G20 leaders stress on achieving universal health coverage, enhancing pandemic preparednessWhile highlighting the public health dimension of the world drug problem, the leaders called for strong international counter-narcotics coo...
11 Sep, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director generalThe World Health Organisation (WHO), DG, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid is still around and countermeasures a...
20 Aug, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Pandemic taught us that nobody is safe until everyone is safe: Union minister Bharati Pawar at G20 meetIndia's G20 Presidency has focused on the philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' - the world is one family and has underlined the importance...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
India played key role in drugs manufacturing, vaccine development during Covid pandemic: WHO chief scientistDr Farrar, who is attending the third G20 Health Working Group meeting here, praised India for the way it has hosted the G20 presidency des...
06 Jun, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
G20: India proposes medical countermeasure coordination platform to set standards for public goodIndia has proposed to set up a coordinating mechanism on medical countermeasures at WHO. The mechanism will focus on strengthening the glob...
04 Jun, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Threat of pandemics far from over: Minister Bharati Pawar at G20 meetUnion Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar has said that the threat of pandemics is far from over and calle...
04 Jun, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Covid highlighted need for more robust, inclusive, responsive global health architecture: Mansukh MandaviyaThe Covid pandemic has exposed the fault lines in the global health architecture and highlighted the need to make it more robust, inclusive...
13 May, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
India is very well-poised to lead G20 countries: WHO representative to India at 2nd Health Working Group meeting in GoaSpeaking at the 2nd G20 Health Working Group meeting in Goa, Ofrin said, "It has been an exciting three days now. Focus on 3 agenda items, ...
20 Apr, 2023, 07.24 AM IST
G20 meet: Members support three priorities for health sector put forth by IndiaIndia put forth three priorities for the health sector in the second G20 Health Working Group meeting and received support from participati...
19 Apr, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
First G20 Health Working Group meeting to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from Jan 18-20After assuming its G20 presidency on December 1, 2022 India will now host its First Health Working Group (HWG) meeting from January 18 to 2...
16 Jan, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
US procures anti-radiation drugs worth $290 million after Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threatsUS President Joe Biden approved the massive purchase of Nplate earlier in the week, right after Vladimir Putin issued threats of a nuclear ...
07 Oct, 2022, 09.24 PM IST
Mandaviya reemphasizes urgent need for bringing transparency and accountability in WHO functioning"The ongoing pandemic has posed multiple challenges on the health systems across the globe, developed and developing countries alike... (It...
20 Jun, 2022, 09.13 PM IST
India initiates anti-dumping probe against acid from China, KoreaThe duty is aimed at ensuring fair trading practices and creating a level-playing field for domestic producers vis-a-vis foreign producers ...
27 Jan, 2022, 08.22 PM IST
Indemnity demand holding up Pfizer jab’s India approvalPfizer has signed an indemnity clause with many countries that are using its vaccine, absolving the company from paying any legal cost in c...
06 May, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
India's pharmaceutical companies hope Biden will not push for 'Made in America' drugsThe industry is closely watching what stance the president elect will take with regards to the generic drug industry, and hope that he woul...
09 Nov, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Centre may take up Trump's foreign medicines restrictions during FTA talks, downplays impactUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that requires Washington to develop a list of essential medicines and buy them as w...
08 Aug, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Industry fears Trump's 'Buy American' order may hurt India's pharmaceutical companiesTrump's buy-American plan calls for US agencies to increase procurement by limiting competition to those essential medicines, medical count...
08 Aug, 2020, 08.15 AM IST