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WHO flags three contaminated cough syrups in India, including Coldrif
The development comes weeks after the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh, linked to the consumption of adulterated cough syrup
Mosquitoes: The menace that kills a million a year, and why it is...
23 Jun 2025 7:18 AM ISTDespite the millions spent in conducting research to prevent and combat vector-borne diseases, mankind continues to struggle to control pathogens that...
86.5 lakh deaths in 2022, 15 pc dip over Covid-hit 2021: CRS data
7 Jun 2025 9:54 PM ISTAround 5.26 lakh deaths were reported due to COVID-19 till July 26, 2022, according to a reply given by the government in the Lok Sabha on July 29,...
WHO members adopt 'pandemic agreement' born out of disjointed global...
20 May 2025 3:52 PM ISTSustained applause echoed in a Geneva hall hosting the WHO's annual assembly as the measure — debated and devised over three years — passed without...
TN doctors urge WHO to intervene on staffing and pay disparities
20 May 2025 1:55 PM ISTThe State, with a population exceeding 80 million, has already controlled the maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 39 per one lakh live births—a target...
WHO opens annual assembly as UN health agency faces 'existential...
19 May 2025 2:40 PM ISTAt a meeting on its budget last week, Tedros — a former Ethiopian health and foreign minister – announced a shake-up of top management that included...
Unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours...
25 Feb 2025 5:58 PM ISTThe latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on January 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths.
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its...
3 Feb 2025 12:09 PM ISTFor 2024-2025, the US is WHO's biggest donor by far, putting in an estimated $988 million, roughly 14% of WHO's $6.9 billion budget