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WHO sacks director of Western Pacific over complaints of racial discrimination

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Dr. Takeshi Kasai, WHO director of West Pacific region headquartered in Manila, fired after allegations of racial misconduct
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After flagging Indian cough syrup for deaths of children in Gambia, WHO fails to provide documents to Govt, investigation delayed: Details

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On October 31, the Medicine Control Agency of Gambia informed that they did not find any link between the deaths and the cough syrups.
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India gives a befitting reply to New York Times over its report alleging India is stalling WHO’s efforts to make the global Covid death...

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gave a befitting reply to NYT for asserting India was stalling WHO from publishing global death toll estimate of Covid-19 pandemic
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8 polio workers including 4 women killed in Afghanistan, UN issues statement: Details

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Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only 2 countries where polio hasn't yet been eradicated.
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Serum Institute’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax gets WHO approval for emergency use

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Covovax, a vaccine developed by SII and US-based Novovax, became the 9th Covid-19 vaccine to be approved by the WHO
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WHO names new Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’: Here is why they skipped the Greek alphabets Nu and Xi, drawing international ire

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While Covid 19 cases were declining a new variant labelled as 'Omicron' (B.1.1.529) has left health experts and markets worried
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Anthony Fauci had argued that ‘gain-of-function’ virus experiments were worth the risk of a pandemic: Report

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The National Institutes of Health, under which the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases functions, had reportedly funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan, China, in the years leading up to the pandemic.
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WHO chief Tedros, accused of covering up epidemic in Ethiopia, wants wealthy nations to halt inoculating the ‘healthy’, donate to poor nations

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The WHO chief had come under severe criticism for their conduct since the pandemic broke out in China.
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‘UP going the last mile to stop COVID-19,’ WHO lauds Yogi Govt’s efforts to tackle spread: Here is what the UP Govt is doing...

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Efforts of Yogi Govt to tackle the Coronavirus surge gets acclamation from the World health organisation (WHO).
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Scientists point out flaws in WHO investigation into Coronavirus origins, demand unrestricted and independent probe: Details

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The letter emphasised that the joint team of WHO and Chinese experts lacked the required access, mandate and independence to come to a definitive conclusion about the origins of the Coronavirus.
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