 | Covid -19 still a global health emergency, but in transition point: WHOThe WHO’s advisory committee urged the WHO to propose “alternative mechanisms to maintain the global and national focus on Covid-19 after the PHEIC is terminated.” |
 | WHO calls upon countries in South-East Asia to take 'urgent' steps to eliminate measlesIndia reported a measles outbreak last year. Till November, India recorded 12,773 cases of measles, making it the largest outbreak, as per WHO. |
| Covid-19: WHO backs curbs on travellers from ChinaIndia also has made it mandatory for international travellers from China and five other hotspots nations, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Japan and Singapore, to carry Covid negative test reports. |
 | WHO: Malaria deaths dip in 2021, India records highest cases in southeast regionThe report said in 2021, the South-East Asia Region had nine malaria-endemic countries that contributed to about 2% of the burden of malaria globally. |
 | Antimicrobial Resistance to reduce global GDP by 3.8 per cent by 2050: WHONew global estimates show that in 2019, nearly five million human deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial AMR which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time. |
 | TB cases rose by 18 per cent in Covid-hit 2021: WHOIndia was among the three countries — others being Indonesia and the Philippines — that accounted for most of the reduction in 2020 (67 per cent of the global total). |
 | WHO South-East Asia Region polio-free, but accelerated efforts required in view of increased risksGlobally polio remains a public health emergency of international concern. |
 | Every 2 seconds, 1 person under 70 dies of noncommunicable diseases in world: WHO reportThe WHO has mentioned in the report that the reasons behind the increasing NCDs are social, environmental, commercial and genetic. |
 | WHO concerned over soaring diseases due to floods in PakistanThe global health watchdog said water supply was disrupted in flood-hit areas of Pakistan, forcing people to drink unsafe water which could cause cholera and other diseases. |
| WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of PakistanThe WHO chief also said that nearly 2,000 health facilities have been fully or partially damaged in Pakistan and urged donors to continue to respond generously so that more lives can be saved. |
 | Delhi most polluted city in world: Global Air reportIt mainly analyses two key air pollutants — PM 2.5 and NO2. PM 2.5 is the most dominant pollutant in Delhi’s air that can enter the lungs and the bloodstream and can cause adverse impact on health. |
 | Centre holds meeting of experts on monkeypox, to revisit existing guidelinesA case is considered laboratory confirmed for monkeypox virus by detection of unique sequences of viral DNA either by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or sequencing. |
 | Monkeypox: Government holds urgent meet, travellers from abroad ‘put on watch’A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel tested positive for monkeypox, taking India’s tally of cases to four and prompting the Centre to hold the meeting. |
 | 'India's doctor-population ratio of 1:854 better than WHO standard': MoS tells Lok SabhaAccording to the information provided by the NMC, there are 13,08,009 allopathic doctors registered with State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission as on June, 2022. |
 | WHO's methodology for estimating COVID-19 deaths unscientific: GovernmentAs on July 16, 2022, as reported by states and UTs, 5,25,660 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the country, the reply said quoting India's official data. |
 | 'Covid-19 is nowhere near over, as the virus pushes at us, we must push back': WHOThe sub-variants of Omicron, like BA.4 and BA.5, continue to drive waves of cases, hospitalisation and death around the world. |
 | WHO approves Hyderabad firm to make vaccines for Johnson & Johnson"This is a great progress for Quad Vaccine and the US India Health partnership," said a US Embassy spokesperson. |
 | Google collaborates with NGO to launch suicide hotline in PakistanRecognised by the WHO, Umang is a mental health helpline that offers support to vulnerable Pakistanis contemplating suicide. |
 | Are we staring at another pandemic as monkeypox cases surge? Here's what WHO saysWHO's Dr. Rosamund Lewis said it was critical to emphasise that the vast majority of cases being seen in dozens of countries globally are in gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men. |
 | Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries: WHOThe UN health agency said there are still many unanswered questions about how the current epidemic arose, but there is no evidence that any genetic changes in the virus are responsible. |
