All posts tagged "WHO"
-
FACT FILE
Measles-Rubella Vaccination: Is It Safe? All You Need To Know
December 3BOOM answers key questions that parents have been asking about the MR immunisation programme.
-
FACT FILE
Parents Worried About The Polio Vaccine Contamination, Read This
October 8BOOM answers key questions about the polio vaccine contamination controversy.
-
FactCheck
“Swachh Bharat Saved 3 Lakh Children”: Did PM Modi Misquote WHO?
August 15Having achieved 90% of rural sanitation coverage, PM Modi is not entirely wrong in claiming that...
-
Health & Fitness
Budget 2018: India’s Healthcare Crisis Is Holding back National Potential
January 30India has the world’s highest population of stunted children–short for their age–and the country’s failing...
-
FactCheck
India Well Prepared To Face Zika Crisis With 30 Labs: Director General, ICMR
May 31Soumya Swaminathan, Director General of Indian Council for Medical Research explains the steps taken to battle...
-
BOOM Snips
Thailand Eliminates Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV
June 11The World Health Organization declared Thailand as the first country in Asia to eliminate mother-to-child...
-
India
70% Of Urban India’s Sewage Is Untreated
January 27There are four years left for the government target of ensuring all Indians use toilets, but...
-
Health & Fitness
Help For Paralyzed To Walk Again?
January 15Scientists at Geneva’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have found a possible solution for individuals paralysed by...
-
India Hangout
5 Ways To Be Ready To Face Ebola
August 9There is no need to panic but we have to be aware, says Dr Shivkumar Utture,...
Boom Snips
- India To Be Severely ‘Water Stressed’ By 2050
A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages due to a […]
- Bengaluru Violence Over New Provident Fund Rules
Thousands of garment workers in Bengaluru clashed with the police and set buses and cars on fire today, angry with […]
Fact Check
- Pulwama Aftermath: Video From Indonesia Shared With Misleading Context
A month-old video of Indonesian army soldiers overpowering a youth carrying gun is being circulated widely. It is not clear whether the video is that of a mock drill or foiled terrorist attack […]
- The Woman Seen Speaking To Modi In The Video Is Not The Wife Of A Martyred Soldier
The six-year-old video is being shared with the claim that Modi called up a martyred soldier’s wife to offer his condolences […]
- Pulwama Attack: Army Battle Casualties Fund Exists But Not To Buy Weapons
Viral message appealing people to donate to army welfare fund for purchasing weapons for army and providing facilities for war casualties makes a comeback […]
Social Count