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Rotaviruses, each about 70 nm wide, in the faeces of an infected child as recorded by a transmisssion electron micrograph. Credit: Dr Graham Beards/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Unported

Fight Against Rotavirus Boosted as Government Expands Rotavac Coverage

T.V. Venkateswaran and Jyoti Singh 29/11/2017

About 22% of all annual deaths worldwide due to...

An estimated 1.7 million people died from TB in 2016. Credit: PTI

India Has Highest Number of New TB Cases Reported in 2016, Says WHO

India was followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria...

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A New Administration Settles in at the WHO

Priti Patnaik 04/10/2017

A new team and a new programme of work...

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Syrian Polio Outbreak Setback for Global Eradication Efforts

Tom Miles 09/06/2017

The discovery is a fresh blow for hopes of...

People take part in the annual "Equality Parade" in Warsaw

WHO Warns Hepatitis A Cases May Increase in Gay Pride Season

Reuters 08/06/2017

With the limited availability of the vaccine and men...

WHO Ranks Antibiotics in Attempt to Fight Drug Resistance

Tom Miles 07/06/2017

The new "essential medicines list" includes 39 antibiotics for...

Rosana Vieira Alves and her 5-month-old daughter Luana Vieira, who was born with microcephaly, pose for picture in the sea of Porto de Galinhas, a beach located in Ipojuca, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, March 2, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino/Files

India Used Questionable Loophole to Hide Its Zika Cases From the WHO

Anoo Bhuyan 02/06/2017

Indian officials say there was no responsibility to inform...