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
Search on for more antifungal drugs: Drug regulatorIndia’s drug regulator is examining the use of alternative drugs for the treatment of mucormycosis, the fungal infection which has become t...
02 Jun, 2021, 08.23 AM 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
Malaria eradication top priority for govt: Harsh VardhanThere are a couple of diseases which are on the radar of the health ministry and malaria is one of them, the Union Health Minister said.
09 Sep, 2019, 04.34 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
India will be free of leprosy this year: J P NaddaHe claimed that Uttar Pradesh, which used to lag behind other states in the health sector, has taken a big leap ahead because of various sc...
09 Jun, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
Gorakhpur tragedy: UP CM Yogi Adityanath promises stringent action"Strong actions will be taken....Those who are guilty will not be go unpunished," UP CM Yogi Adityanath promised during a press brief.
13 Aug, 2017, 03.41 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
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
Government developing traditional drugs for vector-borne diseasesAYUSH SL has also been developed by this council for the treatment of filarisis. Early this year, the council had also developed an anti-ma...
25 Nov, 2016, 05.34 PM IST
This year's dengue toll stands at 17 as against last year's threeOnly three people had died of dengue in Delhi last year as against 17 this year, according to health data released today.
22 Sep, 2015, 10.56 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
Zydus ties up with US-based research centre NIAD to develop vaccineThe Group employs over 16,500 people worldwide, including over 1,600 scientists in R&D. Cadila Healthcare is part of Zydus Group.
23 Apr, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
- GVK BIO selected as preferred provider for 14 global PDPs
Drug discovery research and development organisation GVK Biosciences has been selected as a preferred provider to a consortium of 14 global...
16 May, 2011, 03.09 PM IST
- Made no promises for Amethi on IT: Bill Gates
Gates denied media reports saying he had made IT promises to Amethi.
12 May, 2010, 11.13 PM IST
- Govt secures interest-free $518 million loan from World Bank
Govt secured an interest-free loan of $518 million from the World Bank group which would be used for eradicating polio and diseases spread ...
13 Feb, 2009, 06.19 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