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India committed to eliminating Lymphatic filariasis by 2027: Health Minister MandaviyaIndia is committed to eliminating Lymphatic filariasis by 2027, three years ahead of the global target through a multi-partner and multi-se...10 Aug, 2023, 04.56 PM IST- Microsoft boss Bill Gates meets PM Modi, describes the interaction as the ‘highlight’ of his India tourThe netizens condemned him for blocking comments.04 Mar, 2023, 04.18 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
- Lymphatic filariasis not neglected disease for India, multi-drug administration to be held twice a year: MandaviyaAs part of its commitment to eliminate the disease by end of 2027, the health ministry has come up with a renewed five-pronged strategy as ...13 Jan, 2023, 03.03 PM IST
- Dr Subhash Babu, first Indian scientist to be awarded Bailey K. Ashford MedalThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is the world's largest scientific organization in tropical medicine, and the ...08 Nov, 2022, 12.27 PM IST
- Cabinet gives ex-post-facto nod to MoC between health department, Gates FoundationIt covers areas of cooperation aimed at reducing maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality, improve key nutrition outcomes by im...08 Jan, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
- Greater private sector innovation, digital tools key to quality healthcare services in India at low cost: Bill GatesBill Gates, who is currently on a three-day visit to India, said: "Our biggest work has been broadly in the health area helping to get new ...17 Nov, 2019, 12.56 PM IST
- Health cover for only vector-borne diseasesA new health cover by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance covers major infections spread by all types of vectors. It remains operative even dur...16 Jan, 2019, 11.19 AM IST
- The epidemic you don’t know aboutThe national health policy had aimed at eliminating filariasis by 2015. The deadline was extended to 2017 and now has been shifted to 2020.17 Nov, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
- India, neighbours push for leprosy, kala-azar elimination by 2020Adopting a 'Call for Action' at a high-level ministerial meeting in Jakarta, the member countries pledged according the highest priority to...26 Apr, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
- Health budget hiked by 28%; 5,000 PG seats to be createdGovt also announced setting up of two more AIIMS in Jharkhand and Gujarat and asserted that it has prepared an action plan to eliminate kal...01 Feb, 2017, 07.57 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
- 60 died due to malaria this year, 19 due to dengue: J P NaddaHealth Minister Nadda informed LS that 2,56,309 malaria cases have been reported across the country till May this year and 60 people have d...24 Jul, 2015, 05.03 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
- Hygiene Hypothesis: Banishing germs from your life can make you seriously illEvidence accumulates in favour of the hygiene hypothesis, which says that banishing germs from your life can make you seriously ill.21 May, 2012, 10.43 AM IST
- Glaxo to step up capacity for elephantiasis drug productionBritish drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will increase its capacity to make a drug for the treatment of elephantiasis at its manufacturing f...15 Oct, 2010, 02.33 AM IST
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