US opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organization
BRUSSELS: The United States, the World Health Organization's top donor, is resisting proposals to make… Read More
3 years ago
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WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva that a WHO-led team of… Read More
4 years ago
Five simple ways to avoid influenza during winter
World Health Organization has issued some precautionary measures to avoid influenza during winter Read More
5 years ago
DRAP to start inspection of pharmaceutical companies
Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has decided to start the inspection of pharmaceutical companies in… Read More
5 years ago
Congo’s former health minister arrested for ’embezzling Ebola funds’
Former DR Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been arrested over allegations he embezzled public… Read More
5 years ago
Vaccines group seeks $7.4 billion to save up to 8 million lives
GAVI, is backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization (WHO),… Read More
5 years ago
Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now: WHO
WHO says that microplastics larger than 150 micrometres are not likely to be absorbed by… Read More
5 years ago
WHO recognises ‘burn-out’ as medical condition
The decision could help put to rest decades of debate among experts over how to… Read More
6 years ago
Measles cases rise 30 percent worldwide: UN
Measles cases worldwide jumped more than 30 percent last year compared to 2016, with increases… Read More
6 years ago
Faltering malaria fight should refocus on high-risk countries, says WHO
LONDON: Global health authorities need to counter a worrying lull in the fight against malaria… Read More
6 years ago
Environmental risks kill 1.7mn kids under five a year: WHO
GENEVA: More than one in four deaths in children under five are linked to polluted environments,… Read More
8 years ago
Smoking costs $1 trillion, soon to kill 8 million a year: study
GENEVA: Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill… Read More
8 years ago
World AIDS Day 2016 being observed today
The annual World AIDS Day is being marked on Thursday (today) in order to raise… Read More
8 years ago
World Diabetes Day being observed today
World Diabetes Day is being observed across the world today. World Diabetes Day was first… Read More
8 years ago
Sania Nishtar outlines her vision for WHO at Chatham House
LONDON: Dr Sania Nishtar, Pakistan’s candidate for the Director General World Health Organization (WHO), has… Read More
8 years ago
WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low
The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable,… Read More
8 years ago
Pricing dispute hits supply of TB drugs in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Swiss pharmaceuticals firm Novartis AG said it has stopped making tuberculosis drugs in Pakistan… Read More
8 years ago
Study shows durable benefits of early HIV treatment
Early treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can dramatically reduce the odds of passing… Read More
8 years ago
WHO says $122 million needed for global response to Zika virus
LONDON: Almost $122 million is needed to prevent and manage the medical complications of the… Read More
9 years ago
Guinea declared free of active Ebola transmission: WHO
Guinea has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission, the World Health Organization said… Read More
9 years ago