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Dr Poonam Khetrapal continues as Regional Director WHO SE Asia
biospectrumasia
September 06, 2018
The leadership provided by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has seen the WHO South-East Asia Region emerge as the top performer in the organization globally.
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WHO HCV Guidelines recommends Ascletis' Ravidasvir
biospectrumasia
August 10, 2018
Ravidasvir is a next-generation, best-in-class and pan-genotypic HCV NS5A inhibitor with a high genetic barrier to resistance
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WHO Recognizes New Antifungal Class by Granting ibrexafungerp as International Non-Proprietary Name for SCY-078
americanpharmaceuticalreview
July 24, 2018
SCYNEXIS announced the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Non-proprietary Name (INN) group has assigned the generic name "ibrexafungerp" for its lead candidate SCY-078,
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After thousands of vaccinations, WHO reports Congo Ebola outbreak has 'largely been contained'
fiercevaccines
July 23, 2018
More than a month after health officials started a vaccine campaign in response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Congo, the World Health Organization reports that the spread of the disease has "largely been contained."
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Strengthen efforts to immunize 5 million unvaccinated children: WHO
biospectrumasia
July 18, 2018
The WHO South-East Asia Region records about 37 million births every year, of them over 88% children are now getting three doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccines annually, an indicator of basic vaccination coverage.
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After thousands of vaccinations, WHO reports Congo Ebola outbreak has 'largely been contained'
fiercevaccines
July 10, 2018
More than a month after health officials started a vaccine campaign in response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Congo, the World Health Organization reports that the spread of the disease has "largely been contained."
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Strides Shasun gets WHO pre-qualification for rectal artesunate product
financialexpress
June 29, 2018
Strides Shasun has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its rectal artesunate product for the pre-referral management of severe malaria. The pre-qualification from the WHO
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WHO joins hands with WHF for World No Tobacco Day
biospectrumasia
June 01, 2018
Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure are major causes of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks and stroke, contributing to approximately 3 million deaths per year. But evidence reveals a serious lack of knowledge of the multiple health ri
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Tobacco is responsible for more than one in ten deaths: WHF
biospectrumasia
May 30, 2018
The theme of WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 on 31 May is: "Tobacco breaks hearts, choose health and not tobacco"
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WHO starts its first Cholera vaccine campaign in Yemen
biospectrumasia
May 09, 2018
The plan is to provide oral vaccinations, which has begun in four districts in Aden targeting 350,000 people.