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WHO Pushes For Bold Cancer Warnings On Alcohol To Curb Health Risks

15 Feb 2025

World Health Organization (WHO) has urged cigarette-like cancer warnings on cans and bottles of alcohol to alert them to their severe health consequences. UN health agency called on governments to implement standard, prominent labels to warn consumers of the cancer threat posed by alcohol consumption. WHO's initiative comes after a...

WHO Targets Sleeping Sickness Eradication By 2030, But Experts Warn Of Ongoing Challenges

07 Feb 2025

Coordinate efforts, led by the World Health Organization, have resulted in falling cases of Africa's most dangerous disease, known as sleeping sickness. The organization set the goal in 2021 to eradicate by the year 2030 protozoan parasites causing this disease. Since 2000, reported cases have decreased by 97.5%, from almost...

WHO Chief Urges Global Leaders to Press US on Rejoining Amid Withdrawal Crisis

03 Feb 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a crisis after President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the U.N. health agency. In a recent closed-door meeting with diplomats, WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to global leaders to pressure Washington to reverse its decision, warning that the...

WHO Warns of ‘Immense’ Health Crisis in Gaza

31 Jan 2025

The United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that humanitarian needs in Gaza remain "immense" despite a rise in aid deliveries following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO's representative in the occupied Palestinian territories, stated that Gaza’s health system is severely damaged, leading to a crisis...

Trump May Reconsider U.S. Exit from WHO, Hints at Possible Rejoining

26 Jan 2025

The US is indeed pulling out of the global health agency on Saturday, but President Donald Trump still appears to be willing to rejoin the World Health Organization. He made the comments in Las Vegas as he stated that he would certainly rejoin the WHO after the organization clears up...

WHO Expresses Regret Over Trump’s Decision to Withdraw US from the Organization

21 Jan 2025

Hours after his inauguration, the World Health Organization (WHO) lamented Tuesday Donald Trump&' withdrawal of the United States from the group. WHO officials called for reassessment, stressing the need of cooperation in worldwide healthcare projects. Citing financial irregularities and condemning WHO&'s management of the Covid-19 epidemic, Trump signed an executive...

WHO “Regrets” Trump’s Move to Withdraw US from Organization

21 Jan 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep regret following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to withdraw the United States from the global health agency. WHO emphasized the critical role it plays in safeguarding global health and urged the U.S. to reconsider its decision for the benefit of millions worldwide,...

China Urges Global Support for WHO After U.S. Exit

21 Jan 2025

China's foreign ministry issued a stark statement on Tuesday urging the international community to strengthen the WHO, not weaken it. It was her answer to U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the agency, thus setting into motion globe-encircling discussions about the future of international...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Withdraw US from WHO

21 Jan 2025

In a bold move, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision to cut ties with the Geneva-based health body comes amid continued criticism from Trump, who has expressed dissatisfaction with the WHO's response to...

Chequered history of epidemics in India

07 Jan 2025

India has a long history of combating infectious diseases, with smallpox being one of the earliest documented viral illnesses. Ancient Indian texts, such as the Sushruta Samhita (circa 6th century BCE), describe a disease resembling smallpox, indicating its presence in the region for millennia. These texts show that India was...

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