Top 10 threats to global health this year: WHO

Vaccine hesitancy For: Mains Topics covered: Top 10 threats to global health this year released by WHO About Vaccine Hesitancy What is vaccination? News Flash In January 2019, the WHO (World Health Organization) listed “vaccine hesitancy” as among the top 10 threats to global health this year. Vaccine hesitancy has been a concern in India. Vaccine Hesitancy It is defined as a “reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines”.…

WHO Launches AWaRe Tool to Guide Antibiotic Use

WHO LAUNCHES AWaRe TOOL TO GUIDE ANTIBIOTIC USE For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: AWaRe- antibiotic tool – significance, aim, threats, Antimicrobial resistance News Flash WHO Essential Medicine List recently developed AWaRe tool to contain rising resistance and make antibiotic use safer and more effective. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global campaign that urges countries to adopt its new online tool aimed at guiding policy-makers and health workers to use…

Top 10 threats to global health this year: WHO

WHO Launches AWaRe Tool to Guide Antibiotic Use

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