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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Topic: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO chief meets PM Modi’s secy Mishra, commends ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme

Director-General Tedros Adhanom also discussed the possibility of partnership with the Global Traditional Medicine Centre outposted in Jamnagar.

WHO calls on world leaders to invest in global public health, said urgent action needed for AMR

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of return to pre-antibiotic era noting 'Antimicrobial resistance' as a global threat.

WHO chief presses China for ‘full access’ to determine Covid’s origins, says FT report

The WHO chief's comments come as health authorities and pharmaceutical companies across the world have been racing to update vaccines to combat newer emerging coronavirus variants.

Hope to adopt traditional medicines in every country’s national health system: WHO chief

The first-ever global summit on traditional medicine is being held in Gandhinagar as part of G20 health ministers’ meet.

China holds the key to understanding Covid origins, says WHO chief

The virus was first identified in China's Wuhan in Dec 2019, with many suspecting it spread in a live animal market before fanning out around the world & killing nearly 7 million people.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.