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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 Organisation (WHO) granted approval to India’s first indigenous Covid vaccine– Covaxin– for emergency use listing (EUL) 18 years and above. This marks a major victory for India’s journey in vaccination against Covid-19. Covaxin is a vaccine, completely ‘made in India’, by Hyderabad-based […]

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WHO releases Global TB Report 2021

World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual Global tuberculosis (TB) report 2021 to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of TB epidemic at global, regional and country levels. The report also mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination, where the detection of new TB cases saw a huge impact in 2020. Key findings: Number of people dying from TB

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Former UK PM Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

The World Health Organization (WHO) September 20, 2021, announced the appointment of Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as its ambassador for Global Health Financing. He is widely credited with preventing a second Great Depression through his stewardship of the 2009 London G20 summit. He mobilized world leaders to commit an additional $1.1

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China is certified malaria-free by WHO

China is certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organisation, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 China is the first country in the WHO Western Pacific Region to be awarded a malaria-free certification in more than 3 decades. Other countries in the region that have achieved this

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Covishield has been recognized by 15 EU countries for travellers

World Health Organization (WHO) claims that 15 EU countries so far recognise the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute India as a valid proof of immunity for travel. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Currently, the vaccines authorised by EMA are Comirnaty (Pfizer), Spikevax (Moderna), Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson). Whereas the following

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World Health Organization identified a new variant lambda of COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) officials informed about a new variant named Lambda, which has been identified in 29 countries and believed to have originated in South America. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The WHO identified the Lambda lineage and classified it as a global variant of Interest due to an “elevated prevalence” in South

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First meeting of WHO high level coalition on health, energy

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan addressed the first meeting of the World Health Organization High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The meeting was attended by several dignitaries and national heads, and representatives of various stakeholders like World Bank, UNDP, UNHRC, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) etc.

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WHO Nomenclature on the variant of SARS-CoV-2

The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced new a systematic nomenclature of various variants of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets (alpha, beta, gamma, delta etc.) to simplify public discussions and also help remove stigma from the names. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Alpha variant: B.1.1.7 variant spotted in the UK in September 2020 Beta variant: B.1.351

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WHO joins the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

World Health Organization (WHO) on 5 June 2021, joined the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a partnership aimed at preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of our ecosystems and the diversity of life they sustain. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), WHO has joined the partnership as a

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WHO approves China’s SINOVAC Covid vaccine for emergency use

China’s SINOVAC Covid vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organization for Emergency Use Listing, EUL. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 WHO’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is a prerequisite for COVAX Facility vaccine supply and international procurement. It opens the door for the jab to be used in the COVAX programme, which aims to

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