that a woman in northern Bangladesh died in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus. Bangladesh, which reports Nipah cases almost every year, recorded the fatality shortly…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday appealed for $1 billion to address health crises across 36 of the world’s most severe emergencies this year, including in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN health…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the risk of the Nipah virus spreading from India remains low and does not justify any travel or trade restrictions, even as two cases were confirmed in West Bengal. In a statement, the WHO…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday voiced alarm over reports that more than 70 health workers and around 5,000 civilians are being detained in Nyala, in southwestern Sudan. Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal conflict since…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it plans to vaccinate more than 40,000 children in Gaza against a range of life-threatening diseases, taking advantage of the current ceasefire to accelerate its campaign. More than 10,000…
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Weeks after the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh allegedly linked to an adulterated cough syrup, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified three such contaminated syrups in India and urged countries to report if they…
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World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), launched World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) under the theme “Invest in breastfeeding, invest in the future.” This annual…
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The Iran-Israel conflict escalated sharply on Thursday as both nations exchanged powerful strikes on the seventh day of the military standoff. Israeli forces targeted Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor — a critical nuclear facility — shortly…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH) — a high-level initiative designed to deliver actionable solutions for what the agency calls one of the greatest health challenges of…
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India has delivered a strong rebuttal to Pakistan at the World Health Organization (WHO), calling out its role in fostering terrorism. Speaking at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Indian diplomat Anupama Singh exercised India’s right of…
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