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42 countries reported 2,103 cases of monkeypox since January: WHO

Of these cases, a whopping 99 per cent are reported in men, and "most self-identify as men who have sex with other men", the UN agency said

1 in 8 people globally live with mental disorder: WHO

About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, said the WHO in a landmark report released on Friday calling for urgent action on transforming mental healthcare

Monkeypox cases continue to rise in US, total infection tally at 72: Report

Monkeypox cases in the US continued to climb, reaching 72, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox outbreak amid inequity fears

The move could result in the U.N. health agency distributing scarce vaccine doses to rich countries that can otherwise afford them.

WHO yet to decide whether monkeypox represents public health emergency

"The global outbreak of monkeypox is clearly unusual and concerning," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing here, Xinhua news agency reported

WHO set to decide next week if monkeypox represents health emergency

There have been 1,600 confirmed and 1,500 suspected cases of monkeypox this year and 72 deaths, WHO said, in 39 countries

Covid origins unclear but laboratory leak theory needs study: WHO

It noted that since lab accidents in the past have triggered some outbreaks, the highly politicised theory could not be discounted.

Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': Tedros

Amid a surge in Monkeypox infections, director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to identify all cases and contacts

Covid cases falling nearly everywhere except Middle east and SE Asia: WHO

The number of new Covid cases reported globally fell everywhere except the Middle East and Southeast Asia last week, according to a World Health Organisation weekly report released Wednesday.

Monkeypox DNA sequencing hints virus circulating since 2017: Report

The virus is known to be endemic in western and central Africa, and this is the first time that the outbreak is most geographically widespread outside Africa.

780 cases of monkeypox reported or identified as of June 2, says WHO

A total of 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported or identified since May 13 and as of June 2 from 27 countries across four WHO regions

WHO does a U-turn on monkeypox, says unsure whether it can be contained

, After claiming that the monkeypox infections, now spread to about 30 countries with more than 550 confirmed cases, can be contained, the World Health Organisation has admitted that it is not sure whether the virus can be kept in check.

Covid 'getting worse, not better' in North Korea, says WHO's Mike Ryan

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is getting worse, not better, despite the secretive country's recent claims

Cleaning up littered tobacco products costs India $766 mn each year: WHO

The economic impact of cleaning up littered tobacco products fall on taxpayers, rather than the industry creating the problem and each year, this costs India about USD 766 million, the WHO said.

World Economic Forum: Covid-19 vaccine gap persists, with an income bias

Many outside the richer economies are still awaiting the gift of the jab

Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, says WHO official

More than 300 suspected and confirmed cases of monkeypox, a usually mild illness that spreads through close contact causing flu-like symptoms and a distinctive rash, have been reported in May

Jharkhand to get WHO award for efforts in controlling tobacco consumption

Stata Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department will receive the award on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day in New Delhi on May 31

Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries, says WHO

200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries. WHO described the epidemic as containable and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited vaccines and drugs

Tanzania issues alert over monkeypox as outbreak reported in Europe

Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headaches, swelling, back pain, aching muscles and fatigue

WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year term amid no opposition

Tedros, a former govt minister from Ethiopia, has directed WHO throughout its management of the global response to Covid-19 and withstood occasionally withering criticism over its multiple missteps