World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the emergence of new, mutated, and more infectious strains is part of the evolution of a virus. WHO’s statement aims to allay worldwide concerns engendered after a mutated variant of Coronavirus, 70% more infectious than the original one, ...

ISLAMABAD-The United States has formally informed the United Nations about its decision to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on 6th July next year. According to the WHO website, the United Nations has received notification of the decision by President Donald Trump in this regard.

ISLAMABAD - World Health Organization declared new epicentre of coronavirus in the World. World Health Organization declared Latin America "a new epicenter" of the coronavirus pandemic after surges in infections across much of Central and South America. WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan said ...

World Malaria Day is being observed across the world including Pakistan today (25th April, Thursday) in order to raise awareness of malaria and generate support for the fight against this preventable and treatable disease. The theme for World Malaria Day 2019 is ...

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have banned the World Health Organization and the Red Cross from operating in areas under their control until further notice, a spokesman said on Thursday, citing unspecified “suspicious” actions during vaccination campaigns. The WHO is carrying out a ...

LAHORE: World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that Punjab Health department was successfully running the immunization program (EPI) and assured that cooperation on strengthening the public health sector would continue. This was said by a delegation of WHO led by Dr. Hamid and Dr. Muzafir ...

New Delhi: A pair of artificial lungs put up in New Delhi to demonstrate the lethal effects of smog have turned a sickly dark brown within 10 days of their installation, underscoring the city's pollution crisis. Delhi, the world's most polluted major city, has been covered in a toxic grey haze ...

NEW DELHI: In India, capital New Delhi has been engulfed with the deadly smog as air quality in the north of the country has deteriorated sharply due to smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region. Levels of PM 2.5, tiny particulate matter that can reach deep into the lungs and cause ...

MIRPUR (AJK): The 13-day anti-measles drive continued throughout Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on the 3rd consecutive day. It was inaugurated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Minister For Sports, Youth and Culture Ch Muhammad Saeed who gave anti -measels vaccine to children of 9 months to 5 years of age at a ...

The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer said the global cancer burden would rise to an estimated 18.1 million new cases this year. The agency said these new figures highlight that much remains to be done to address the alarming rise in the cancer burden globally and that prevention ...