World Health Organisation
WHO recommends `soda tax’ on sugary beverages to fight obesity
17 Oct 2016
Unhealthy diet accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually, with four million deaths due to obesity, the UN health agency said while launching a new report
By 2050, drug-resistant infections could cause global economic damage worse than 2008 financial crisis
24 Sep 2016
Drug-resistant infections have the potential to cause a level of economic damage similar to — and likely worse than — that caused by the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report by the World Bank Group
WHO recommends rapid diagnostic test to speed up detection and improve outcomes for MDR-TB
14 May 2016
WHO says polio could be wiped out in a year
13 Apr 2016
India among 5 countries working on Zika vaccine: WHO
23 Mar 2016
More than 30 companies in five countries, including India, the US, France, Brazil and Austria, are working on the development of a new vaccine to fight the zica virus that is currently circulating in 38 countries
Zika in Europe: pregnant Spanish woman infected
05 Feb 2016
With dozens of cases emerging in Europe and North America from travellers returning from affected areas, WHO has stressed the potential link between Zika and microcephaly — which causes children to be born with abnormally small heads
WHO declares global emergency as Zika virus spreads
02 Feb 2016
The decision was taken after an emergency meeting of of independent experts in Geneva to assess the severity of the health threat associated with the spread of Zika virus disease
UN agencies seek over $20 billion in funding, the largest humanitarian appeal in history
08 Dec 2015
TB Alliance, WHO launch child-friendly TB drugs
04 Dec 2015
Processed meats can cause cancer: WHO
27 Oct 2015
WHO agency confirms insecticide caused cancer
26 Jun 2015
WHO to standardise yoga practices for incorporation into universal healthcare
20 Jun 2015
Two billion people in 256 cities in 192 countries are expected to participate in the first annual day of Yoga
WHO declares Liberia Ebola-free
11 May 2015
After 10,000 Ebola deaths, WHO accepts failure to respond
20 Apr 2015
The World Health Organisation (WHO) plans a to set up a 1,000-strong response team to deal with future emergencies, after its weak response to the Ebola crisis devastated Western Africa
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