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Mosquirix: WHO Recommends World's First Malaria Vaccine RTS,S
Mosquito-borne disease malaria is responsible for around 435,000 deaths per year, and 80-90% of those deaths occur in rural sub-Saharan Africa. However, there was no vaccine until a few years back to ...
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WHO okays vaccination of those below 18 in Bangladesh: Health Minister
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the vaccination of those who are under 18 years of age in Bangladesh, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
"I’ve met WHO director general T...
World misses most 2020 mental health targets: WHO
The UN health agency's new Mental Health Atlas paints a disappointing picture of a worldwide failure to provide people with the mental health services they need, at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic i...
Health Ministry officials to attend WHO meeting in Geneva
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque will attend a World Health Organization (WHO) bureau meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
He will leave Dhaka in the early hours of Tuesday from Hazrat Sha...
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UNGA: WHO urges world leaders to focus on vaccine equity
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the global leaders, attending the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), to guarantee equitable access to Covid vaccines and other li...
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Qatar supports shipment of WHO life-saving medical supplies to Afghanistan
An aircraft carrying around 23 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines and supplies from the UN health agency landed in Afghanistan's capital Kabul Monday.
The shipment, which is among the first human...
WHO chief calls for suspension of 3rd Covid shots until year-end
The UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday urged the advanced countries to suspend their ongoing or planned administration of third shots against Covid-19 until at least the end o...
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No decision yet on vaccinating the under-18: DGHS
The government is yet to take any decision on bringing people below 18 years under Covid-19 vaccination, said the Directorate General of Health Services on Sunday.
“So far we know, no decision has ...
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Teen drowns saving friend in Sylhet
A teenager drowned in a Sylhet pond on Monday evening trying to rescue one of his friends in distress.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman Mahi (16).
According to eye-witnesses, a group of...
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'Vaccine inequity' concerns IMF, WB, WHO, WTO
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organisation and World Trade Organisation recently met with the leaders of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), Af...