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Commentary: How is ‘variant of interest’ Eris different from other Omicron variants?
India first saw this variant back in May, but it has also seen only sporadic cases, and no major rise…
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WHO flags India-made syrup in latest warning over contaminated drugs
The World Health Organization on Monday (Aug 7) flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup, manufactured by an Indian…
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Extreme heat straining health systems: WHO
FINDING THOSE AT RISK Maria Neira, the WHO’s public health and environment chief, said the agency was particularly concerned about…
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WHO says toxic syrup risk ‘ongoing’, more countries hit
In January, the WHO named four other countries it was working with – Timor Leste, Cambodia, Senegal and the Philippines…
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Hoping for invitation to WHO meeting, Taiwan gathers more support
After China began blocking Taiwan’s World Health Assembly (WHA) participation in 2017, the island started a diplomatic campaign to join…
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WHO declares mpox no longer a global health emergency
Though long present in parts of Central and West Africa, in May last year cases of mpox started emerging in…
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Commentary: COVID-19 is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means
In the UK for example, COVID-19 no longer features in the regular Office for National Statistics public opinion survey that…
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COVID-19 global emergency over but risks remain, says China health official
The WHO announcement came after its independent emergency committee on the COVID-19 crisis agreed it no longer merited the organisation’s…
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COVID-19 no longer global health emergency: WHO
LONDON: COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday (May 5), a major…
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WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID-19 emergency
LONDON: A panel of global health experts will meet on Thursday (May 4) to decide if COVID-19 is still an…
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