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764Pakistan achieves major milestone by fully vaccinating 100 million citizens
The World Health Organization (WHO) has applauded Pakistan on immunizing 100 million residents against COVID-19. “Heartiest Congratulations to Pakistan,” the WHO said...
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WHO to help Pakistan produce mRNA vaccines
Pakistan is among five countries that will receive support from the global messenger RNA technology transfer hub in South Africa to produce...
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Fast-spreading new BA.2 Omicron subvariant likely to replace original Omicron
The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common...
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WHO approves Novavax as 10th authorised COVID jab
The World Health Organization has approved a COVID inoculation prepared by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use when the European Union...
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WHO expects severe omicron cases, warns against treating variant as mild disease
World Health Organization (WHO) expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities and cautioned against treating the Covid omicron variant...
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Low vaccination creating new Covid variants, warns WHO
The World Health Organization cautioned a “toxic mix” of low vaccination coverage and little testing rates was generating fertile breeding ground for...
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Climate action at COP26 could save millions of lives, WHO says
At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the World Health Organization and around three-quarters of global health care workers have encouraged...
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Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths a year, says WHO
The air pollution has become one of the biggest environmental dangers to human health, causing seven million untimely deaths a year, said...
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WHO offers to set up vaccination centers in Balochistan
World Health Organisation (WHO) has offered support for the establishment of more inoculation centers in Balochistan to accelerate the Covid-19 test and vaccination process in the...
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WHO urges rich countries to hold off on booster shots until 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested a halt on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, an additional dose of the vaccine, until the...
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Mu: everything you need to know about ‘more vaccine-resistant’ variant of interest
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it is keeping an eye on a novel coronavirus variant known as “Mu,” which...
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PIA plane carrying 12.5 tons of medical supplies lands in Afghanistan
Since Afghanistan came under the control of Taliban, the country has received its first shipment through a plane carrying World Health Organization’s (WHO)...
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Pakistan is now part of WHO’s Solidarity PLUS trial
Pakistan has joined 52 countries on Covid-19 research as it has enrolled to participate in the ‘Solidarity PLUS’ clinical trial led by the World...
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WHO condemns rush by wealthy countries for Covid vaccine booster shots
The World Health Organization condemned the rush by wealthy countries to provide Covid vaccine booster shots as millions around the world have still not...
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Guinea confirms first case of Marburg virus that causes internal bleeding, organ failure
A patient with the rare, but highly infectious Marburg virus disease has died in Guinea, according to a World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Drap optimistic about achieving WHO accreditation
DRAP seems optimistic in achieving Level III of the World Health Organization (WHO) standards as it is expected to conduct a final audit of the...
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WHO urges rich states to stop booster shots for fairness sake
The World Health Organization has urged rich states for a moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots to enable poorer countries to catch up in vaccination...
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Delta variant driving virus surge in Middle East, says WHO
The Delta variant, combined with low vaccination rates, has led to a “surge” in coronavirus outbreaks that has triggered a “fourth wave”...
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Developing nations need $4.3 trillion to recover from Covid-19 crisis: PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan stated on Tuesday that poor countries will require at least $4.3 trillion to recover from the ongoing COVID-19...
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‘Dangerous trend’: WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
The chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday, calling it a “dangerous...
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WHO warns of ‘very dangerous period’ as delta variant spreads to 98 nations
The Delta variant is now present in at least 98 countries, the sharing of vaccines was “only a trickle, which is being outpaced...
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China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight
The World Health Organization declared China malaria-free on Wednesday, after a 70-year struggle to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease. In the 1940s, the...
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Any vaccine authorized by WHO should be allowed for travel
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that any Covid-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use should be recognized by countries as they open up their...
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Delta Covid-19 variant is now in more than 80 countries, still mutating
The delta variant of Covid-19 has now spread to more than 80 countries, continues to mutate as it spreads across the globe, says WHO. ...
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WHO presses G20 states for funding, vaccines for COVAX
Emerging powers among G20 countries, such as China, Brazil, and India, are being pressured to contribute urgent funding and COVID-19 vaccines for...
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COVID-19 variants have been given new names to end stigma for countries
Coronavirus variants have now been assigned new alphanumeric names with the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. On Monday, the...
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China’s Sinovac shot cleared for wider global use by WHO
The World Health Organization approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Tuesday, making it the second Chinese vaccine to do...
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Pandemic won’t be over until 70 percent of people are vaccinated, says WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic won’t end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated. According...
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WHO says at least 115000 health workers have now died from Covid-19
So far, 115,000 health and care workers have died from Covid-19 since the first case detected, according to updated figures from the...
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Pakistan chosen for WHO award for anti-tobacco campaign
Pakistan has been chosen for the regional winner of the ‘World No Tobacco Day 2021 Award’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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G7 urged to donate excess supplies to COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme
On Monday, UNICEF’s executive director requested that G7 countries donate supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing programme as an emergency step to overcome a serious...
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World to spend $157 billion on Covid-19 vaccines till 2025: report
Total global spending on COVID-19 vaccines is forecast to hit $157 billion by 2025, driven by ongoing mass vaccination campaigns and “booster...
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Shocking, expanding disparity in global vaccine distribution – WHO chief
There remains a shocking and increasing disparity in the global distribution of coronavirus vaccine, says WHO. According to the World Health Organization...
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Virus likely jumped to humans from bats through ‘missing link’ animal: WHO
The World Health Organization has concluded that it was very likely that Covid-19 virus first passed to humans from a bat through...
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WHO urges world not to halt vaccinations as AstraZeneca shot divides Europe
The World Health Organization (WHO)has urged all countries to halt the vaccination campaigns after two more European nations and one in Asia...
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WHO praises Punjab health minister
The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Punjab Health Minister for being one of the exceptional women in leadership during...
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One in four people will have hearing problems by 2050, warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 1 in 4 of the world’s population will suffer hearing problems by 2050. On...
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WHO says coronavirus cannot be completely eradicated by the end of 2021
COVID-19 is not going to be eradicated by the end of 2021 but vaccines are the only hope, said WHO. On Tuesday,...
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WHO authorizes AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccines for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced that the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine made in two different countries is listed for emergency...
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WHO Declares Madinah One of World’s Healthiest Cities
Madinah, one of the holiest cities of Islam, has been listed among the healthiest cities of world by the World Health Organization...
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UK coronavirus strain now in 50 countries, South African variant in 20: WHO
UK covid variant that was found to be spread only in Britain, has now spread to 50 countries while South African coronavirus...
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WHO team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus
The entry of a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the source of the coronavirus pandemic has been blocked by China, arguing...
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WHO says ‘will do everything’ to find COVID-19 origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) claimed that they would do everything in order to find the animal origins of COVID-19. The WHO...
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WHO and Pakistan sign Country Cooperation Strategy (2020–2025)
Pakistan and World Health Organization have signed Country Cooperation Strategy (2020–2025) to strengthen the relationship between the Government of Pakistan and WHO...
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WHO assessing various services to declare Islamabad a ‘healthy city’
World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a study in Islamabad to assess if the city met the parameters of a healthy city. The...
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WHO estimates 10% of world population infected with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that its “best estimates” suggest almost 10 percent of the world has been infected by...
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WHO lists Pakistan among countries to learn from to fight Covid-19, future pandemics
Pakistan is getting highlighted as a Covid-19 success story and now Pakistan has been listed by WHO among those 7 countries from...
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WHO warns there might never be a solution for Covid-19
On Monday, the World Health Organization said that there might never be the Silver Bullet for coronavirus. Chief of WHO Tedros Adhanom...
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WHO urge KPK to increase daily Covid-19 tests
WHO has shown concern over the decrease in Covid-19 tests in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and they want KPK to scale up the testing...
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Pakistan: World Hepatitis Day being observed today
Doctors on World Hepatitis Day urged all the committees of the country to come together and join hands for making hepatitis free...
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WHO extends travel restrictions for Pakistan and the reason is poliovirus
IHR Emergency Committee and WHO in its 25th meeting decided to extend the travel restrictions for Pakistan due to poliovirus. The travel ban...
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WHO Director General Praises Pakistan’s Efforts against Coronavirus
The Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom hailed Pakistan’s efforts in bringing down the number of COVID-19 cases since last month via a...
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141 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed around the world
The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom revealed that currently 141 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed all around...
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Over $30 bn needed to develop Covid-19 tests, vaccines: WHO
World Health Organization said that Covid-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests will require more than $30 billion in 2021. On Friday, the World...
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WHO urges two-week intermittent lockdown, more tests
Pakistan has been reported to be among the top 10 countries with the highest number of new cases of coronavirus and now...
