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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicWorld Health Organisation

Topic: World Health Organisation

India, Australia on same page on strengthening WHO, Indo-Pacific plans key: Envoy O’Farrell

In an interview, the Australian High Commissioner-designate to India said RCEP doors are still open for New Delhi.

India could ban export of anti-TB drugs as lockdown hits production

In a letter, health ministry secretary Preeti Sudan says production of TB drugs has been affected due to limited manpower, availability of raw materials and transport facilities.

Trump & Johnson face flak for coronavirus response while Batman bows down to real heroes

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Experts fear coronavirus toll could match 1957 influenza pandemic that killed a million

Projections by infectious disease experts say Covid-19 may shape up on the same scale as the Asian flu pandemic of 1957 but is unlikely to match the 1918 Spanish flu.

We need to prepare for pandemics. They’ll keep coming

Every time there’s an epidemic, a common finding is that financing for preparation was inadequate, leading to slow, expensive efforts to deliver aid.

Coronavirus death toll rises to 1,665, confirmed cases jump to 68,500

WHO experts are expected to visit Beijing Sunday to contain the virus, which has spread to several other countries forcing China to temporarily stop tourist arrivals.

If you’re travelling to these 17 countries, you could need a polio vaccine

With polio making a comeback in nations such as Myanmar and China, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working on issuing advisories.

Caesarean deliveries have become an ‘epidemic’ in India — record 300% jump in last decade

New Delhi: Indians are opting for cesarean operations for delivery of children more than ever, latest government data shows. Since 2008-09, cesarean-section deliveries — also...

Antibiotic in human skin can beat superbugs. Now scientists have a way to put it to use

According to a study published in Cell Reports, Indian scientists have discovered a way to stimulate skin cells to secrete antimicrobial peptides.

Malaria cases down in India by 51% in 2018 but it’s still among worst-hit countries

The report released by WHO Wednesday in Geneva states that India reported 15 lakh fewer cases in 2018 as against the previous year.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.