World Health Organization

WHO’s New Guidelines: Wear Mask Indoors If Ventilation Is Poor

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has tightened guidelines on wearing face mask amid a second global wave of the…

December 3, 2020

Why Does COVID-19 Spare Children? Hear It From The Scientists

More than eight months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic, the disease is far…

November 14, 2020

First-Ever Polio Vaccine Approved For Emergency Use

For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a polio vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said…

November 14, 2020

WHO Chief ‘Identified As Contact Of Someone COVID-19 Positive’; In Self Isolation

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late on Sunday that he was self-isolating after…

November 2, 2020

Coronavirus Remains Active On Human Skin For 9 Hours: Study

Tokyo: In a new find that reiterates the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese researchers…

October 18, 2020

WHO Lauds India’s Bold, Decisive And Early Measures In Tackling COVID-19 Pandemic

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised India for responding to the coronavirus pandemic with utmost urgency. “India…

July 22, 2020

China To Make Coronavirus Vaccine A Global Public Good Once They Make One

Beijing: China, under pressure from the USA and several other countries for their role in the novel coronavirus pandemic which…

May 18, 2020

COVID-19 Warning: WHO Emergencies Director Says This Virus May Never Go Away

Geneva:  Even as clinical and human trials of a vaccine for coronavirus are under way in different countries, the World…

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Scare: WHO Vouches For Safety Of Holi Toys From China

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has debunked a claim on social media that Chinese goods imported for Holi…

March 2, 2020

One million children saved from fatal diseases: Lancet study

New Delhi: India has avoided about 1 million deaths of children under age five since 2005, owing to significant reductions…

October 3, 2017