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Health

Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years: WHO

Infants accounted for 101 million of the lives saved through immunisation over the five decades, said the study.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
South Asia

WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan

WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed. File Photo: UNB
Health

Realising right to health can allow everyone to access high quality facilities: Saima Wazed

Violent ground combat has been underway for weeks, sometimes around Gaza's hospitals. Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza

The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Middle East

World Health Organization says staff member killed in Syria airstrike

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Bangladesh

WHO interested to support capacity-building in Bangladesh health sector: Saima Wazed to PM

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a briefing on global health issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/
Hamas-Israel war

WHO says only more land crossings into Gaza can prevent famine

WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed. File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Over 3.5 billion cases of oral diseases, other related conditions recoded globally in 2019: Saima

Workers sift wheat before filling in sacks at the market yard of the Agriculture Product Marketing Committee (APMC) on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on 16 May 2022. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

World food price index falls in Feb for 7th straight month: FAO

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Bangladesh

Investing in women’s wellbeing must start with substantial increase in overall health expenditure: Saima Wazed

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World+Biz

Measles cases rose 79% globally last year: WHO

WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed. File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Saima Wazed calls for stronger measures against tobacco, vaping

A Palestinian child looks on, at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Hamas-Israel war

WHO head concerned at attacks on Gaza's Rafah