Priority Research Areas on COVID-19
COVID-19 (novel-corona-virus) is declared as pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO). It has spread to more than 150+ countries globally. Therefore, leading health experts from […]
‘COVID-19’- Official Name of Novel Coronavirus Disease
WHO has officially named Novel Coronavirus Disease as ‘COVID-19’. According to World Health Organization, Novel Coronavirus (2019-CoV) is now officially named as ‘COVID-19’. In a […]
WHO Online Training to Fight Novel/New Corona Virus (2019- nCoV)
Good News for all who want to know about Corona Virus !! The learning team of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme worked with technical experts […]
WHO Declares Novel Corona Virus as Global Emergency/PHEIC
WHO Meeting Declared Novel Corona Virus as Global Emergency: The WHO Director-General declared that the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constitutes a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of […]
Updated WHO advice for international traffic in relation to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV
This is an update to the WHO advice in relation to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus nCoV, published by WHO on 10 January 2020. Since […]
Global Tobacco Use Trend- WHO
Number of males using tobacco globally on the decline, showing that government-led control efforts work to save lives, protect health, beat tobacco According to a […]
What is Novel (New) Corona Virus: Everything You Need to Know !
1. What are Corona Viruses? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some causing illness in people and others that circulate among animals, including camels, […]
‘Alcohol Related Deaths are Increasing in United States’- National Institutes of Health
Consumption of alcohol is increasing globally. In the United States, alcohol related deaths are increasing as reported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) on January […]
Double Burden of Malnutrition: Present In Every 1 in 3 Low and Middle Income Countries
Twin presence of obesity and undernutrition reflects shifts in food systems According to World Health Organization (WHO) recent analysis- “a new approach is needed to help […]
Corona Virus Outbreak in China
Key Points: There is an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China preliminarily identified to be caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. So far there have been no […]