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December 18, 2022

India-WHO clash over Gambia cough syrup deaths

MELBOURNE/NEW DELHI, 18 December 2022: India and World Health Organisation (WHO) lock horns over the Indian cough syrups exported to...

November 25, 2022

WHO’s Science in 5: Microbes are becoming resistant to antibiotics

VIDEO TEXT Vismita Gupta-Smith – WHO Communications WHO considers antimicrobial resistance a developmental and global health threat. What is...

November 15, 2022

WHO Global Family Planning Handbook ’22: contraception guide

PATTAYA, 15 November 2022 — Today the World Health Organization (WHO) released important updates to its landmark Family Planning Handbook, which...

October 18, 2022

India halts production at medicine factory linked to Gambia deaths

Indian authorities have stopped production at a factory near Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of...

October 6, 2022

Gambia: India-made drugs may be linked to death of dozens of children

The World Health Organization has issued an alert on four medicines made by Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. At least 66 children...

June 20, 2022

SunSmart Global UV App provides 5-day UV & weather forecasts

21 June 2022, Geneva, Nairobi – A new app for mobile phones that provides localized information on ultraviolet (UV) radiation...

June 15, 2022

AQLI:Unsafe air, cuts 2 years global life span ; S. Asia most impacted

Particulate pollution remained high even while Covid-19 slowed the global economy. At the same time, mounting evidence on the health...

June 10, 2022

Talking about Monkeypox… (See Video)

What are the symptoms of Monkeypox? Who is at risk and how can we protect ourselves? Why is WHO concerned...

May 5, 2022

WHO: Global pandemic deaths 14.9 m; India Covid toll 2020 (830,000) & 2021 (4.74 million)

Geneva, 5 May 2022 – New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated...

April 30, 2022

WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing

The second report in a series detailing exploitative marketing practices employed by the US$ 55 billion baby formula industry, shows...

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