Call to campaign for Dr Acharya's candidacy in WHO-SEARO ​​​​​​​Former International Professionals of Multilateral Organisations, an association established seven years ago, has appealed to the Government of Nepal to aggressively campaign for the candidacy of Dr Shambhu Prasad Acharya for the post of Regional Director at South-East Asia Regional Office of the World Health Organisation through appropriate diplomatic channels. Nepal 14 Sep, 2023
Africans see inequity in monkeypox response elsewhere As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors acknowledge an ugly reality: The resources to slow the disease's spread have long been available, just not to the Africans who have dealt with it for decades. World 01 Jun, 2022
EXPLAINER-Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States. Health 19 May, 2022
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus. COVID-19 14 Dec, 2021
Head of hospital dies in coronavirus epicentre; global economic impact spreads * New infections fall below 2,000 for 1st time since Jan. 30 * Experts say too early to tell if China outbreak contained * Apple to miss revenue guidance for March qtr due to virus * S. Korea faces economic emergency, president... Women 18 Feb, 2020
Coronavirus infections slow in China as global economic impact spreads * New infections fall below 2,000 for 1st time since Jan 30 * Experts say too early to tell if China outbreak contained * Apple to miss revenue guidance for March quarter due to virus * South Korean president says country faces economic... Women 18 Feb, 2020
Millions on virus lockdown in China as WHO weighs response BEIJING: China put millions of people on lock down on Thursday in two cities at the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected more than 630, as authorities around the world worked to prevent a global...
