Donor aid cuts may undo years of progress in combating HIV: StudyUS President Trump's decision to suspend USAID programmes and fund cuts by other countries could lead to 10.8 million new HIV infections an...
Can a collaborative approach break the credit rating impasse?The GSDR report sheds light on ongoing discussions with Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) regarding their approach to various debt restructurin...
Prostate cancer cases to double between 2020 and 2040, deaths to rise by 85 per cent: Lancet studyThe commission called for evidence-based interventions, including early detection and diagnosis, along with education and awareness program...
Stroke of death: Nearly 10 mn people can die from stroke by 2050, claims new studyThe number of stroke deaths in LMICs is projected to rise sharply - widening the gap with HICs - by increasing from 5.7 million in 2020 to ...
Nearly 10 million could die of stroke annually by 2050: Lancet reportThe number of stroke deaths in LMICs is projected to rise sharply - widening the gap with HICs - by increasing from 5.7 million in 2020 to ...
Cancer treatment complications lead to death of 1 in 15 children, says studyApproximately one in every 15 children undergoing cancer treatment in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) die from complications arisin...
India could face third highest economic burden of COPD from 2020-50: Lancet StudyThe global death toll of COPD was found to have increased by 14.1 per cent between 2009 and 2019, an increase that the study attributed to ...
Aurobindo Pharma arm signs pact with Medicines Patent Pool to develop anti-cancer drugIndia's Aurobindo Pharma has announced that its subsidiary Eugia Pharma Specialities has signed a voluntary sub-licensing agreement with Me...
Hetero gets WHO prequalification for generic Covid antiviral PaxlovidThis is the first WHO prequalification for Paxlovid - a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir which is recommended for treating mild an...
Serum Institute, Symbiosis to set up research centre for vaccine developmentThe R&D (Research & Development) centre will lead the development of new vaccines, technologies, products and innovations in immunisation p...
Pfizer plans tiered pricing for its Covid antiviral PaxlovidPfizer has signed a voluntary licensing with UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) allowing the latter to grant sub-licences of Paxlovid to...
MSD to sign licensing pacts with 5 Indian drug firms for oral drug candidate for COVID-19MSD has decided to enter into non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements for molnupiravir with five established Indian generic manufactur...
Biocon Biologics to provide cancer biosimilars to 30 countries in Africa, AsiaBiocon Biologics said it aims to deliver substantial savings to healthcare systems by enhancing access and availability of these high-quali...
Remittances to South Asia to dip 22% in 2020: World BankIn 2019, India received $83.1 billion in remittances from people working overseas.
India's antibiotics usage witnessed maximum rise among LMICs in 15 years: StudyDoctors and experts have warned that with the prolonged use of antibiotics, many patients have become anti-antibiotic that even the primary...
Alcohol use may increase risk of cancer, injury: StudyHigh alcohol intake and heavy episodic drinking were both associated with significant increases in risk of overall mortality.
Limiting access to pesticides can prevent suicides: WHOMore than 800,000 people die by suicide every year, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention.