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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urges pharma industry to increase share of generic drugs in India

News Desk August 13, 2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday urged the pharma industry to consider domestic manufacturing of medicines which are soon going to be off patent under Atmanirbhar Bharat Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday urged the pharma industry to consider domestic

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40% COVID-recovered Patients are having Post-COVID Symptoms, AIG Survey finds

News Desk July 14, 2021

AIG Hospitals Launches India’s First Dedicated Post-COVID Care Clinic Hyderabad, 12 July 2021: In India, as we clocked over 3 crore COVID recoveries, the incidence of Post-COVID symptoms is noticeably increasing across the country. AIG Hospitals – one of the country’s largest super specialty Hospitals, recently carried out a PAN India online survey to understand the true

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Social Reformer, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak unveils Earlier Human Scavengers, Now Brahmins

News Desk July 12, 2021

with an aim to further improve social streamlining, well known Social reformer and Founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak has devised a novel experiment, in which people will have the freedom to choose their own caste, as they have the freedom to change their religion.   While delivering his lecture through Zoom network […]

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Israel sees probable link between Pfizer vaccine and myocarditis cases

News Desk June 4, 2021

Israel’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday it had found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination. Pfizer has said it has not observed a higher rate of the condition, known as myocarditis, than would normally be expected […]

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“My motto has always been, to provide ‘Health to those without Wealth” – Dr. Harsh Vardhan

News Desk March 27, 2021

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH focusing on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’ through a video conference today. Reiterating the commitments of the government towards fulfilling the goal of Health for all, the Union Minister noted, “It is a top priority for […]

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WHO and UNICEF recommit to accelerating health and well-being at all ages

News Desk September 19, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF today signed a new collaborative framework which will accelerate joint public health efforts that put the most marginalized and vulnerable populations first. The new Strategic Collaboration Framework builds on a robust 70-year collaboration between the two organizations, and prioritizes four strategic areas for immediate

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Trump Administration reveals plans to offer COVID-19 vaccine to all US citizen free of cost

News Desk September 18, 2020

Trump Administration has unveiled its COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan which entails administering the drug to all US citizens free of charge. US government believes a COVID-19 vaccine will be available as soon as January and the distribution plans are outlined in two documents released by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the […]

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Record 97,894 infections pushes India’s COVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh

News Desk September 18, 2020

A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus […]

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COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

News Desk August 11, 2020

The Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), held its fourth meeting on 31 July. In its statement following the meeting, published today, it expressed “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, and highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this COVID-19

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As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns.

News Desk July 15, 2020

Rome – More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world continue to struggle with multiple forms of malnutrition. The latest edition of the State of Food Security and […]