Healthcare access for all Indians by 2047: AI and health data have roles to playIndia aims for universal healthcare access by 2047. A new report proposes a tiered system. This system uses data and AI. It categorizes the...
25 Nov, 2024, 01.31 PM IST
Employee engagement to climate engagement: How the HR value chain is getting updatedOrganisations are integrating ESG norms into HR practices, aligning culture with values and mission. A report shows 55% of Indian CXOs beli...
27 Sep, 2024, 04.23 PM IST
Clinical trials of new BCG vaccine for TB to start soon, says former CSIR chiefAccording to the India TB Report 2022, the number of 'incident TB patients' (new and relapse cases) notified during 2021 stood at 19.3 lakh...
06 Jan, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
NIRT plans study on whether booster BCG can help prevent tuberculosisThe efficacy of BCG vaccination in newborns is well known and has a documented protective effect against meningitis and disseminated TB in ...
04 Jul, 2022, 07.59 PM IST
Serum Institute seeks emergency use authorisation for its rBCG tuberculosis vaccineThe EUA application was submitted on March 22 by Prakash Kumar Singh, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Serum Institute ...
27 Mar, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
2nd wave hits consumer sentiment; but digital, healthcare, vaccination willingness key positives: BCGLess affluent consumers are more skeptical about economic outlook and concerned about health, while daily lifestyles have been impacted mor...
14 Jun, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
BCG vaccine used to treat tuberculosis can lower the risk of contracting Covid, says studyThe reasons for the lower SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in the BCG group were not clear.
24 Nov, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Mandatory BCG vaccination may make COVID-19 less virulent in India, suggests studyThe bacille Calmette-Gurin (BCG) vaccine has a documented protective effect against meningitis and disseminated TB in children, according t...
08 May, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
BCG vaccine not recommended for virus: WHOThe statement gains significance for countries including India, where some states are considering using the BCG vaccine for clinical trials...
15 Apr, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
US scientists link BCG vaccination with fewer coronavirus cases, Indian scientists hopeful but cautious"We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination, such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been mo...
04 Apr, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
Nations with mandatory TB vaccines show fewer coronavirus deaths: StudyWith nearly 900,000 cases and 45,000 deaths, the world is struggling to control Covid-19.
02 Apr, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
GreenSignal Bio Pharma fixes price band of Rs 76-80 for IPOGSBPL is one of the four companies worldwide who have been WHO-prequalified to supply the BCG vaccine to UNICEF.
03 Nov, 2016, 08.26 PM IST
India tops chart in financial inclusion progress: BCGThe report noted that India also leads the pack in progress on financial inclusion as nearly 200 million people have gained access to finan...
21 Jul, 2016, 06.46 PM IST
BCCL named as one of India’s ‘local dynamos'; figures alongside Flipkart and IndiGo in BCG reportBCCL figures alongside online retailer Flipkart and airline IndiGo in the BCG report, which is on business in emerging markets.
23 Sep, 2014, 04.57 AM IST
Manipal Health Enterprises acquires Rajasthan’s S K Soni HospitalEstablished in 2004, S K Soni Hospital is one of Rajasthan's largest private multi-specialty hospitals with super specialisations in cancer...
18 Feb, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
- Panel slams closure of three govt vaccine cos
A health ministry-appointed committee termed the reason for the closure of three state-run vaccine making units in 2008 as illegal.
30 Oct, 2010, 06.27 AM IST
- Panel slams closure of three govt vaccine cos
A health ministry-appointed committee termed the reason for the closure of three state-run vaccine making units in 2008, which resulted in ...
30 Oct, 2010, 03.30 AM IST