Taiwan attended WHO assembly in the past as observer, but China began blocking its participation in 2017 after ex-President Tsai Ing-wen's refusal to agree with 'one China' stand.
The draft agreement prepared by the United Nations health body talks about strengthening global collaboration to prepare for, prevent and respond to pandemics.
The World Bank has called for “immediate, free, and unimpeded access of medical supplies, food and life-essential services through all available means at speed and scale to the people of Gaza.”
WHO's current recommendation development and prequalification (PQ) or Emergency Use Listing (EUL) assessment processes are being expedited for COVID-19 products.
In a statement, WHO said the transition from long-stay tertiary psychiatric institutions to community-based care would benefit both individuals and society as a whole.
Study, conducted by NCD Risk Factor Collaboration & WHO, shows that nearly 880 million adults globally living with obesity in 2022 — 4.5 times higher than the number recorded in 1990.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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