Haryana pharma firm tied to kids' deaths in The Gambia; WHO issues ‘global alert’
WHO warns three cough syrups and an oral solution manufactured by Haryana-based Maiden Pharma are “substandard”, "toxic" and can prove to be ‘fatal’.
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India has no data to challenge WHO excess Covid deaths
Civil Registration System (CSR) data for 2020 is silent on Covid deaths; doesn’t tell the level of registered deaths and Centre’s claim of 99.9% registration level in 2020 is questionable
WHO says 1.4 cr excess Covid deaths in 2 years
20 countries, including India, which represent 50% of the global population, account for over 80% of these excess deaths between January 2020 to December 2021, says the WHO.
Respirator, gloves, eyewear & PPE must for health workers: WHO on Omicron
The WHO guideline emphasises the use of respirator along with other PPE by health workers performing aerosol-generating procedures.
Special WHO session on global pandemic response
The session will establish an intergovernmental negotiating body to draft the instrument. This body is expected to submit its outcome for consideration by the 77th World Health Assembly in 2024.
