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"Rich Nations Contribute More To WHO": Soumya Swaminathan on Trump's Funding Remarks
Former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said the US opting out of WHO would not be good for anyone including that country.
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Joe Biden Proposes Expansion Of Weight Loss Drug Access, Trump Cabinet Differs
Outgoing US President Joe Biden proposed Tuesday to give millions more Americans access to weight loss drugs -- but Donald Trump's incoming health chief looked set to shoot down the idea.
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Trump Taps TVs "Dr. Oz" To Head US Public Health Insurance Program
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was appointing Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV celebrity known as "Dr. Oz," to lead the United States' massive public health insurance program.
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"Generations May Not Forgive Us": WHO Chief's Warning On Future Pandemics
The head of the World Health Organization voiced fears Monday that countries will fail to strike a pandemic preparedness agreement by May, saying "future generations may not forgive us".
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong To Renounce US Citizenship Over Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet in a statement described this decision was a "major setback" for sexual and reproductive health across the US.
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"Access To Safe Abortion Saves Lives": WHO Chief Amid US Supreme Court Row
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that access to safe abortions saves lives, after a leaked draft ruling indicated the US Supreme Court was mulling ending nationwide legal abortions.
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US Homeland Security Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home per health guidelines, spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said.
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"Olympic Spirit At Its Best": IOC Chief Thomas Bach Praises Struggling Simone Biles
Tokyo Olympics: IOC chief Thomas Bach praised US superstar gymnast Simone Biles and said that she had shown "Olympic spirit at its best" on her fellow gymnasts despite being sidelined with mental problems.
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Antony Blinken Meets WHO Chief, Supports Probe Into Covid Origins
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency's investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic
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US' Blinken Meets WHO Chief, Supports Probe Into Covid Origins
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency's investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic
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"PM Has Given Us A Target - No Third Wave": Health Ministry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the country and his government an ambitious target - to stop a potential third wave of COVID-19 cases in India before it even begins - Dr VK Paul, chief of India's Covid task force, said during a press briefing.
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"Modi Government Has Failed People Of India": Sonia Gandhi On Covid
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the Covid pandemic, saying "let us be absolutely clear - the system hasn't failed... the Modi government has failed the people of our country"
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"Monumental Moment": WHO Chief Hails US Support For Vaccine Patent Waiver
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday hailed the United States' support for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, describing it as a "historic decision".
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Former US Health Body Chief Says Coronavirus "Escaped" From Chinese Lab
The former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the coronavirus escaped from a laboratory in China, he said in an interview that aired Friday.
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Serum's Adar Poonawalla Warns Of Delays As US Prioritizes Pfizer
The head of the world's biggest vaccine maker and the World Health Organization's chief scientist said manufacturers of coronavirus shots face a global shortage of the raw materials needed to churn out the inoculations.
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"Rich Nations Contribute More To WHO": Soumya Swaminathan on Trump's Funding Remarks
Former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said the US opting out of WHO would not be good for anyone including that country.
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Joe Biden Proposes Expansion Of Weight Loss Drug Access, Trump Cabinet Differs
Outgoing US President Joe Biden proposed Tuesday to give millions more Americans access to weight loss drugs -- but Donald Trump's incoming health chief looked set to shoot down the idea.
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Trump Taps TVs "Dr. Oz" To Head US Public Health Insurance Program
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was appointing Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV celebrity known as "Dr. Oz," to lead the United States' massive public health insurance program.
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"Generations May Not Forgive Us": WHO Chief's Warning On Future Pandemics
The head of the World Health Organization voiced fears Monday that countries will fail to strike a pandemic preparedness agreement by May, saying "future generations may not forgive us".
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong To Renounce US Citizenship Over Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet in a statement described this decision was a "major setback" for sexual and reproductive health across the US.
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"Access To Safe Abortion Saves Lives": WHO Chief Amid US Supreme Court Row
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that access to safe abortions saves lives, after a leaked draft ruling indicated the US Supreme Court was mulling ending nationwide legal abortions.
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US Homeland Security Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home per health guidelines, spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said.
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"Olympic Spirit At Its Best": IOC Chief Thomas Bach Praises Struggling Simone Biles
Tokyo Olympics: IOC chief Thomas Bach praised US superstar gymnast Simone Biles and said that she had shown "Olympic spirit at its best" on her fellow gymnasts despite being sidelined with mental problems.
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Antony Blinken Meets WHO Chief, Supports Probe Into Covid Origins
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency's investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic
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US' Blinken Meets WHO Chief, Supports Probe Into Covid Origins
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency's investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic
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"PM Has Given Us A Target - No Third Wave": Health Ministry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the country and his government an ambitious target - to stop a potential third wave of COVID-19 cases in India before it even begins - Dr VK Paul, chief of India's Covid task force, said during a press briefing.
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"Modi Government Has Failed People Of India": Sonia Gandhi On Covid
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the Covid pandemic, saying "let us be absolutely clear - the system hasn't failed... the Modi government has failed the people of our country"
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"Monumental Moment": WHO Chief Hails US Support For Vaccine Patent Waiver
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday hailed the United States' support for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, describing it as a "historic decision".
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Former US Health Body Chief Says Coronavirus "Escaped" From Chinese Lab
The former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the coronavirus escaped from a laboratory in China, he said in an interview that aired Friday.
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Serum's Adar Poonawalla Warns Of Delays As US Prioritizes Pfizer
The head of the world's biggest vaccine maker and the World Health Organization's chief scientist said manufacturers of coronavirus shots face a global shortage of the raw materials needed to churn out the inoculations.
