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Kampala: The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda to help with the African country's response to the infectious disease. WHO Representative to Uganda Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam on Tuesday handed…

Chandigarh: Recognising its efforts in advancing tobacco control, the WHO has awarded the Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health at the Postgraduate Institute of…

Baghdad: Iraq has recorded a sharp increase in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases so far this year with more than 200 cases, the WHO said. Iraqi Health authorities notified the WHO of 97 lab-confirmed cases and 115 suspected cases…

Lisbon:  The monkeypox virus circulating in Portugal belongs to a less aggressive lineage spreading in West Africa, the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge said. The research team of Joao Paulo Gomes, Head of the…

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for continued innovation and increased investment in fighting malaria. On Monday, the WHO announced that over 1 million children have been vaccinated against the disease in Ghana,…

Geneva: At least one child has died from a mystery strain of severe hepatitis which has now been reported in 12 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed. The UN body said that it is aware of 169 rare cases of acute…

Brazzaville: African countries need to stay vigilant and weigh the risks before relaxing Covid-19 measures, despite the decreasing infections, warned the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a statement, noting that the continent is faced…

Geneva: As the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the pandemic remains a public health emergency, advising countries to be prepared to scale up Covid-19 response…

Geneva:  One-dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer, according to a recent review by the World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). The SAGE…

Geneva:  The introduction of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19 infection, to wildlife could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, which may, in turn, result in the emergence of a new virus variant, the World Health…