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India 360: Why every morsel of food is poisonous?
Wed, Jun 07, 2023
World Food Safety Day 2023: World Health Safety Day is celebrated every year on 7th June. The purpose of celebrating this day is to make food producers, consumers and the government aware about food safety. According to the WHO, every year one out of 10 people globally falls ill after eating contaminated food. Today this news is useful in India 360, know what is the importance of World Safety Day!
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WHO advisory group calls for Covid boosters targeting XBB variants
Fri, May 19, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) Covid vaccine composition advisory group has recommended that vaccine makers drop the ancestral strain and switch to a monovalent (single-strain) vaccine that contains an XBB.1 descendant lineage such as XBB.1.5.
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Mpox emergency is over: WHO
Fri, May 12, 2023
Mpox emergency is over: The mpox disease no longer represents a global health emergency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said at a virtual press conference from Geneva, based on a statement by the WHO`s emergency committee.
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WHO urges vigilance in Europe over Monkeypox
Tue, Apr 18, 2023
According to WHO Europe, the campaign will coincide with the publication of a new mpox strategy, which outlines the steps that member states in the region must take to prepare for the spring and summer seasons, as well as the medium to long-term measures necessary to stop the sustained transmission of mpox from person to person.
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WHO asks China to regularly share data on COVID-19 situation
Sat, Dec 31, 2022
WHO called on China to strengthen viral sequencing, clinical management, and impact assessment, and expressed willingness to provide support in these areas, as well as on risk communications on vaccination to counter hesitancy.
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WHO flags concern over four India-made cough syrups potentially linked to children's death in Gambia
Thu, Oct 06, 2022
The medicines made by New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, which have been largely used for paediatric use, are believed to contain chemicals that are toxic and potentially fatal, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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Monkeypox: Delhi reports 4th case as Nigerian woman tests positive, India tally at 9
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
The incubation period is usually six to 13 days and the case fatality rate of monkeypox has historically ranged up to 11 per cent in the general population and higher among children. In recent times, the case fatality rate has been around three to six per cent.
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Monkeypox vaccine: India invites bid to develop diagnostic kits and shots - Details
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
The ICMR has also invited expression of interest (EOI), proposing to hand over the strain to interested Indian vaccine manufacturers, pharma companies and in-vitro diagnostic industry partners for development of indigenous vaccines against monkeypox and diagnostic kits for detection of the disease.
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Explainer: Monkeypox - New disease? Symptoms, recovery period, how does it spread and more
Mon, Jul 25, 2022
The patient, who is presently recovering at an isolation centre at the Lok Nayak Hospital, had attended a 'stag party' in Himachal Pradesh's Manali recently, official sources told PTI.
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WHO issues highest ever alert, declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
The WHO label - a "public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)" - is designed to trigger a coordinated international response and could unlock funding to collaborate on sharing vaccines and treatments.
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