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NEW DELHI: The Chandipura virus, was first discovered in 1965 in a village named Chandipura in Maharashtra, and hence got its name from there. Recently it has resurfaced in Gujarat state whose recent outbreak in just few days has led to 15 deaths in the state. Dr. Sri Ram Kaurav, MD, MY Hospital, Indore, explained […]

Vapes, a recent addition of tobacco products, have become immensely popular among youngsters.

NEW DELHI: Marking one of the second such cases in the country of H9N2 virus, a new human case of bird flu in India has been confirmed by The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. The case belongs to a four-year-old child in West Bengal who is currently suffering from severe respiratory issues and getting […]

India's support for global initiatives ensuring fair and affordable access to vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics worldwide is crucial.

KOLKATA: India has reported 628 new COVID-19 cases in a single day taking the overall toll in new cases to over 4,000, on Monday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the figure has now reached 4,50,09,248 total coronavirus infections in the country.  With the new variant slowly grappling the country, the ministry is now keeping […]

NEW DELHI: In a dire development, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that northern Gaza is now without a functional hospital, facing a severe shortage of fuel, staff, and essential supplies. According to the WHO, only nine out of 36 health facilities in the entire Gaza Strip are partially operational, and these are […]

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed, 50, emerged victorious in the elections of becoming the regional director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region held in New Delhi.  The member states voted in a closed-door meeting on the third day of the 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for […]

NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s Delhi Jal Board’s role in providing clean water to around 25 million people living in the city. In a recent visit, officials from the central government, and the two international organisations, visited the Sonia Vihar Water Treatment […]

India mandates tobacco warning on online streaming content, violations will bring strict action

The health body said cough syrups made by Noida-based Marion Biotech Pvt. Ltd were ‘substandard medical products’ and “fail to meet quality standards or specifications and are therefore out of specification”.