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New York, June 20 (JEN) Thailand has confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in a male traveller from Oman, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday is urging countries in Southeast Asia to step up vigilance and review preparedness to respond to the disease. more
WHO ramps up efforts against Tanzania cholera outbreak

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): The cholera outbreak in Tanzania continues to spread among the populations in the country’s western Kigoma region amid an influx of refugees from neighbouring Burun ...

MERS outbreak in Republic of Korea is ‘wake-up call’ for world: WHO

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, outbreak that spread from the Middle East to t ...

Dr. Paul’s demonstrates age-defying beauty treatment Venus Viva

Kolkata, June 16 (JEN): Dr. Paul’s multispecialty clinic and Venus Concept jointly organised a media beauty event on Monday to introduce Venus Viva, a non fractional radio frequency age-de ...

UN chief shines spotlight on once-taboo topic of elder abuse

New York, Jun 16 (JEN): The distressing crime of elder abuse often occurs in quiet, private settings, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday on World Elder Abuse Awarene ...

Increase in voluntary blood donors can save millions of lives: WHO

New York, Jun 15 (JEN): On World Blood Donor Day, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for increased regular blood donations from voluntary, unpaid donors in order t ...

World Bank report shows world ‘a long way from achieving universal health coverage’

New York, Jun 13 (JEN): Some 400 million people do not have access to health services and 6 per cent of people in low- and middle-income countries are tipped into or pushed further into extr ...

Decline in Ebola cases stalls in West Africa: UN health agency

New York, Jun 12 (JEN): The number of Ebola cases in West Africa has increased for the second straight week, with the number of cases that arose from unknown sources of infection highlightin ...

WHO begins review of MERS outbreak in Republic of Korea

New York, Jun 11 (JEN): A joint mission by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare to review the situation regarding the ...

Washington: WHO and partners convene summit on improving health data

New York, Jun 10 (JEN): With more two-thirds of the world’s population living in countries that do not produce reliable statistics on mortality by age, sex and cause of death, the World He ...