King Salman of Saudi Arabia will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on March 26 to advance the global coordinated response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Arab media reported that Saudi Arabia’s King and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Shah Salman (King Salman) will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on … Read more
At least four service members of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the alliance confirmed on Tuesday. According to the details, In a brief statement, the mission said these are the first positive tests among the soldiers stationed in the war-ravaged country. The sources of Anadolu Agency said, … Read more
The World Health Organization has said, Banknotes may be spreading the new coronavirus so people should try to use contactless payments instead. According to the sources of Yahoo, Customers should wash their hands after touching banknotes because infectious Covid-19 may cling to the surface for a number of days, the UN agency. The WHO is telling … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly and showing no signs of decelerate, it has reached new countries and claimed more lives. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of Saturday evening, the virus has infected more than 284,525 people worldwide and claimed at least 11,842 lives. Amid the coronavirus spread, so many questions have … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) has termed Pakistan’s measures against novel coronavirus (Covid-19) threat as ‘timely’ and the ‘best national response’. WHO’s country representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, said “Pakistan has timely come up with one of the world’s best National Response Programmes against COVID-19 and it is being implemented very effectively. Authorities are … Read more
The World Health Organization sees the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pandemic, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. He told a news conference, “We are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction. We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can … Read more
World Health Organisation urged that the world should struggle more to deal with possible coronavirus pandemic. The WHO said the countries should be “in a phase of preparedness” although it was too early to declare the outbreak a pandemic. An infectious disease is called pandemic when it spreads easily from person to person in several … Read more
World Health Organisation has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying, event cancellations and concerns about cruise ship travel, as China’s official death toll neared 1,900. More than 72,000 people have now been infected in China and hundreds more abroad, although the World Health Organisation stressed the disease has infected … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) says that underdeveloped and developing countries will likely face exceptional conditions of cancer in the next 20 years. WHO says that the number of cancer patients can increase to over 81 percent in such countries. WHO has explained the possible causes behind this change. It can be due to lack of … Read more
The United Nations (UN) health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, but revised its risk assessment after crisis talks. According to AFP, The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed alarm at the lack of progress on curbing sexually transmitted diseases, while one of its experts warned of complacency as dating apps are spurring sexual activity. The number of HIV cases in the country nearly doubled between 2013 and 2018 and has reached epidemic levels among men ages … Read more
United Nations World Health Organization WHO has introduced new techniques for the elimination of dangerous disease dengue and malaria. Using a process known as Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) – developed decades ago to target crop-eating insects in the United States – UN researchers have spent the last 10 years adapting it to mosquitoes. Working with … Read more
World Osteoporosis Day is being observed on October 20 worldwide including Pakistan. This day is observed to set aims that the earlier you start investing in the health of your bones and getting enough calcium in your diet; the better your bone health will be as you age. On this occasion, different NGOs and health … Read more
