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States, UTs asked to monitor Lympathic Filarisis elimination campaign, says Union Health Minister NaddaUnion Health Minister J P Nadda has urged states and UTs to monitor the Lymphatic Filariasis elimination campaign with the involvement of p...- WHO felicitates India for elimination of trachoma as public health problemIndia was honored by the WHO for eliminating trachoma, following Nepal and Myanmar. Other recognitions included Bhutan for achieving cervic...
- 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...
- Living with lymphatic filariasis: Stigma, struggle and tenuous survival for thousands in IndiaLymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease affecting thousands in India. It is most prevalent in Uttar Pradesh...
- Centre sets 95% coverage target for Mass Drug Administration campaignThe campaign aims to check disease transmission by providing free preventive medications to the residents in areas affected by the disease....
- 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...
- Microsoft boss Bill Gates meets PM Modi, describes the interaction as the ‘highlight’ of his India tourThe netizens condemned him for blocking comments.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- It costs less than Rs 30 for an entire year to treat a person: Dr Neeraj Mistry
- 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...
- Indian drug makers welcome to join 'patent pool' prog: GSKIndian drug makers and research cos can join 'patent pool' programme to develope low cost drugs for 16 neglected tropical diseases.
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