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New-Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. At least 80 deaths have been reported till date. In…

Geneva: In a move aimed at safeguarding global health, Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have unanimously adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement seeks to boost…

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs. TB is a leading cause of death across the world. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and WHO have declared it to be the most…

Islamabad: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that M-Pox will continue to be classified as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), citing a resurgence in cases and the virus's ongoing geographic spread.…

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…