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A new and  highly contagious strain of monkeypox is spreading globally, affecting countries where it was previously unknown. But there's hope. The first diagnostic test for monkeypox is now available. World’s first mpox diagnostic test was…

Rwanda: A rapidly spreading outbreak of the Marburg virus has infected over 300 people and took eight lives in Rwanda. According to sources, presently there are no autorised vaccine or treatment available for the rapidly spreading virus.…

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month global strategic preparedness and response plan on Monday to stop the deadly outbreak of Mpox, which was declared a public health emergency. The plan aims to curtail…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that contaminated common cold syrup found in Iraq last month was manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company based in Maharashtra. The contaminated batch was…

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Amid the conundrum on aspartame by the World Health Organisation (WHO), doctors on Friday advised people using the popular artificial sweetener to not panic as the evidence of it being a possible cancer causing…

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a statement that the current outbreaks of avian influenza have caused devastation in animal populations. Avian influenza viruses normally spread among birds, but the increasing…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released new guidelines calling for stronger policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing. The guideline recommends countries implement comprehensive mandatory…

Geneva: The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA), kicked off here, focused on "saving lives, driving health for all," the WHO said in a statement. As 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the WHO, this year's WHA which began on Sunday will…

In a recent incident, the World Health Organization (WHO) has linked the death of 19 Uzbekistan kids to cough syrups made in India. As per the recommendation by WHO, there are two India-made cough syrups that should not be prescribed to…

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The global health body said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an…