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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said that the spread of monkeypox should be closely monitored it also mentioned that it does not warrant being declared a health emergency. In a statement on Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox which is endemic in … Read More “Monkeypox cannot be declared global health emergency yet: WHO” »
The World Health Organization might not have declared monkeypox an emergency yet but health experts around the world are vigilantes. A study has now revealed that the virus is continuing to evolve with small alterations in its genetic code, minor gene variants, and a deleted gene. What researchers found about new strains developing in virus … Read More “Health ALERT! Monkeypox evolving, mutating at a rapid pace; 50 genetic variations found with new strain: Study” »
Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) ruled on Saturday, although WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak. “I am deeply concerned about the monkeypox outbreak, this is clearly an evolving health threat that my colleagues and I in the WHO Secretariat are … Read More “WHO says monkeypox is not yet a health emergency” »
India said it is ready to provide assistance and support to the people of Afghanistan in their hour of need as a devastating earthquake killed nearly 1000 people, destroyed houses and displaced several. “At the outset, I express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families, and to all those impacted by the devastating … Read More “India says ready to provide assistance, support to Afghan people following devastating quake” »
COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, which based its findings on estimates of “excess” mortalities in the country during the pandemic.Globally, the mathematical modelling study found that COVID-19 vaccines reduced the potential death toll during the pandemic by nearly … Read More “Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by Covid vaccines in 2021: Lancet study” »
As the World Health Organisation convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More “WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency” »
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said that the development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance. According to the global health agency’s press statement, The 2021 report describes the antibacterial clinical and preclinical pipeline as stagnant and far from meeting global needs. Since 2017 only 12 … Read More “Lack of innovation set to undermine antibiotic performance and health gains: WHO” »
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The global outbreak of monkeypox is “clearly unusual and concerning”, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday as he announced to convene an emergency committee next week to assess whether this outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. So far this year, over 1,600 confirmed and almost 1,500 suspected cases of monkeypox … Read More “Monkeypox outbreak ‘unusual, concerning,’ says WHO ahead of emergency meeting” »
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