The global public health risk of influenza A (H5N1) viruses is currently low, with infection risks for occupationally exposed groups ranging from low to moderate, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Despite being five months since its release, BTS' Jimin continues to be a part of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 'Who.'
HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are on the rise in the Western Pacific region, reversing years of progress in the fight against the epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
As the world observed the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, it marked the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against GenderBased Violence.
Physical, social and psychological sufferings during old age are not uncommon. Be it at home, in the streets, or at old-age care facilities and hospitals, the elderly face various forms of emotional, physical, psychological and social abuse.
ICMR said that no cases of 'MU' variant of Coronavirus have been detected, from over 51,000 samples analysed, so far in India. This new Coronavirus variant was identified first in Colombia in January 2021. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the MU strain of Coronavirus as a 'variant of interest'.
According to the State of World's Nursing India profile, almost 47 per cent of India's health workforce consists of nurses and midwives. With 1.7 nurses per 1,000 population, India falls short of the WHO recommended rate of 3 nurses per 1,000 population.
"Lakhs of people are getting vaccinated every day in India and if this revelation is true, then it will be a herculean task to find out how many have got such counterfeit doses and moreover, in that case, they need to be given a real vaccine. The Indian government must respond to this"
"Finding more effective and accessible therapeutics for Covid-19 patients remains a critical need, and WHO is proud to lead this global effort," WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in the statement.
According to a WHO scientist, the Chinese researchers agreed to include the lab-leak theory in the report "on the condition we didn't recommend any specific studies to further that hypothesis".
