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United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis

Candidates Arrive In Uganda For Trials Of Ebola Vaccine

There are currently no licensed vaccines for the Sudan strain of the virus that caused the infections in Uganda, although there are several candidate vaccines that appear to be suitable for evaluation, the World Health Organization says

Oral Health Neglect Affecting Nearly Half Of World’s Population: WHO Report

The report shows that almost half of the world’s population (45 per cent or 3.5 billion people) suffer from oral diseases, with 3 out of every 4 affected people living in low- and middle-income countries

Limited Vaccine Supply, Unequal Distribution Driving Global Disparities: WHO

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer has only been introduced in 41 per cent of low-income countries, even though they represent much of the disease burden, compared to 83 per cent of high-income countries, WHO said in a statement

500 Mn People Will Develop Heart Diseases Due To Inactivity: WHO

Data from 194 countries show that overall, progress is slow and that countries need to accelerate the development and implementation of policies to increase levels of physical activity and thereby prevent disease and reduce burden on already overwhelmed health care systems

WHO Approval To Covaxin Will Improve Ease Of Travel For Vaccinated Indians: MEA

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said 96 countries have either accepted WHO-approved vaccines, which would include both Covishield and Covaxin, or in some cases only Covishield or Covaxin.

'We Trust Indian Industry, Bharat Biotech Submitting Data Regularly, Very Quickly': WHO Official On Covaxin EUL

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, which has developed Covaxin, had submitted EOI (Expression of Interest) to the World Health Organisation on April 19 for the vaccine's Emergency Use Listing (EUL).

Supply Chains For Vaccine Raw Materials Must Be Kept Open: Sitharaman

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Sitharaman highlighted the need of an international financial architecture to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe and supported the need of new financial instruments to focus and press forward green initiatives.

WHO's Technical Group To Meet On Oct 26 To Consider Emergency Use Listing Of Covaxin

The WHO experts are currently reviewing this information and if it addresses all questions raised, the WHO assessment will be finalised next week.

WHO To Take Final Decision Next Week On Approval To Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

WHO experts are currently reviewing this info & if it addresses all questions raised, WHO assessment will be finalized next week, WHO said in a series of tweets.

Decision On Bharat Biotech's Covaxin EUL In October: WHO

Submissions to WHO for prequalification or listing under the emergency use procedure are confidential. If a product submitted for assessment is found to meet the criteria for listing, the WHO will publish the results widely.

The Latest: WHO Endorses Antibody Treatment For Some People

The UN health agency said the new advice was based on evidence from experimental trials, including a British-run study that is the world''s largest for testing potential COVID-19 treatments.

WHO Recommends Antibody Treatment For Critical Covid Patients