Saima Wazed, WHO regional director for South-East Asia, said the region reports approximately 900 million cases of oral diseases and conditions
20 March,2025 02:32 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
In 2020, there were an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths in total – equivalent to one death every two minutes
08 March,2025 04:20 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
This campaign follows the recent detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in Gaza, signaling ongoing circulation in the environment, putting children at risk
20 February,2025 07:29 AM IST | New York | ANI
The WHO, in its recent guideline, suggests using K-salt or potassium chloride instead of regular table salt, which is rich in sodium
11 February,2025 02:17 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Last week, the team visited the affected areas to examine the situation; The officials added that they worked closely with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and state and district authorities to trace and test suspected cases
07 February,2025 06:33 PM IST | Mumbai | Archana Dahiwal
“We Argentinians will not allow an international organisation to intervene in our sovereignty, much less in our health.”
07 February,2025 08:41 AM IST | Buenos Aires | Agencies
Ugandan authorities had declared an Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, late last month.
05 February,2025 08:41 AM IST | Kampala | Agencies
In 2022, the WHO South-East Asia Region had 2.4 million new cases of cancer, including 56,000 children, and 1.5 million deaths
04 February,2025 09:44 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Wazed, based in Delhi, is a psychologist and has worked extensively on neurodevelopmental disorders. She was confirmed as the WHO Regional Director on January 23, 2024
28 January,2025 08:25 AM IST | Dhaka | Agencies
Swaminathan, who is also the former Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, emphasised the critical role of integrated research, including data from weather, climate, health, and environmental sources, to predict and prevent future outbreaks
24 January,2025 07:39 PM IST | Kochi | PTIADVERTISEMENT
