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Covid Virus Expected To Continue To Transmit For "Very Long Time", Says WHO Official: Report
Stressing that Covid may continue to transmit for a "very long time", WHO official Poonam Khetrapal Singh says the level of immunity in a community, through vaccination and previous infection, will determine whether it will become endemic in long run
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WHO Reappoints Poonam Khetrapal Singh As South-East Asia Region Director
The World Health Organization appointed Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh as its South-East Asia regional director for a second five-year term.
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WHO Calls For Direct Engagement To End Tuberculosis
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, WHO today pitched for a direct engagement with communities for case detection, treatment completion and addressing out-of-pocket expenditures and stressed on addressing its social determinants to end the disease.
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Cut Visual Impairment Rates by 25 Per Cent Within 2019: WHO
With 80 per cent of visual impairment being avoidable, the World Health Organisation (WHO) today called for reducing the prevalence of avoidable blindness and visual impairment by 25 per cent within 2019.
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World Health Organisation Cautions Against Indiscriminate Use of Antibiotics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the current practice of indiscriminate use of antibiotics is increasingly leading to resistance to medicines, persistence of infections and treatment failure.
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WHO Seeks Investment in Emergency Preparedness Measures
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today asked South East Asian nations to invest in emergency preparedness measures to effectively respond to natural disasters, infectious diseases and radiological disasters in the future.
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Covid Virus Expected To Continue To Transmit For "Very Long Time", Says WHO Official: Report
Stressing that Covid may continue to transmit for a "very long time", WHO official Poonam Khetrapal Singh says the level of immunity in a community, through vaccination and previous infection, will determine whether it will become endemic in long run
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WHO Reappoints Poonam Khetrapal Singh As South-East Asia Region Director
The World Health Organization appointed Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh as its South-East Asia regional director for a second five-year term.
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WHO Calls For Direct Engagement To End Tuberculosis
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, WHO today pitched for a direct engagement with communities for case detection, treatment completion and addressing out-of-pocket expenditures and stressed on addressing its social determinants to end the disease.
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Cut Visual Impairment Rates by 25 Per Cent Within 2019: WHO
With 80 per cent of visual impairment being avoidable, the World Health Organisation (WHO) today called for reducing the prevalence of avoidable blindness and visual impairment by 25 per cent within 2019.
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World Health Organisation Cautions Against Indiscriminate Use of Antibiotics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the current practice of indiscriminate use of antibiotics is increasingly leading to resistance to medicines, persistence of infections and treatment failure.
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WHO Seeks Investment in Emergency Preparedness Measures
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today asked South East Asian nations to invest in emergency preparedness measures to effectively respond to natural disasters, infectious diseases and radiological disasters in the future.
