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Indian Army renames 246 roads and buildings to shed colonial-era legacyThe Indian Army has renamed 246 roads, buildings, and facilities across its military establishments to shed colonial-era names. These asset...- As COVID-19 cases rise, WHO asks countries to strengthen surveillanceThe World Health Organization (WHO) has called upon countries in the South-East Asia region to enhance surveillance efforts due to the risi...
- 21 Andaman and Nicobar Islands renamed after Param Vir Chakra awardees: Here is the full listOn the occasion of Netaji's 126th birth anniversary, the Prime Minister also virtually unveiled the model of a proposed memorial dedicated ...
- PM Modi unveils model of Netaji memorial, names 21 islands in Andamans after decorated soldiersThe PM also said that attempts were made to downplay Netaji's contribution to the freedom movement, but the entire country, right from Delh...
- Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO chief, discusses promoting Ayurveda to further global wellnessGhebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) is in India for the ground breaking ceremony of the WHO Global Centre for Tr...
- GCTM aims to improve quality of traditional medicinal practices: WHO regional directorThe objective is also to develop a mechanism that allows access to such traditional medicinal practices and protects such knowledge, Dr Poo...
- Risk persists even though COVID-19 cases starting to plateau in parts of India, says WHOResponding to a question that coronavirus cases have started plateauing in India, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-E...
- 'Not against boosters for high-risk people'Several countries including India are planning to start booster vaccination for high-risk populations such as people above 60 years of age ...
- Scale up health infrastructure, speed up vaccination to prevent another Covid surge: WHO to nationsThis week, Maldives and Myanmar confirmed the transmission of coronavirus variants of concern. Earlier, variants of concern have been confi...
- WHO welcomes India's COVID-19 vaccine approvalAccording to Khetrapal, the use of vaccine in "priortised population" as well as implementation of other public health measures will be imp...
- Vaccine allocation key as supplies will run low for some years: Poonam Khetrapal Singh"WHO is working on an allocation policy for Covid-19 vaccines and has proposed that the goal of vaccination should be to minimise the socie...
- Fighting Covid: WHO calls for society to play stronger role, says health workers need to be protectedDr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said at this stage everyone needs to contribute to minimize the impact.
- Deal with outdoor air pollution: WHO urges SE Asian regionNoting that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cancer, WHO today urged governments of Southeast Asian region to tackle the issue w...
- Food contamination kills 175,000 people in south east Asia each yearThe report has found that three in 10 children, under the age of five years, suffer from diarrhoea which is a major death among kids in the...
- WHO urges SE Asian nations to focus on affordable healthcare"Good quality health services enables people to be more productive," said Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Re...
- India's delay to implement larger pictorial warnings on tobacco packs face criticism at WHO's regional meetDelay by India to implement larger pictorial warnings on packs of tobacco products came up for criticism at the WHO's regional meet here as...
- International Day of Yoga brings spotlight on physical exercise: WHOPoonam Khetrapal Singh said yoga fits in well with the healthy lifestyle that WHO has been strongly advocating for.
- 60% deaths in India last year due to non-communicable diseasesWHO regional director for South-East Asia region Poonam Khetrapal Singh said that most of the premature NCD deaths are preventable.
- World Health Organisation stresses on improving indoor air qualityOver 60 per cent of homes in WHO South-East Asia Region still use solid fuel for cooking. In India, this amounts to some 700 million people.
- Huge success in fight against HIV, but more needs to be done: WHO officialIn the WHO South-East Asia region, as of 2013, there were around 3.4 million people living with HIV and 1.1 million of them are currently o...
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