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India believes there is urgent need for major reforms in WHO: Harsh Vardhan

India believes there is an urgent need for carrying out "major reforms" in the World Health Organization to ensure a timely, focused and effective response to potential future pandemics

African Union urges EU to expand vax list to include WHO-Covax vaccines

The African countries have received the Covishield jab from WHO-led Covax

EU, WHO launch new tool to evaluate effectiveness of contact tracing

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a tool to evaluate the public health effectiveness of contact tracing solutions

Covid vax may not be enough, masks, distancing must continue: WHO

As the highly contagious Delta variant is spreading rapidly, being vaccinated may not be enough, people must continue wearing masks, maintain social distancing

Africa's Covid-19 caseload at historic high amid third wave: WHO official

The number of Covid-19 cases in Africa has increased at an unprecedented pace as continent grapples amid the ongoing third wave that has posed a dire threat to continent's public health infrastructure

Now in 85 countries, Delta variant expected to become dominant lineage: WHO

The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of Covid-19, is expected to become a dominant lineage if current trends continue, the WHO has warned

WHO raises concerns over Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plant

WHO has raised concerns over a manufacturing plant responsible for filling the vials with the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Not a single case of Covid-19 detected, North Korea tells WHO

North Korea has told the World Health Organisation it tested more than 30,000 people for the coronavirus through June 10 but has yet to find a single infection

Recommending Covid-19 booster shot will be premature: WHO scientist

More-transmissible strains are prompting vaccine makers to test whether tweaked versions of their existing shots will provide broader immunity.

30 to 40 countries unable to give second Covid-19 shots: WHO official

Between 30 to 40 countries are unable to provide second doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, especially those expecting jabs from AstraZeneca, officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

WHO working with AstraZeneca, SII, Indian govt to restart vax shipment

The WHO is urgently trying to work with AstraZeneca, Serum Institute of India (SII) as well as the Indian government to restart shipments of Covid-19 vaccines to countries

Covid-19 claims 4 million lives amid rising Delta variant risk: Report

Delta variant becoming globally dominant, says Swaminathan

Covid: WHO urges countries to bridge $16 bn funding gap for ACT Accelerator

Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator project aims to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines left unanswered

Harsh Vardhan addresses WHO high level coalition on health, energy

The Covid pandemic has reiterated a massive interdependence among various sectors and the need to ensure inter-connectedness is reflected in policies for effective and service delivery he said.

Setbacks to Serum Institute of India leave world short of Covid shots

The world's largest vaccine maker has been dogged by problems, from a ban on exports to a factory fire, that have hampered its ability to fill orders

Eradicating coronavirus globally not a reasonable target, says WHO

Eradicating Covid-19 from the world is not currently a "reasonable target", David Nabarro, a special envoy to the World Health Organization said on Sunday.

Must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs amid Covid: Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that there is no scope for industries to stick to IPR and that organizations must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs.

Only one strain of Covid-19 variant found in India of concern, says WHO

Variants no longer classified as Variants of Concerns or Variants Of Interests will continue to be monitored as part of overall evolution of SARS-CoV-2

End stigma, aid science: WHO hopes Greek names for Covid strains will do so

A country may be more willing to report it has found a new variant if it knows nomenclature won't cause trouble, say experts.

WHO names Covid-19 variants found in India as 'Kappa' and 'Delta'

The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of the COVID-19, first identified in India, has been named as 'Kappa' and 'Delta' respectively, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Monday as it named various variants of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets. "Today, @WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) & Interest (VOIs). They will not replace existing scientific names, but are aimed to help in public discussion of VOI/VOC," Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical Covid-19 lead, tweeted on Monday. An expert group convened by WHO has recommended labeling using letters of the Greek Alphabet, i.e., Alpha, Beta, Gamma, which will be easier and more practical to discuss by non-scientific audiences, the UN health agency said in a statement. "The established nomenclature systems for naming and tracking SARS-CoV-2 genetic lineages by GISAID, Nextstrain and Pango are currently and will remain in use by scientists and in scientific research, it ...