Washington: The Holy See has been granted permanent observer status to the World Health Organization following resolution adopted by consensus on May 31. This means that the Holy See will be a non-member state Observer for the organization, and will be permitted to observe sessions and participate in debates. UnlikeContinue Reading
Geneva: Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has said. I In the first global study of the loss of life associated with longer working hours, the paperContinue Reading
An independent panel has concluded that the catastrophic scale of the coronavirus pandemic could have been prevented but a “toxic cocktail” of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded. In its long-awaited final report on Wednesday, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) said aContinue Reading
Geneva: The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm April 26 at India’s record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases and deaths, saying the organisation was rushing to help address the crisis. “The situation in India is beyond heartbreaking,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. His comments came as India battles a catastrophic coronavirusContinue Reading
Chennai: As a senior Rotarian strolls in Elliot’s Beach in Chennai with a bunch of yellow balloons in his hands, kids at the beach come sprinting to him on International Day of Happiness. Sesha Sai (in his fifties), is a Rotarian at the Rotary Club of Madras and an organicContinue Reading
New Delhi, India – India has made “impressive gains” in its fight against malaria, as the number of cases and deaths caused by the mosquito-borne disease has seen a marked drop in the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of malaria cases in India has dropped from nearly 20 millionContinue Reading
Washington, April 15, 2020: United States President Donald Trump has announced a suspension of US funding to the World Health Organization because he said it had covered up the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak in China before it spread around the world. Trump told a press conference on April 14Continue Reading
Greater Cairo in Egypt is the second most polluted city, followed by the Bangladesh capital, DhakaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Tuberculosis (TB) is taking a great toll on the lives of the poor in India and the Catholic Church is doing its best to prevent it, said Sister Nirmala Mulackal, SCN, executive director of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India-Coalition for AIDS and RelatedContinue Reading
India is trying to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025Continue Reading