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M-Pox Remains Global Health Emergency Status: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared M-Pox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), which follows a rise in cases worldwide. The WHO Emergency Committee met recently to assess the situation. Concerns focus on a new variant known ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
World Diabetes Day is Observed on November 14
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is observed on November 14 each year. It aims to raise global awareness of diabetes, a chronic illness affecting millions. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) organize this event. It focuses ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
WHO Designates EG.5 Covid-19 Variant as ‘Variant of Concern’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has elevated the EG.5 strain of the Covid-19 virus to the status of a ‘variant of concern’ after initially categorizing it as a variant of interest. This sub-variant of the omicron lineage, known as EG.5, ..
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
WHO International Health Regulations 2005
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the limitations of the WHO International Health Regulations 2005, which was implemented by 196 countries across the world. In response to the challenges highlighted by the pandemic, the first round of negotiations concerning ..
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Trends in Maternal Mortality Report
The United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter–Agency Group, called the MMEIG recently released a report on the maternal mortality rate. The report shows the maternal mortality rates between 2000 and 2020. The MMEIG comprises of World Health Organization, UNFPA, UNICEF, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
International Epilepsy Day 2023
Epilepsy is a nervous disorder. It affects brain activity. The disease is identified late among children. Early symptoms of the disease are left unnoticed. If identified at early stages, it can be cured easily. To increase awareness of the disease ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Uganda Successfully Ends Sudan Ebola Virus Outbreak
On January 11, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Uganda had successfully declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus. The country managed to end the outbreak in less than four months after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
WHO-UNICEF Report on Progress on WASH in health care facilities
Recently WHO and UNICEF released a report titled “Progress on Wash in Health Care Facilities 2000-2021”. Key Points According to this report, while the world is battling the threat of diseases like the Covid-19 epidemic and monkeypox, on the other ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs