In a remarkable milestone for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized the Maldives for successfully eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B. This achievement comes alongside its previous validation in 2019 for the elimination of HIV and ...

In a historic move, Uganda, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners, has initiated the first-ever clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Sudan species of the Ebola virus. This trial was launched a mere four days after the outbreak was confirmed ...

Iraq becomes 18th country recognised by WHO for eliminating Trachoma: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially recognised Iraq as the 18th country to successfully eradicate trachoma as a public health concern. This achievement also marks Iraq as the fifth nation within the WHO’s Eastern ...

WHO To Set Up mRNA Vaccine Hub in Hyderabad: Telangana's Minister for Information Technology and Industry, KT Rama Rao, said that the World Health Organization will establish an mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine centre. mRNA is becoming a promising technology to address a growing number of ...

WHO names Sir Jeremy Farrar as its new chief scientist: WHO has announced that Dr. Jeremy Farrar will take over as its new Chief Scientist. As of right now, Dr. Farrar is the Director of the Wellcome Trust. He will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023.As WHO’s Chief Scientist, Dr Farrar will ...

Monkeypox Disease Name Changed to Mpox by WHO: The World Health Organisation has changed the name of the disease Monkeypox to Mpox, as they receive complaints about the word Monkeypox conjuring up racist tropes and stigmatizing patients. The recommendation comes in the wake of outbreaks in Europe ...

WHO Releases First-Ever List of Fungal Infection, Flags Global Health Threat: The World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time published a list of fungal infections — “priority pathogens”. The Fungal Priority Pathogen List (FPPL) includes 19 fungi that pose the greatest threat to human ...

Indian origin, Dr Vivek Murthy is US representative on WHO Executive Board: US President, Joe Biden has nominated Dr Vivek Murthy (45) to serve as America's representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation. He will serve in the new position alongside his continued duties as ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. The former Congo Basin clade (group of variants) in Central Africa as Clade I. The former West African clade as Clade II. The ...

WHO has awarded Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with Regional Director Special Recognition Award. The ...