Health

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline: WHO

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally, with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new deaths, reported over the last week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). more

Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive it: WHO

New York: Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail - with equal access, price cut

New York: The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 pati ...

Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO

New York: More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report launched on Thursday, which notes th ...

WHO accused of 'appeasement' after it says Covid19 vaccines 'Halal' and 'Sharia compliant'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn flak after it issued a clarification on social media that Covid-19 vaccines are "halal" and "permissible according to Sharia l ...

Over 100,000 more people will be dead by the end of Olympics: WHO chief

Tokyo: As the Olympic Games 2020 kickstarted on Wednesday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged people around the world not to forget our real ...

Equitable distribution of vaccines, equipment only way out of pandemic: WHO chief

New York: Equitable distribution of equipment and medicines to fight COVID-19 is the only way out of the global crisis, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in ...

WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide

New York: Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its desi ...

WHO concerned about transmissibility of Delta variant of coronavirus: Tedros

Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the transmissibility of the Delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India and now present in 85 countries, WH ...

COVID-19 cases drop for seventh week, but deaths fall less slowly: WHO

New York: The number of new COVID-19 cases reported to the UN health agency has declined for seven weeks in a row, in what the top official there called on Monday “the longest seque ...