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World Health Assembly opens on Monday amid global financial constraints

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly will take place from May 18 to 23 in Geneva. (REUTERS)
Published on May 17, 2026 06:31 pm IST

India reaffirms commitment to global health at World Health Assembly

India reaffirms commitment to global health at World Health Assembly
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 08:57 pm IST

World Health Assembly to convene on Monday

World Health Assembly to convene on Monday
Published on May 19, 2025 06:48 am IST

World health assembly 2024: India to showcase its digital health schemes

World health assembly 2024: India to showcase its digital health schemes
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:06 am IST

No final agreement as deadline for pandemic accord closes

World Health Organisation (Representative Photo)
Updated on May 11, 2024 11:29 am IST

World Health Day 2024: Date, theme, history and significance

World Health Day is aimed at raising awareness about global health issues and encourage people to live healthier.
Updated on Apr 07, 2024 10:18 am IST

We need Taiwan as observer at WHA and Covid investigation, says US

United States secretary of health and human services Xavier Becerra stressed the need for developing surge capacity for the global manufacturing of personal protective equipment, vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and the healthcare workforce.
Published on May 25, 2021 05:21 pm IST

WHA under lens as demand for fuller probe into China link to Covid-19 grows

Security personnel keep watch outside Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of Covid-19, in Wuhan.
Published on May 24, 2021 02:05 pm IST

Covid-19 response, China’s offer of help: All about day 1 of WHO session

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of World Health Organisation attends the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 18.
Updated on May 19, 2020 11:33 am IST

Covid-19 origin under probe, WHO’s Tedros Adhanom sends Prez Xi a special invite

After emerging in China, the virus had rapidly spread around world, killing more than 315,000 people and infecting at least 4.7 million.
Updated on May 18, 2020 06:01 pm IST

Ahead of big WHO meet, 100+ countries back calls for probe into Covid-19 origin

Xi Jinping’s China has come under intense scrutiny over the Covid-19 outbreak ahead of the World Health Organisation‘s (WHO) annual meet
Updated on May 18, 2020 03:39 pm IST

US vs China over Covid-19 goes up a notch ahead of WHO meet. Round 2 over Taiwan

The disease has since then killed 2,97,000 people, infected over 4 million, grounded the world economy and set off a back and forth between the United States, China and WHO’s Tedros.
Updated on May 14, 2020 08:12 pm IST

Plea to WHO: Don’t approve traditional Chinese medicine

Wildlife scientists around the globe have warned about TCM’s alleged ties to the decline of wild animals, especially threatened big cats.
Published on May 21, 2019 04:37 am IST

World Health Day 2019: History, significance and theme

The theme for this year’s Health Day is universal health coverage.
Updated on Apr 07, 2019 10:12 am IST

India committed to achieving universal health coverage, says JP Nadda

JP Nadda told the participants Rat the World Health Assembly in Geneva that in line with India’s ambitious plan to end TB by 2025, the government has started the implementation of a national strategic plan and allocated $550 million.
Updated on May 22, 2018 12:51 pm IST