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Geneva: Between 30 to 40 countries are unable to provide second doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, especially those expecting jabs from AstraZeneca, officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) said. "We have a huge number of countries…

Geneva:  The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fueling India's dramatic surge in new cases and deaths. The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low…

Geneva:  The Indian Coronavirus variant, known as B1617, has been declared as a "variant of global concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO), the media reported. The B1617 variant was, till now, deemed a 'variant of interest' by…

New Delhi:  The World Health Organization (WHO) pledged to supply oxygen concentrators, hospital beds and essential medical supplies as India battles surge in Covid-19 cases. The WHO is procuring laboratory supplies, including 1.2 million…

Geneva:  The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new initiative that aims to halt transmission of malaria in 25 more countries by 2025. The initiative will be launched on World Malaria Day on April 25, dpa news agency…

Geneva: A top World Health Organization official said that the "inequitable" distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 was a "catastrophic moral failure" and a "failed opportunity". Speaking at a virtual press conference here on Monday…

Geneva:  The number of Covid-19 cases worldwide is expected to reach 100 million within this week, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "A year ago today, fewer than 1,500 cases of…

New York: Getting to work soon after the inauguration festivities, President Joe Biden has signed orders for the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the first set of actions to undo the policies…

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) map showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate from India has sparked a controversy with the Indian government taking offence at the "inaccurate depiction". India has raised the…