WHO and EIB strengthen efforts to combat COVID-19 and build resilient health systems to face future pandemics
Under the agreement the EIB and WHO will support development of the EU Malaria Fund, a new 250 million EUR public-private initiative
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COVID-19 could lead to millions of unintended pregnancies: UN
Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released on Tuesday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners.
Futures of 370 million children in jeopardy because of school closures: UNICEF and WFP
ROME/NEW YORK, 29 April 2020 – As the COVID-19 crisis pushes up levels of hunger among
WHO urges countries not to let COVID-19 eclipse other health issues
Brazzaville – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic
‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO
WHO says can’t say if patients who recovered and have antibodies are protected
In groundbreaking achievement, IIT Delhi develops low cost Probe-free Covid 19 detection assay
Testing kit is the first ever probe-free assay for COVID-19 approved by ICMR
India sends 5.5 million hydroxychloroquine tablets to UAE
The UAE is one of the countries battling the Covid-19 pandemic, with 6302 cases reported till now
India to continue export of Covid-19 related drugs
The Director General of Foreign Trade has notified lifting restrictions on 14 drugs yesterday, April 6.
UN helps Iraq overcome bottlenecks in battle against Covid-19
With a global shortage of supplies and equipment to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the UN health agency has assisted in successfully producing urgently needed laboratory items for testing suspected COVID-19 cases in Iraq.
India puts brakes on hydroxycholoroquine drugs exports to US
By IAR Desk India has banned all exports of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that President