World Health Organization (WHO) Current Affairs

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected as WHO Director-General for second term

World Health Organization has re-appointed Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director-General of WHO for the second term with effect…

WHO honours ASHA workers for contribution to advancing global health

World Health Organisation (WHO) awarded and honoured to India's one million all-women Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers for their…

WHO’s World Immunization Week: 24-30 April

As World Immunization Week is observed from 24-30 April with the theme “Long Life for…

World Health Day 2022

World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April to commemorate the anniversary of…

Cabinet approves establishment of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of…

WHO launches Quit Tobacco App

The World Health Organization launched  ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people kick the cigarette butt…

WHO confirms ‘Omicron’ Covid-19 variant in 23 countries

The Omicron Covid-19 variant, which was discovered in southern Africa last month, has now spread…

WHO classifies new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron

On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern…

WHO approves Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech received a shot in the arm as the World Health…

WHO releases Global TB Report 2021

World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual Global tuberculosis (TB) report 2021 to provide a comprehensive and…