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Sanjay Trivedi

Dec 28, 20171 min read

WHO to recognize gaming disorder as mental health condition in 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) is adding an unexpected disorder to its list of mental health conditions in 2018. Next year, people...

Sanjay Trivedi

Jun 11, 20173 min read

youth consumption of tobacco sees marked decrease: J P Nadda

Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare was conferred the WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for global...

Sanjay Trivedi

May 7, 20171 min read

WHO to begin pilot prequalification of biosimilars for cancer treatment

This year WHO will launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines, a step towards making some of the most expensive...