News Topic:World Health Organization
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Dr Mir Mushtaq honored with WHO award for tobacco control efforts in Kashmir
Dr Mir Mushtaq, Nodal Officer NTCP DHSK, has been honoured with the prestigious WHO award for his outstanding contributions to tobacco control in the Kashmir Division.
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WHO Alert: Syrups were manufactured for The Gambia only, says Dy Drug Controller Kashmir
Deputy Drug Controller Kashmir said that people need not panic as the cough syrups, regarding which the WHO had issued an alert, were manufactured for The Gambia only.
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WHO alerts against four Indian cough syrups after 66 children die in Africa
World Health Organization issued an alert for four “contaminated” India-made medicines, chiefly for paediatric use, identified in the African nation of The Gambia.
Health
WHO declares monkeypox as global health emergency
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday.
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Kashmir
Pulwama figures among TB-free districts of India
Pulwama district in the southern region of Kashmir has been declared as one of the eight Tuberculosis-free districts of India.
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WHO monitoring a new Coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’
WHO has said it is monitoring a novel Coronavirus variant identified as ‘Mu’, first recognised in Colombia in South America.
Health
Next 100 days crucial regarding third wave of COVID-19: WHO expert
The Surveillance and Medical Officer (S&MO), WHO, Dr Ashiq Rashid Mir said that the vaccination has delayed the third wave of COVID-19.
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Ladakh
WHO provides 100 oxygen concentrators to Ladakh
World Health Organization (WHO) has provided one hundred oxygen concentrators to the union territory (UT) of Ladakh on Tuesday.
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Understanding Domestic vs International Lounge Access Credit Cards
Airport lounges can improve trip experience. Instead of waiting, you can relax in a quiet area. Travellers now look for regular or instant Credit Cards offering lounge access.
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LG Sinha chairs high-level security review; Orders heightened alert across Kashmir
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting of senior police and civil administration officials at the Police Control Room in Kashmir.
Schools, colleges to remain closed in Kashmir until March 7
All schools and colleges across the Kashmir Division will remain closed till March 7, 2026, Education Minister Sakina Itoo announced on Tuesday.
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From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, one man walks for a purer India
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Pulwama’s young students endure scorching heat as school construction stalls
For more than a year, young students at Government Upper Primary School (UPS) Chewakalan in Pulwama have been forced to study in sweltering, makeshift tin sheds.