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Surge in global COVID-19 cases due to simultaneous peaking: WHO

Representative Image GENEVA: Dr Michael Ryan, Emergencies Chief, World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of COVID-19 cases…

5 years ago

WHO records highest single day surge in COVID-19 cases

Representative Image GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Sunday, June 21, recorded the biggest single day spike in global coronavirus…

5 years ago

WHO warns COVID-19 entering ‘new & dangerous phase’

Representative Image Geneva: The World Health Organization warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is entering a new and dangerous phase as…

5 years ago

COVID-19 significantly impacts health services for noncommunicable diseases: WHO

Representative Image GENEVA: The World Health Organisation has found that the prevention and treatment service for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has…

5 years ago

US withdraws from the World Health Organisation

Representative Images WASHNGTON, D.C.: Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, has announced that the country has…

5 years ago

Obesity on rise in India while undernourishment declines: UN

Representative Image GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) recently released a report titled ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the…

5 years ago

WHO launches global action plan on physical activity

LISBON: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal to launch the new "WHO Global…

7 years ago

Kolkata is the second most polluted metro in the country

KOLKATA: Recent report by World Health Organisation confirms that Kolkata is the second most polluted metropolis city in the country…

7 years ago

3 in 10 people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water

Geneva- Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and…

7 years ago