Global Health & WHO

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (305+ words) Muscat – Oman’s National Polio Laboratory has achieved a 100% score in the World Health Organization (WHO) virus isolation proficiency test, reaffirming its technical competence in poliovirus surveillance and diagnosis. The achievement was recognised by Dr Asmus Hammerich, WHO Representative in Oman,…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (453+ words) Access our Replica Edition SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the ongoing health sector reforms in Jammu and Kashmir and assess the roadmap for further strengthening healthcare services across the Union Territory. The…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (276+ words) AMMAN — A recent global school-based student health survey in Jordan revealed that 32.9 per cent of students aged 13 to 17 suffer from overweight or obesity, Minister of Health Ibrahim Badoor said. The survey showed that the overweight rate reached 20.8 per cent, while…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1024+ words) Children who have received all recommended primary doses of diphtheria-containing vaccines can still develop the infection, paediatricians have warned, as protection may wane over time or fail to produce adequate immunity in some children. The experts, however, stressed that vaccination…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago   (559+ words) Feedback | Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12/05/26 | 10:26 am | Hantavirus Test | Positive Hantavirus Test | Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia One of the 14 Spanish nationals evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius has preliminarily tested positive for the virus, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (231+ words) SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile has become the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, following more than five decades of public health “prevention and surveillance," the World Health Organization said Monday. The WHO said the last reported…...

1+ hour ago   (1373+ words) Published Sep 15, 2026 | 7:00 AM ⚊ Updated Sep 15, 2026 | 7:00 AM Keralam's 2019 livestock census counted 2,89,000 unowned dogs and 8,36,000 owned dogs. Synopsis: Keralam offers free rabies treatment with over 90% completion, yet deaths persist. A modelling study finds childhood pre-exposure vaccination barely moves mortality. Dog vaccination cuts…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (574+ words) Tao Guiping, a primary healthcare worker in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, has spoken with plenty of parents who remain hesitant about HPV vaccination for their children. Some worry about how long the human papillomavirus vaccine's protection lasts, while others are unsure…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (180+ words) The number of confirmed Ebola ​cases ​in the Democratic Republic ⁠of Congo ​has topped 7,000, according to government data published on Friday. There have also been more than 3,300 reported Ebola deaths as the virus has spread to remote eastern and northern…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (306+ words) Join NAHB in recognizing Construction Suicide Prevention Week (CSPW), Sept. 14-18. This annual campaign aims to spread mental health awareness for workers in the construction industry. Construction workers are five times more likely to die by suicide than from a jobsite…...