Summer, climate change, tropical diseases: Bihar villages battle elephantiasis, kala azar and moreThe effects of climate change in Bihar, particularly in Sher village, are leading to a rise in diseases like lymphatic filariasis. Public h...
28 Mar, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
A global dengue coalition to deliver treatment within 5 years: Lancet commentThe Dengue Alliance, a coalition of institutions from dengue-endemic countries, plans to develop a new treatment for dengue within five yea...
01 Sep, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
Neglected tropical diseases continue to pose significant health burden in India: ExpertNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to pose a significant health burden on some of the most disadvantaged communities in India, acc...
30 Jan, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
Dr Reddy's, arm tie up with Swiss NGO to treat neglected diseasesAs per the memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement, DNDi will offer its pipeline of new chemical entities, pre-clinical studies, networ...
31 Aug, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
'Antivirals may work against Monkeypox'As per the study published in British medical journal Lancet, researchers analysed patients' response to the first off-label use of two ant...
25 May, 2022, 01.04 AM IST
What are neglected tropical diseases and how has Covid-19 interrupted its control measures?Some common neglected tropical diseases are Buruli Ulcer, Dengue Fever, etc.
12 Mar, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Govt gives nod for WHO global centre for traditional medicine in GujaratThe WHO GCTM will be established under the Ministry of AYUSH.
09 Mar, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Open for Covid and non-Covid diseases: 'Doctors without borders'The medical aid provider, also known as ‘Doctors without borders’ in the English-speaking world, foresees a spike in Covid cases in the hin...
20 May, 2020, 09.03 PM IST
- Ancient syphilis causing genomes recovered
London, June 25 (IANS) Scientists have recovered the first historic genomes from a bacterium that causes syphilis -- a sexually transmitted...
25 Jun, 2018, 06.52 PM IST
India, UK, US to collaborate on neglected diseases initiativeIt involves collaboration between 25 under-graduate and Master's students in Chemistry from participating universities.
05 May, 2017, 03.31 PM IST
NDDB-arm develops world’s first vaccine against tapeworms in pigsIIL has obtained the license the to manufacture and market the vaccine after conducting extensive field trials in India and many other coun...
20 Oct, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
Maldives, Lanka eliminate lymphatic filariasis, India yet to achieve featMaldives and Sri Lanka demonstrates countries and the Region to eliminate all tropical diseases, which mar the lives of people, said Poonam...
03 Jun, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
Abhishek Bachchan to promote campaign on tropical diseasesAbhishek’s appointment makes him the third in a family of actors, after Amitabh and Aishwarya to endorse health-related initiatives.
11 Feb, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
It costs less than Rs 30 for an entire year to treat a person: Dr Neeraj MistryNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are the second largest disease burden in developing and under developed countries in the world.
24 Oct, 2013, 03.54 PM IST
- India must support R&D for neglected diseases
India has been neglecting funding research of diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, sleeping sickness while funds are poured into honing ...
25 Jul, 2011, 06.16 AM IST
- Indian drug makers welcome to join 'patent pool' prog: GSK
Indian drug makers and research cos can join 'patent pool' programme to develope low cost drugs for 16 neglected tropical diseases.
07 Apr, 2009, 06.01 PM IST
- Govt plans grants to pvt cos to cure neglected diseases
The government may soon give non-repayable grant-in-aid to pharmaceutical companies for inventing new drugs for neglected tropical diseases...
07 Mar, 2008, 02.52 AM IST