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WHO Releases New Guidelines To Improve Testing, Diagnosis Of STIs

On Monday WHO in a statement said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries had reported low coverage for prevention, testing and treatment services for STIs, which has led to a resurgence of STIs globally

Toxic Syrup Dangers To Continue, More Countries Hit: WHO

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Economy

There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it was now working with six more countries than previously revealed to track the potentially deadly children's medicines

Disparity In Access Of Morphine Across Countries Is Stark: WHO

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Economy

On Friday, The World Health Organisation (WHO) published a new report on access to morphine for medical use, which describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfil the medical need

Artificial Sweeteners: Experts Weigh In On Regulation, Reducing Dependence

Shivam Tyagi

Economy

The fate of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) or popularly known as sugar-free substitutes might just be changing as the scientific evidence gathering against them suggests that the artificial sweeteners may not be efficacious for many health benefits that they were previously lauded for or which led to their fame

Covid Out Of Emergency Phase But Here To Stay Says WHO

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Economy

The virus causing COVID-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the World Health Organization's chief said on Wednesday

WHO Calls For Immediate Action After Cough Syrup Deaths

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Economy

In 2022, more than 300 children mainly aged under 5 - in Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan died of acute kidney injury, in deaths that were associated with contaminated medicines, the WHO said in a statement on Monday

Acute Malnutrition Threatens Lives Of Millions Of Vulnerable Children: WHO

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Economy

United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis

Candidates Arrive In Uganda For Trials Of Ebola Vaccine

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Economy

There are currently no licensed vaccines for the Sudan strain of the virus that caused the infections in Uganda, although there are several candidate vaccines that appear to be suitable for evaluation, the World Health Organization says

Oral Health Neglect Affecting Nearly Half Of World’s Population: WHO Report

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Economy

The report shows that almost half of the world’s population (45 per cent or 3.5 billion people) suffer from oral diseases, with 3 out of every 4 affected people living in low- and middle-income countries

Limited Vaccine Supply, Unequal Distribution Driving Global Disparities: WHO

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Economy

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer has only been introduced in 41 per cent of low-income countries, even though they represent much of the disease burden, compared to 83 per cent of high-income countries, WHO said in a statement

500 Mn People Will Develop Heart Diseases Due To Inactivity: WHO

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Economy

Data from 194 countries show that overall, progress is slow and that countries need to accelerate the development and implementation of policies to increase levels of physical activity and thereby prevent disease and reduce burden on already overwhelmed health care systems

WHO Approval To Covaxin Will Improve Ease Of Travel For Vaccinated Indians: MEA

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Health

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said 96 countries have either accepted WHO-approved vaccines, which would include both Covishield and Covaxin, or in some cases only Covishield or Covaxin.

'We Trust Indian Industry, Bharat Biotech Submitting Data Regularly, Very Quickly': WHO Official On Covaxin EUL

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Health

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, which has developed Covaxin, had submitted EOI (Expression of Interest) to the World Health Organisation on April 19 for the vaccine's Emergency Use Listing (EUL).

Supply Chains For Vaccine Raw Materials Must Be Kept Open: Sitharaman

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Companies & Markets

Sitharaman highlighted the need of an international financial architecture to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe and supported the need of new financial instruments to focus and press forward green initiatives.