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India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets against COVID
The donated AstraZeneca vaccines left Mumbai for the Danish capital of Copenhagen,…
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Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn
The independent expert body also highlighted the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off
The number of new deaths from the coronavirus levelled off after a…
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Inequity of COVID-19 vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief
“In January, I said that the world was on the brink of…
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1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) from more than 80…
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First Person: Prepare for the next pandemic, says WHO scientist
During the early ‘90s, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan successfully raised funds to get…
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COVID-19: Virus variants, vaccine inequity, contribute to rising caseload
After six weeks of decline in January and February, cases are now…
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Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns
In a virtual press conference from Geneva, SAGE hailed the one-dose Janssen…
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South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions
In a new report, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid clotting concerns; green lights Johnson & Johnson shots
The development comes after several European countries suspended the rollout of the…
