Centre to seek suggestions from states to amend PCPNDT Act to address sex ratio imbalanceThe Centre will also seek suggestions from states for amending the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, f...
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View: Covid set back our fight against TB, but its lessons are strengthening TB management nowIn every adversity lies an opportunity, and this pandemic has provided us with one to augment TB elimination efforts by strengthening our p...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
When the pandemic hit, India's healthcare industry was quick to adapt to the need of the hourIndian diagnostic companies had experience in developing test assays for dengue, HIV, TB and H1N1, but with Covid-19 the delay in getting h...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
Pandemic: When the going gets tough, innovators step up their gameIndian diagnostic companies had experience in developing test assays for dengue, HIV, TB and H1N1, but with Covid-19 the delay in getting h...
25 Nov, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
Serum Institute conducting phase III clinical trial of tuberculosis vaccine: DBTThe BCG vaccine is administered routinely to all newborns as part of the national childhood immunisation programme to prevent tuberculosis ...
27 Jul, 2020, 09.19 PM IST
Afghanistan could have one of highest COVID-19 infection rates in world: Global migration agencyThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that with almost 2,900 confirmed cases and 90 deaths as of May 5, Afghan officials ...
06 May, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
View: Coronavirus is feeding off other treatmentsExperts have red-flagged serious setbacks to the fight against cancer and TB, both already grappling with dropouts due to traumatic side-ef...
30 Apr, 2020, 10.51 PM IST
View: The ‘Covid-19 vaccine’ buzz should silence the anti-vaccination lobbiesThe western societies which had led the smear campaign are those turning most fervently to the same labs for deliverance. Hope has taken th...
12 Apr, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi: Govt committed to ensuring affordable healthcare for allModi said his government is working to provide more beds, hospitals and doctors and has taken one step after another to bring down treatmen...
07 Jun, 2018, 07.13 PM IST
India needs to invest more in public healthcare: WHOAccording to Bekedam, though India has made enormous progress in the healthcare sector in recent past, still "60 million people are in pove...
11 Dec, 2016, 12.24 PM IST
China's first dark matter satellite concludes in-orbit testingThe satellite's initial findings are expected to appear before the end of the year as it has completed three months of in-orbit testing, th...
18 Mar, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
Government to launch toll-free helpline for Tuberculosis patientsReferring to the eradication of polio from the country, Nadda said, it was important "To do polio to TB".
23 Apr, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Efforts on to improve primary healthcare centres in India: JP Nadda, Health MinisterThe minister discussed with Gates the potential areas of enhanced collaboration in the health sector between the government and BMGF.
20 Apr, 2015, 07.01 PM IST
Tuberculosis rate going down, but not fast enough to meet WHO target"Community support groups/NGOs can be effectively used to create awareness and both WHO and government of India should pursue these collabo...
11 Jan, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Harsh Vardhan announces TB-Mission 2020Vardhan was speaking at WHO's Global TB Symposium titled 'Moving out of the box to end global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy' here.
28 Oct, 2014, 10.44 PM IST
How to usher in vaccinnovation in IndiaThe challenge is to build on India's recent successes in vaccine research to reach the global cutting edge in producing vaccines for killer...
30 Jan, 2012, 02.22 AM IST