World Health Organization

  • Could culinary medicine treat obesity?

    by Abbas Adil

    Many diseases have obesity as a risk factor. Calorie restriction, bariatric surgery, and pharmaceuticals are currently used as therapies. However, the number of obese persons is still rising. The increased…

  • WHO reports ‘worrying upsurge’ in cholera worldwide

    by Abbas Adil

    After years of decline, the planet is now witnessing a “worrying upsurge” in cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization warned Friday. In the first nine months of this year alone,…

  • Indonesia records first case of monkeypox virus

    by Abbas Adil

    Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday. The World Health Organization designated the…

  • India confirms Asia’s first monkeypox death

    by Abbas Adil

    India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the…

  • Covid deaths in Europe pass two million mark: WHO

    by Abbas Adil

    The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in Europe, the long-time epicentre of the pandemic, has passed two million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday. “A devastating…

  • WHO warns of obesity ‘epidemic’ in Europe

    by Abbas Adil

    The WHO said Tuesday that “epidemic” overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend.…

  • The buck stops with WHO

    by Abbas Adil

    A year and a half after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic that has claimed over 33 lakh lives and infected more than 16 crore people worldwide so far, an…

  • Preparing for third wave

    by Abbas Adil

    THE Indian State failed conclusively in containing the second surge of the Covid pandemic. According to news reports, the jump in daily Covid cases in Delhi from March 1 to…

  • Children aged 12 and over should wear masks: WHO

    by Abbas Adil

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidance saying children over the age of 12 should wear masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area.…

  • WHO: First vaccine trial for Coronavirus has started

    by Abbas Adil

    SHAFAQNA- RT:According to the confirmation of the World Health Organization (WHO), the first vaccine trial for the Covid-19 virus has begun as the world continues to battle the growing pandemic.…