Dangerously low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine due to crisis, warn WHO Director-General and WHO Regional Director for Europe
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge call for critical medical supplies to safely reach those who need them, and are working with partners to establish safe transit for shipments through Poland During the crisis in Ukraine, health must remain a priority pillar of the humanitarian response, with health systems and facilities […]
Prime Minister inaugurates Post Budget webinar of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the post Union Budget webinar of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He highlighted India’s strength in universal primary healthcare, harnessing technology for providing equitable healthcare, need for vibrant Public Private partnerships for innovative healthcare solutions and integrating healthcare providers and consumers through smart platforms for providing easily accessible, […]
Union Health Minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launches the National Polio Immunization Drive
Dr. Mansukh Mandavia,Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the National Polio Immunization Drive for 2022 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today. Addressing the Occasion, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said, “India’s strategic fight against polio is a success story of India’s […]
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the COVID-19 Global Research & Innovation Forum
Dear colleagues and friends, Just over two years ago, as the world was still coming to grips with the spread of this novel coronavirus, WHO did what only WHO can do – we brought scientists together from around the world to identify the most urgent priorities for research and development. It’s incredible to think that […]
COVID-19 Research and Innovation - Powering the world’s pandemic response – now and in the future
This updated report once again brings a spotlight to the immense and tireless global research effort to control COVID-19. The report not only details the successes but also the priority research tasks and lessons learned that are critical in the next phase of the pandemic - as the world strives to move to ‘endemic’ status. […]
Director-General: Deeply concerned over escalating health crisis in Ukraine
WHO releases emergency funds to purchase desperately needed medical supplies 24 February 2022 ¦ Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned for the health of the people of Ukraine in the escalating crisis. The health system must continue to function to deliver essential care to people for all health issues, from COVID-19 to […]
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya visits Safdarjung Hospital, informally interacts with faculty and staff to seek their frank feedback on hospital improvement measures
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare visited Safdarjung Hospital today and had an informal interactive session with Heads of Departments and Staff of Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College. He spent more than 2.5 hours with the heads of various departments, nurses, heads of security and sanitation services and listened […]
Statement on Omicron sublineage BA.2
As part of its on-going work to track variants, WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) met yesterday to discuss the latest evidence on the Omicron variant of concern, including its sublineages BA.1 and BA.2. Based on available data of transmission, severity, reinfection, diagnostics, therapeutics and impacts of vaccines, the group reinforced that […]
New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers
The joint publication encourages countries to strengthen the protection of health workers by improving the management of occupational health and safety at national, sub-national and health facility levels. GENEVA–The World Health Organization (WHO) and The International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programmes for […]
WHO announces first technology recipients of MRNA Vaccine hub with strong support from african and european partners
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia to establish mRNA vaccine production Geneva/Brussels, 18 February 2022 -- At the European Union - African Union summit in Brussels today WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines on the African continent. Egypt, […]
