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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicWorld Health Organisation

Topic: World Health Organisation

US Health Secretary urges WHO for ‘transparent’ 2nd phase of Covid origins investigation

In a video message Tuesday, Xavier Becerra urged that next phase of investigation should give international experts the independence to fully assess the source of the virus.

WHO chief thanks India, South Africa for initiative to waive ITRIPS rules for Covid products

In his opening remarks to the World Health Assembly, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on nations to share doses through Covid Vaccine Global Access (COVAX).

Bharat Biotech submits 90% documents to WHO to obtain emergency use listing for Covaxin

The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech Ltd is expected to submit the remaining documents by June and is confident about obtaining WHO's authorisation for EUL, sources said.

Religious & political events among factors that accelerated Covid cases in India: WHO

In its Covid weekly epidemiological update, WHO said the exact contributions of each of these factors on increased transmission are not well understood.

Nearly 255 million jobs lost due to Covid globally, signs of economic recovery fragile — ILO

The International Labour Organization said global economy will end this year with the equivalent of 90 million fewer full-time jobs than before the outbreak.

1 year since Wuhan locked down — how the first Covid-19 epicentre tackled the pandemic

The 76-day lockdown in Wuhan was imposed on 23 January 2020, two days before the Chinese New Year. While it tackled the virus spread, the approach received criticism too.

US President-elect Joe Biden to mend ties with WHO, send Anthony Fauci to speak

Biden is underscoring that he intends to set a new science-based tone in seeking to reverse Donald Trump’s ways of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

WHO advises against use of remdesivir to treat hospitalised Covid patients

WHO experts say their findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean remdesivir is ineffective, but that there is no evidence it improves patient-important outcomes.

WHO likely to give nod to novel polio vaccine before end of 2020, says report

Vaccine-derived polio poses threats of larger outbreaks, which can be fought with the new genetically modified vaccine that is still in trials.

Behind Covid curve or tropical boon? India sees declining cases as US & Europe see surge

Global hotspots including the US, France, Spain, UK, Germany and Italy witnessed a sharp rise in cases in the last week, unlike India. But experts warn against complacency.

On Camera

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.