WHO says Covid still an international emergency
GENEVA: Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over Covid-19, it said Monday the pande…
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North Korea locks down capital city over ‘respiratory illness’
Authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, the Ru…
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US proposes limits on lead in processed baby food
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed significant limits on levels of lead in processed baby food that could reduce exposure to th…
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Cholera death toll passes 1,000
A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1,000 people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday as the country ran out of vaccines. The souther…
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WHO investigating links between cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has li…
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WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child…
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Billions still exposed to toxic trans-fat: WHO
GENEVA: Efforts to eliminate industrially produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to toxic fat added to many food produc…
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