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Argentina leaves WHO, days after Trump-led US withdrew from world health body

Published on Feb 6, 2025, 1:14 AM IST

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire

Published on Feb 4, 2025, 12:45 AM IST

Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors

Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors

Published on Jan 28, 2025, 10:13 PM IST

Trump allowing 'world's deadliest infection' to enter US, warns ex-WH doctor

Trump's suspension makes the US less ready to combat “unknown pathogens,” much like the outbreak of COVID-19, warns US top doctor.

Updated on Jan 28, 2025, 5:21 PM IST

70 killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region: WHO

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital, center, in El Fasher, Sudan, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

Published on Jan 26, 2025, 12:46 PM IST

US to leave World Health Organization on January 22, 2026: United Nations

President Donald Trump started the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organisation for the second time in less than five years using one of the many executive actions he issued on his first day back in the White House.

Published on Jan 24, 2025, 3:30 AM IST

Bengaluru man tests positive for Mpox virus, admitted to Victoria hospital

This is said to be the first Mpox case of Karnataka in 2025 and the patient is being closely monitored.

Updated on Jan 23, 2025, 4:07 PM IST

Experts warn Donald Trump's WHO withdrawal could increase pandemic risks

President Donald Trump started the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organisation for the second time in less than five years using one of the many executive actions he issued on his first day back in the White House. Many scientists are concerned that this move could undo decades of progress made in the fight against infectious diseases like AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

Published on Jan 21, 2025, 6:16 PM IST

WHO ‘regrets’ US withdrawal; experts fear adverse impact

The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters, in Geneva. (AFP)

Published on Jan 21, 2025, 6:11 PM IST

Donald Trump signs order for US to exit World Health Organization

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he signs an executive order during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Updated on Jan 21, 2025, 7:52 AM IST

France confirms first mpox variant case linked to Central Africa contacts

The first instance of the novel mpox variant has been found in France

Published on Jan 7, 2025, 11:03 AM IST

‘We repeat: Stop attacks on hospitals,’ WHO calls for Gaza health care access

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Updated on Dec 30, 2024, 1:57 PM IST

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

Updated on Dec 28, 2024, 6:07 PM IST

Israeli forces detain director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital amid conflict

The World Health Organisation reported that an Israeli attack had rendered a hospital in the north inoperable, and Gaza health authorities announced on Saturday that Israeli soldiers had arrested the institution's director.

Published on Dec 28, 2024, 1:19 PM IST

Congo man's death with hemorrhagic fever hints at mystery disease

The mystery outbreak has been reported in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province.

Updated on Dec 20, 2024, 7:00 AM IST

The environmental threat of antimicrobial resistance in India

India, with a population of 1.4 billion and vast agricultural landscape, faces a multifaceted environmental AMR challenge. (Shutterstock Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2024, 2:03 PM IST

WHO declares Mpox a public health emergency: Has India reported any cases yet?

A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a mpox vaccination to a woman

Published on Nov 25, 2024, 10:56 AM IST

The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo

The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo

Published on Nov 20, 2024, 5:59 PM IST

Health Talk | How controlling salt intake can help Indians live longer

Packaged foods are already the major source of sodium intake in high-income countries, and increasingly so in low- and middle-income countries.

Published on Nov 4, 2024, 8:00 AM IST

Israel raids ‘last functioning hospital’ in Gaza, detains hundreds

Palestinians check a building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Published on Oct 26, 2024, 2:25 AM IST

Mpox epidemic: from first cases to vaccinations

Mpox epidemic: from first cases to vaccinations

Published on Oct 5, 2024, 9:29 PM IST

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly living very ‘separate lives’

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with their son Archie.

Published on Sep 24, 2024, 8:25 AM IST

WHO approves first Mpox vaccine to boost disease control in Africa

A patient showing his hand with a sore caused by an infection of the monkeypox virus, in the isolation area for monkeypox patients at the Arzobispo Loayza hospital, in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP)

Updated on Sep 13, 2024, 8:33 PM IST

Can mobile phone use cause brain cancer? What WHO-backed study says

According to a WHO-commissioned review, mobile phone use does not increase brain cancer risk. The study, which analyzed 63 studies from 1994-2022, found no correlation between rising phone usage and brain cancer incidence.

Updated on Sep 4, 2024, 9:54 AM IST

Israel agrees 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza for polio vaccinations

Palestinians who retuned briefly to eastern Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip to check on property, carry away some items they were able to salvage amid the devastation, after Israeli troops pulled out from some blocks in the area on August 29, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group.

Updated on Aug 30, 2024, 4:09 AM IST

Marginal decrease in PM2.5 levels in 2022 added 1 year to avg life expectancy

If all of India were to reduce particulate pollution to meet the WHO benchmark, Indians would live 3.6 years longer, with residents of Delhi, one of the most polluted places on Earth seeing the maximum benefits, an incremental 7.8 years of life expectancy. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 29, 2024, 6:20 AM IST

Ramping up contact tracing, availability of jab key to curb monkeypox: Dr Javier Guzman

Dr Javier Guzma, director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 26, 2024, 10:24 AM IST

Chandigarh health dept issues advisory for monkeypox

There are 22 labs for Mpox in India and there are 13 buffer labs, with PGIMER, Chandigarh, being one of them. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Aug 25, 2024, 8:06 AM IST

No mpox case in India so far, monitoring situation closely: Health ministry

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on August 14, the second such announcement in two years. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 17, 2024, 7:24 PM IST

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, days after WHO declared health emergency

Mpox is transmitted through close physical contact, and the most noticeable symptom of the disease is pus-filled lesions on the skin.

Published on Aug 16, 2024, 12:46 PM IST

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