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India's Air Quality Far Short Of United Nations' Standards: Official
India's air quality is far short of WHO standards and more than 40 per cent of its population still relies on biomass fuels, leading to deaths every year, an official from the United Nations body has said.
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USAID Official Warns Of "Preventable Deaths" From Donald Trump's Foreign Aid Block
Nicholas Enrich, USAID's acting assistant administrator for global health, in the seven-page memo shared with staff, said "political leadership" had made it impossible to deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance around the world.
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Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals
Sewage surveillance is emerging as a crucial method in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research from Virginia Tech. Published in Nature Water, the study demonstrates that monitoring wastewater provides a more efficient and comprehensive approach to tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria than testing individuals. This meth...
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Samsung Galaxy Ring India Launch Confirmed, Pre-Reservations Go Live: Offers, Benefits, Availability
Samsung Galaxy Ring was announced in July this year at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, where the company launched the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 foldable smartphones. The Galaxy Smart Ring, the first of its kind from the South Korean tech giant, is offered globally in three finishes and nine sizes. The wearable will be available for pu...
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
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Redmi Watch 3 Active Officially Unveiled; Will Sport 1.83-Inch LCD Display: All Details
Redmi Watch 3 Active is set to be launched in the global market. Ahead of its debut, the watch has been unveiled on the company’s global website. The smartwatch will sport a 1.83-inch rectangular LCD display with a screen resolution of 240×280 pixel. It will come with Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity support and several health suites and watch faces.
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"India Will Decide Global Health Architecture": WHO Officials Praise G20 Presidency
A WHO official today termed India's presidency at the G20 Health Working Group meeting as an "exciting moment in history" and said it has bolstered the voice of the Global South.
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China Convinced Of "Final Victory" Over Covid As World Awaits Virus Data
Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China's raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government's mouthpiece newspaper on Wednesday rallied citizens for a "final victory" over the virus.
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Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow Amid Global Covid Spike
Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources told PTI.
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World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools.
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Monkeypox: How Concerned Should You Be About This Rare Virus
Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.
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WHO In Talks With Covaxin Maker Bharat Biotech To Join Its Tech Access Pool: Official
The World Health Organisation is in negotiations with Bharat Biotech, whose COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin was given Emergency Use Listing, to join the global health agency's technology access pool to share technology and know how, a top WHO official said
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"Really Trust Indian Industry": WHO, Asked About Delay In Covaxin Nod
India's Bharat Biotech has been submitting data on the EUL of Covaxin "regularly and very quickly" to a technical committee which hopes to have a final recommendation to the WHO next week, a top official of the global health agency said on Thursday
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ATM Installed In Meghalaya Hospital Where Inventor Was Born In 1925
A hospital in Meghalaya, where ATM inventor John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born in 1925, has got an automated teller machine after 53 years of the first installation of such cash dispenser globally, an official of the health facility said on Tuesday
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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India's Air Quality Far Short Of United Nations' Standards: Official
India's air quality is far short of WHO standards and more than 40 per cent of its population still relies on biomass fuels, leading to deaths every year, an official from the United Nations body has said.
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USAID Official Warns Of "Preventable Deaths" From Donald Trump's Foreign Aid Block
Nicholas Enrich, USAID's acting assistant administrator for global health, in the seven-page memo shared with staff, said "political leadership" had made it impossible to deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance around the world.
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Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals
Sewage surveillance is emerging as a crucial method in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research from Virginia Tech. Published in Nature Water, the study demonstrates that monitoring wastewater provides a more efficient and comprehensive approach to tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria than testing individuals. This meth...
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Samsung Galaxy Ring India Launch Confirmed, Pre-Reservations Go Live: Offers, Benefits, Availability
Samsung Galaxy Ring was announced in July this year at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, where the company launched the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 foldable smartphones. The Galaxy Smart Ring, the first of its kind from the South Korean tech giant, is offered globally in three finishes and nine sizes. The wearable will be available for pu...
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
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Redmi Watch 3 Active Officially Unveiled; Will Sport 1.83-Inch LCD Display: All Details
Redmi Watch 3 Active is set to be launched in the global market. Ahead of its debut, the watch has been unveiled on the company’s global website. The smartwatch will sport a 1.83-inch rectangular LCD display with a screen resolution of 240×280 pixel. It will come with Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity support and several health suites and watch faces.
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"India Will Decide Global Health Architecture": WHO Officials Praise G20 Presidency
A WHO official today termed India's presidency at the G20 Health Working Group meeting as an "exciting moment in history" and said it has bolstered the voice of the Global South.
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China Convinced Of "Final Victory" Over Covid As World Awaits Virus Data
Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China's raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government's mouthpiece newspaper on Wednesday rallied citizens for a "final victory" over the virus.
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Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow Amid Global Covid Spike
Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources told PTI.
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World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools.
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Monkeypox: How Concerned Should You Be About This Rare Virus
Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.
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WHO In Talks With Covaxin Maker Bharat Biotech To Join Its Tech Access Pool: Official
The World Health Organisation is in negotiations with Bharat Biotech, whose COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin was given Emergency Use Listing, to join the global health agency's technology access pool to share technology and know how, a top WHO official said
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"Really Trust Indian Industry": WHO, Asked About Delay In Covaxin Nod
India's Bharat Biotech has been submitting data on the EUL of Covaxin "regularly and very quickly" to a technical committee which hopes to have a final recommendation to the WHO next week, a top official of the global health agency said on Thursday
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ATM Installed In Meghalaya Hospital Where Inventor Was Born In 1925
A hospital in Meghalaya, where ATM inventor John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born in 1925, has got an automated teller machine after 53 years of the first installation of such cash dispenser globally, an official of the health facility said on Tuesday
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
