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WHO terms Covid strain JN.1 ‘variant of interest’

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GENEVA: The World Health Organisation has classified COVID-19 strain JN.1 as a separate ''variant of interest'' given its rapidly increasing spread but said that it...

WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected in India...

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NEW DELHI: No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since Sept 15 in India’s southern state of Kerala, the World Health...

WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year

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GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday the use of a second malaria vaccine to curb the life-threatening disease spread to humans by...

WHO designates Covid’s BA.2.86 as ‘variant under monitoring’

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SWITZERLAND: World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring’ on Friday due to the large number of mutations it carries. World...

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO...

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GANDHINAGAR: The accord is scheduled to be considered by the World Health Assembly next year, he said.On the occasion, the WHO chief praised India for...

US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID

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REUTERS: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes...

WHO tracking new EG.5 coronavirus variant spreading in UK and US...

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REUTERS: The World Health Organization is currently tracking several coronavirus variants, including the EG.5 variant that is spreading in the U.S. and U.K., Director General...

Obesity drugs don’t make WHO’s essential list, but Ebola, MS drugs...

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LONDON: The panel said their inclusion would "address an important public health need and support global advocacy efforts to reduce the global burden of multiple...

WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes cases near...

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REUTER | GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due...

WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes cases near...

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REUTER | GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due...

How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more...

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JOHANNESHBURG: Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases,...

48 lakh children will receive JE vaccine from Dec 5: Karnataka...

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BENGALURU: A special vaccination drive to inoculate an estimated 48 lakh children aged between 1-15 against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) will be held in Karnataka from...

Karnataka mulls ‘green passes’ for fully vaccinated citizens

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Among steps to fight third Covid wave, 10,000 medical and nursing students to help with triaging: Karnataka Minister BENGALURU: As part of preparations to manage the...
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