Geneva: World Health Organisation (WHO), in a new draft treaty —currently under negotiation has urged the rich nations to take the lead in equipping the world against health emergencies, as it termed the global COVID-19 response "a catastrophic failure of the international community". The document states
New Delhi: India will make tests mandatory for cough syrups before they are exported, a government notice showed on Tuesday, after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan. Any cough syrup must have a certificate of analysis
United Nations: The World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has released new guidance advising against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to control weight or manage non-communicable diseases, citing a lack of evidence that these products have any long-term benefits. The WHO also noted
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday the global health body had asked China to cooperate with it to help trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. “Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or
London: A study has revealed that the quality of immune response has been weakened in those people who had suffered from the COVID-19 virus before their vaccination jabs. Moreover, the study also noted that the level of the "key immunity cell" that targets the COVID-19 virus
Geneva: For the first time since 2007, the World Health Organisation (WHO) updated its list of recommended medications to treat exposure to radiological and nuclear catastrophes, advising governments on how to stockpile for nuclear and radiological accidents and crises. The new WHO study takes into account
Copenhagen: Over 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather during 2022 so far, the World Health Organisation revealed. The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the exceptionally high temperatures led to the worst drought the continent
Geneva: The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organisation said. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the UN agency was conducting an
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental health concerns in the working population, saying that an estimated 12 billion workdays are lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy
London: If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official told Reuters. In an interview, WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward warned that richer nations must not step back from tackling COVID-19