World Health Organization (WHO) Current Affairs

WHO declares coronavirus as Public Health Emergency of International Concern

World Health Organization (WHO)makes the final decision on the determination of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Committee also provides public health advice or suggests formal Temporary Recommendations as appropriate. The decision taken in the second consecutive meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Daily Current […]

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2020 is Designate as Year of Nurse and Midwife

The year 2020 has designated as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. This proposal will now be presented to Member States of the 72nd World Health Assembly for consideration and endorsement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The year 2020 is significant for WHO in

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WHO says being transgender is not a mental disorder but a sexual health condition

The World Health Organization (WHO) will no longer categorise being transgender as a “mental disorder”. According to the newly-revised version of the International Classification of Diseases (known as ICD-11),published by the WHO, “gender identity disorders” have been reframed as “gender incongruence.” Gender incongruence has now been listed under sexual health conditions. The change was brought in after a major resolution to amend the WHO health guidelines

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