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The ministry said 32 testing laboratories are being readied to detect, isolate, and manage any potential Mpox cases.

Mpox outbreak in Congo: What led WHO to declare a public health emergency

The announcement on public health emergency was made by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, following alarming reports of a new, rapidly spreading variant of the mpox virus, Clade 1b.

Monkeypox cases are on the rise, watch out for symptoms like fever, muscle pain, rashes on face

Monkeypox or mpox: Stay informed about monkeypox, recognise symptoms, practice good hygiene, and follow health guidelines. If exposed or symptomatic, seek medical advice urgently to prevent further spread. Here's a detailed guide to understand this virus.

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza's health system 'on its knees,' warns WHO chief Ghebreyesus

The WHO chief said there had been more than 250 attacks on health care - such as strikes on hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and patients - in Gaza and the West Bank, and 25 such attacks in Israel in the conflict triggered by Hamas' shock October 7 surprise offensive.

WHO, US health authorities tracking new COVID-19 variant; 'impact unknown'

The WHO classified the new variant as one under surveillance "due to the large number (more than 30) of spike gene mutations it carries"

WHO confirms Ebola-like Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, 9 dead

Marburg virus, which spreads from fruit bats, is highly infectious and causes Ebola-like illness with severe haemorrhagic symptoms like blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, fever and fatigue

Killer Cough Syrup: Marion Biotech used untested ingredients procured from unapproved vendors

The firm had not even tested the ingredient properly for the presence of the contaminants diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, before using it to manufacture the cough syrups.

WHO asks China to regularly share data on COVID-19 situation

The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations.

In shattered homes, Ukrainians brace for a cold winter

The World Health Organization has warned of the potential for a spiraling humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, where lack of access to fuel or electricity “could become a matter of life or death.”

WHO noncommittal on sharing cough syrup causality assessment report: Govt sources

Experts say that the detection of contaminants diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol in the India-made cough syrups by the WHO and Indian authorities themselves is strong enough evidence against the poor and unsafe quality of the cough syrups. 66 children are reported to have died in The Gambia after consuming the syrups.

How Maiden and other Indian pharma firms exploited WHO certification process

The recent incident of medicines from India purportedly leading to the death of 66 children in Gambia has once again brought the spotlight on loopholes with drug quality monitoring in the country

Why Indian regulators fail to prevent fatal lapses in drug manufacturing

Haryana-based Maiden pharmaceuticals is in the eye of a storm for supplying adulterated cough syrups to Gambia. It has now emerged that the firm has been a habitual offender. 

Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe - WHO officials

"We believe we can eliminate sustained human-to-human transmission of monkeypox in the region," said WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge.

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

WHO said it was also opening a way for the public to suggest new names for monkeypox, but did not say when any new name would be announced.

Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far

As many as 79 countries around the world have reported cases of the viral disease as of July 29. Out of these, only seven have a history of monkeypox outbreaks

World Hepatitis Day 2022: Here’s all you need to know about the infectious disease

July 28 is observed as World Hepatitis Day (WHD) to raise awareness about the illness. In 2022, the theme is ‘I Can Wait’. It is a day to celebrate the progress we have made and to meet the current challenges.

All you need to know about Marburg virus

WHO has confirmed two cases of Marburg virus disease, in Ghana. While it’s far from an outbreak, emergence of these cases is nothing short of an alarm for a world grappling with COVID-19, and troubled by the spread of monkeypox.

Explained I Why India should worry as monkeypox clusters emerge in Europe and the disease reaches North America 

The last time the disease was reported outside Africa was in 2003, when two persons in the US became severely ill but neither died. The infection was tied to imports of pets from Africa  

COVID-19 Deaths | WHO report questionable, but India needs to improve data systems

The argument that India’s stance on these modelled estimates are entirely political, does not hold water. But numbers have to be rebutted by numbers; and the government needs to come up with its own comprehensive data, if it hopes to denounce the estimates published by WHO 

Cut out statistical fallacies. Counting the dead is serious business

Under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths by a multiple of 10 will eventually have to show up in the crude death rates of those years. This will require a door-to-door enumeration. This will be time consuming, but worth the effort for the sake of public health and data in India. Until then, all estimates are just that, estimates

Calculation of India’s Covid deaths complex, modelling changes can affect numbers: Ex-ICMR Scientist

Gangakhedkar, who was involved in the prevention and control strategies against the HIV epidemic in India, said such random modelling exercises threw surprising results while estimating HIV prevalence

Matter of great pride for every Indian: PM Modi on WHO centre for traditional medicine

This centre will add strength to the efforts of using traditional forms of medicine to further global wellness, Modi said.

Long Covid: Breathlessness, eye problem, muscle weakness, dementia most common symptoms

According to World Health Organisation, current evidence suggests approximately 10-20 per cent of people experience a variety of mid and long-term effects after they recover from the initial infection.

World surpasses half a billion known coronavirus cases

More than 5.1 billion people — about 66.4% of the world population — have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford.

Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate, 'probably in most countries': WHO

"Seventy-seven countries have now reported cases of Omicron, and the reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, even if it hasn't been detected yet," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.