WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa
New York: Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a global surge in the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
IBNS•Feb 10, 2023
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SSLV-D2 successfully injects EOS-07, 2 other satellites in orbit
Sriharikota/UNI: India's second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) on Friday successfully launched ISRO's Earth Observation Satellites (EOS-07) and two other co-passenger satellites into the desired orbit on Friday from the SHAR Range here.
IBNS•Feb 10, 2023
ISRO: SSLV-D2 successfully injects EOS-07, 2 other satellites in orbit
Sriharikota: India's second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) on Friday successfully launched ISRO's Earth Observation Satellites (EOS-07) and two other co-passenger satellites into the desired orbit from the SHAR Range here.
IBNS•Feb 10, 2023
Caribbean sees first regional launch of global plan on early warning systems
New York: Caribbean and UN leaders were on hand for the first regional launch of a plan to ensure that every person on the planet is protected by early warning systems by 2027, held in Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 08, 2023
Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other anti-microbial resistance
New York: Up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report launched in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Tuesday, highlighting the need to curtail pollution created by the pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors.
IBNS•Feb 08, 2023
International study, featuring Kolkata's CMRI, finds Doxycycline effective in checking progression of Covid-19
Kolkata: A study conducted by a group of doctors from several nations, including India, has found that in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, antibiotic drug Doxycycline was a safe and inexpensive treatment widely available throughout the globe and it reduced ICU admissions when added to standard of care.
IBNS•Feb 07, 2023
Sikkim govt to adopt ‘Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy’ initiative
Gangtok: The Sikkim government has launched an initiative named Mero Rukh Mero Santati' (Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy) in an attempt to make people more aware about the tree plantation initiative.
IBNS•Feb 06, 2023
Rains, snow lash parts of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg
Srinagar/UNI: Rains lashed plains including Srinagar while parts of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall overnight, officials said on Monday.
IBNS•Feb 06, 2023
Regulators suspend prodn of Global Pharma Healthcare's ophthalmic range of products: Reports
Chennai-based Global Pharma Healthcare has been asked to stop the production of its ophthalmic range of products after a joint inspection of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the State Drug Controller of its production site on Friday, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2023
3.1 magnitude earthquake hits Nizamabad in Telangana
Hyderabad/UNI: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter Scale struck 120 km North-West of Nizamabad in Telangana on Sunday.
IBNS•Feb 05, 2023
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
New York: A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, just ahead of World Cancer Day.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2023
Mumbai: Teenage girl undergoes India’s first successful unilateral hand transplant
Mumbai: A team of doctors performed a successful unilateral hand transplant on a teenage girl on Friday, the first such procedure in the country.
IBNS•Feb 04, 2023
Revive and restore wetlands, home to 40 per cent of all biodiversity
New York: Although coastal and freshwater wetlands – such as swamps, mangroves and marshes - contain 40 per cent of all plant and animal species, many are polluted or degraded due to climate change and human development.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2023
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: UNODC report
New York: Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states in its new threat assessment report.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2023
African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
IBNS•Feb 03, 2023
Move for Earth: Kolkata based organisation launches programme to spread awareness about Climate Action
Kolkata/IBNS: With climate change a major concern across the globe, various organisations are trying to address the issue in their way and spread awareness about Climate Action.
IBNS•Feb 02, 2023
Australian scientists make breakthrough in Alzheimer's research
Canberra: A team from Australia's national science agency has used artificial intelligence to make a breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research.
IBNS•Feb 01, 2023
Tedros: COVID-19 remains an international health threat
New York: The head of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that now is not the time to declare the pandemic over.
IBNS•Jan 31, 2023
WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
New York: More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts and investment are needed in the face of pandemic-related disruptions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
IBNS•Jan 31, 2023
More countries eliminate neglected tropical diseases but investments key to sustain progress
Geneva: Today, on World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day, WHO releases a new progress report, entitled “Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023” highlighting the progress and challenges in delivering NTD care worldwide, against a backdrop of COVID-19-related disruptions.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Four people die in severe weather in New Zealand's Auckland
Auckland/UNI: Four people have died during the Auckland severe weather since Friday, confirmed the New Zealand Police on Sunday.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
3 die in New Zealand’s Auckland amid floods: Reports
Auckland: At least three people died in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland amid flooding caused by torrential rains, the country’s public broadcaster RNZ reports.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Climate crisis and migration: Greta Thunberg supports IOM over ‘life and death’ issue
New York: The head of the UN migration agency IOM, and leading climate justice activist, Greta Thunberg, called on Friday for immediate action to help tackle the impacts of climate change on those forced to flee their homes, or leaving in search of a better life.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
After Namibia, South Africa to send over 100 cheetahs to India
New Delhi/IBNS: India will get more than 100 cheetahs from South Africa in an ambitious plan to relocate the wild cats, media reports said.
IBNS•Jan 27, 2023
EU Commission to file court cases against 6 countries causing environmental damage
Moscow/UNI: The European Commission said on Thursday it would submit to the EU Court of Justice cases of non-compliance with provisions on protecting the environment from invasive alien species by Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Portugal.
IBNS•Jan 26, 2023
India gets its first covid nasal vaccine iNCOVACC manufactured by Bharat Biotech
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday launched the world's first COVID-19 intranasal vaccine, iNCOVACC.
IBNS•Jan 26, 2023
Mali: WHO doctor seized by ‘unidentified assailants’, as UNHCR raises alarm over continuing violence
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a statement deploring the abduction of a doctor working for the UN health agency in the town of Menaka, in eastern Mali, by unknown assailants on Monday.
IBNS•Jan 25, 2023
Jammu and Kashmir: Long tailed Duck 'Clangula Hyemalis' sighted in Wular Lake after 84-yrs
Srinagar: After a long gap of 84-years, a rare specie of long tailed Duck 'Clangula Hyemalis' has been sighted in the Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, much to the delight of Ornithologists, nature lovers and bird watchers.
IBNS•Jan 24, 2023
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi
Kathmandu: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Tuesday as tremors were also felt in Indian capital city New Delhi.
IBNS•Jan 24, 2023
‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres
New York: On the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde, UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, saying that “ending the ocean emergency is a race we must win.”
IBNS•Jan 24, 2023
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