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India well-equipped to swiftly detect, contain new COVID variants: Ex-ICMR DG Bhargava
New Delhi, June 10: The emergence of the XFG variant is part of the SARS-CoV-2 virus's natural evolution, said Prof. (Dr) Balram Bhargava, former of Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and former Secretary of the Department of Health Research. He added that India is well-positioned to detect and contain emerging variants swiftly due to the widespread deployment of rapid molecular diagnostic platforms such as Truenat.
Covid-19 cases in Gujarat cross 460 mark: Ahmedabad sees fourfold rise in a week
Ahmedabad, June 4: Gujarat recorded 64 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 461.
Ethiopian PM calls for strengthening Africa CDC as premier public health institution
Addis Ababa, March 15: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on African Union (AU) members to intensify their collective support in elevating the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) as a premier public health institution.
India is now a vaccine superpower: Dr. Balram Bhargava
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11: Former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr. Balram Bhargava on Tuesday stated India has established itself as a vaccine superpower when it developed Covaxin and the country now produces 60 per cent of the world’s vaccine.
WHO allocates additional two million USD to support Uganda's Ebola response
Kampala, Feb 14: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the release of additional $2 million to support Uganda's effort to fight the ongoing Ebola outbreak, bringing the total funding to $3 million in three weeks.
WHO faces communication challenges on bird flu after US withdrawal
Geneva, Feb 12: Communication with the US regarding the ongoing bird flu outbreak has become increasingly difficult because of the country's withdrawal from the UN health agency, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO regrets Trump's decision to withdraw; hopes US will reconsider
New Delhi, Jan 21: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday expressed regret over the decision of US President Donald Trump to walk out of the global health body, and hoped the administration will reconsider it.