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Dr Soumya Swaminathan to be awarded honourary doctorate by Canada's McGill UniversityMore than two centuries old, McGill, a public research university in Montreal, grants honorary degrees to individuals "who have lifetime re...- M S Swaminathan: The master farm scientist who transformed India into brimming breadbasketSwaminathan played a significant role in changing the trajectory of the agriculture sector when farmers were dependent on archaic farming t...
- Agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan passes away at 98; PM Modi recalls his 'groundbreaking agri-work that transformed millions of lives'Swaminathan, who was also hailed as the ‘Father Of Economic Ecology’ by the United Nations, was one of the chief architects of protecting I...
- Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up better against new variant, says WHO Chief Scientist"As expected, T cell immunity holding up better against #Omicron. This will protect us against severe disease. Please get vaccinated if you...
- Vaccination drive needs to be strengthened globally; pandemic treaty being discussed: WHO chief scientistDr Soumya Swaminathan said that discussions are taking place at the global level about having a "pandemic treaty" which binds all the count...
- Investment in healthcare should not be considered as expenditure: Dr Soumya SwaminathanDelivering a keynote address on 'National security preparedness in the age of disasters and pandemics', at the Pune Dialogue on National Se...
- Mandaviya meets WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan, discusses Covaxin approvalAll documents required for Emergency Use Listing have been submitted by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the WHO as of July 9...
- World Health Organisation warns coronavirus herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccinesAt a media briefing on Monday, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancin...
- World Health Organization says vaccine safety top priority, as AstraZeneca pauses study"Just because we talk about speed...it doesn't mean we start compromising or cutting corners on what would normally be assessed," Dr. Soumy...
- Biocon boss Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw tests positive for Covid-19, says she has mild symptoms; Mariwala wishes a speedy recoverySharing the news in a tweet, Shaw wrote, "I have added to the Covid count by testing positive."
- Create army of COVID-19 contact tracers: WHO offical to Ahmedabad Municipal CorporationChief scientist of the WHO Dr Soumya Swaminathan stressed on the need to create a big army of contact tracers consisting of students and gr...
- Coronavirus: World Health Organization chief scientist sees no herd immunity yetHerd immunity is usually achieved through vaccination and occurs when most of a population is immune to a disease, blocking its continued s...
- WHO team to visit China next week to investigate origins of coronavirusWHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in January about an agreement with China for sending a team of international exper...
- Swaminathans: Illustrious dad, daughter come together for a healthier IndiaThe 94-yr-old agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan is working with his daughter Soumya Swaminathan on projects which aim to grow crops th...
- Indian doctor Soumya Swaminathan new WHO deputy director-generalThe new WHO leadership team was announced on Tuesday by director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was elected to the post in May.
- New panel to shortlist names for AIIMS director's post to meet on January 9"The newly constituted search-cum-selection committee was scheduled to meet on January 6. But it has been postponed to January 9," source a...
- After surrogacy, government to regulate IVF, sperm banksWhile regulating clinics, the ART bill is expected to set forth norms for procedures, sperm donations and embryo transfers as well.
- Less than $1 spent on each Indian for health researchIndia's per capita expenditure on health research is less than $1. And, just 3% of this is spent on public health research.
- Indian Council of Medical Research DG calls for new researches on tribal healthThe living standard of the tribals is changing fast, and hence non-communicable diseases are also increasing among them, she noted.
- No new mutant strain in Delhi dengue outbreak: ICMR Director General Dr Soumya SwaminathanSwaminathan, a paediatrician and a researcher on infectious diseases, says that four sero types circulate in India and this year, Delhi is ...
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