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WHO: International Health Emergency declared over Corona Virus
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared International Health Emergency over Corona Virus. Highlights The organization has declared emergency as the disease has spread to 18 other countries apart from China where it originated. Also, the disease is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
WHO: India off-track to meet tobacco target
The World Health Organization on December 19, 2019, released its report on Global Tobacco use trends. According to the report, number of males using tobacco has declined globally for the first time. The report says that the anti-smoking campaigns all ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
GoI to expand WHO’s 3S programme in the country
The Government of India will expand the 3S programme-Smart Safety Surveillance of WHO in the country. The expansion is being done to make sure the vaccines distributed under universal immunization programme are safe and also to optimize post-marketing surveillance of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
November 20: World COPD Day-marked by WHO
The WHO (World Health Organization) and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) organizes World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day on the third Wednesday of November every year. It was first launched in 1997 by WHO, GOLD and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
India signs WHO’s Call To End TB by 2030 in South East Asian region
India along with other countries in the South East Asian Region have signed World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Call To end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 in the region. It was signed by Health ministers from countries in WHO South-East Asia Region ..