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WHO to strengthen emergency medical teams
biospectrumasia
September 07, 2018
WHO is helping mentor emergency medical teams (EMTs) to improve their capacities in line with international standards.
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Dr Poonam Khetrapal continues as Regional Director WHO SE Asia
biospectrumasia
September 06, 2018
The leadership provided by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has seen the WHO South-East Asia Region emerge as the top performer in the organization globally.
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WHO HCV Guidelines recommends Ascletis' Ravidasvir
biospectrumasia
August 10, 2018
Ravidasvir is a next-generation, best-in-class and pan-genotypic HCV NS5A inhibitor with a high genetic barrier to resistance
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WHO Recognizes New Antifungal Class by Granting ibrexafungerp as International Non-Proprietary Name for SCY-078
americanpharmaceuticalreview
July 24, 2018
SCYNEXIS announced the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Non-proprietary Name (INN) group has assigned the generic name "ibrexafungerp" for its lead candidate SCY-078,
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After thousands of vaccinations, WHO reports Congo Ebola outbreak has 'largely been contained'
fiercevaccines
July 23, 2018
More than a month after health officials started a vaccine campaign in response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Congo, the World Health Organization reports that the spread of the disease has "largely been contained."
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Strengthen efforts to immunize 5 million unvaccinated children: WHO
biospectrumasia
July 18, 2018
The WHO South-East Asia Region records about 37 million births every year, of them over 88% children are now getting three doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccines annually, an indicator of basic vaccination coverage.
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After thousands of vaccinations, WHO reports Congo Ebola outbreak has 'largely been contained'
fiercevaccines
July 10, 2018
More than a month after health officials started a vaccine campaign in response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Congo, the World Health Organization reports that the spread of the disease has "largely been contained."
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Strides Shasun gets WHO pre-qualification for rectal artesunate product
financialexpress
June 29, 2018
Strides Shasun has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its rectal artesunate product for the pre-referral management of severe malaria. The pre-qualification from the WHO
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WHO joins hands with WHF for World No Tobacco Day
biospectrumasia
June 01, 2018
Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure are major causes of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks and stroke, contributing to approximately 3 million deaths per year. But evidence reveals a serious lack of knowledge of the multiple health ri
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Tobacco is responsible for more than one in ten deaths: WHF
biospectrumasia
May 30, 2018
The theme of WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 on 31 May is: "Tobacco breaks hearts, choose health and not tobacco"