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New York, Feb 26 (JEN): European policymakers, healthcare workers, and parents must step up their efforts to vaccinate children against measles amid an ongoing outbreak across the continent, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning that a recent resurgence in the disease threatened Europe’s goal of eliminating measles by the end of 2015. more
Significant breakthrough in HIV prevention: UN agency

New York, Feb 26 (JEN): The United Nations programme working to combat HIV/AIDS welcomed on Tuesday the results of a number of recent clinical studies of the effects of antiretroviral medici ...

Metropolis Healthcare announces price slash for Swine Flu testing

Mumbai, Feb 25 (JEN): As the country is witnessing a surge in Swine Flu cases, Metropolis Healthcare is offering test at Rs. 4000 to pass on the benefit to the people.

WHO's appeal to tackle needs in four crisis-torn nations

New York, Feb 25 (JEN): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday appealed to donors to provide $1 billion for life-saving health needs ranging from childhood vaccinations to surgical c ...

Employee choice in benefits is future: Marsh India survey

Mumbai, Feb 24 (JEN): A majority of employers believe that employee choice in benefits would help improve employee retention and attraction and make employees see larger value in the benefi ...

WHO urges global switch to ‘smart’ syringes by 2020

New York, Feb 24 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for all countries to switch by 2020 to new ‘smart’ syringes that cannot be used more than once ...

Swine Flu claims more than 800 lives

New Delhi, Feb 24 (JEN): More than 800 people people have died across India as a result of the deadly swine flu.

Govt conducting monitoring of pesticide residues

New Delhi, Feb 24 (JEN) The Union Agriculture Ministry is implementing a program for “Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Level” under which samples of vegetable and fruits are ...

Child dies of swine flu in Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb 22 (JEN): A 2-year-old child died of swine flu in Kolkata's Dr B C Roy Child Hospital on Sunday.

WHO approves rapid test for Ebola

New York, Feb 21 (JEN): United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it has approved for use a rapid diagnostic test kit for Ebola that can provide results in 15 m ...