India is one of the countries with highest vaccine confidence: UNICEF reportUNICEF's global flagship report "The State of the World's Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination" emphasizes the significance of child...
20 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
Will the world reach herd immunity against Covid-19?Nature isn’t going to solve the problem, either. It’s unclear how long natural immunity gained from surviving Covid-19 will last, and wheth...
16 Aug, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
1% wastage target could be inimical to vaccination drive: ExpertsThe average wastage of Covid vaccines in India is 6.3% against the allowable wastage of 10% that the health ministry fixed in January.
09 Jun, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-howIt is one of three factories that The Associated Press found on three continents whose owners say they could start producing hundreds of mi...
01 Mar, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
Inside the world's biggest vaccine factory, India's Serum InstituteThe firm, founded in 1966 in the western city of Pune, is producing millions of doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca a...
23 Jan, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3 billion people without accessFrom factory to syringe, the world's most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates need non-stop sterile refrigeration to stay potent and s...
25 Oct, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseasesAs the world focuses on the pandemic, experts fear losing ground in the long fight against other infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosi...
16 Apr, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
Zydus Cadila boosts HCQ production 10XThe company with over Rs 13,000-crore revenue is helping the government to build a stockpile of 10 crore dosages of the drug, Zydus group c...
08 Apr, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres to be set up by 2022: SurveyPrimary healthcare accounts for 52.1 per cent of India's current public expenditure on health as per the National Health Estimates, 2016-17...
31 Jan, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Bharat Biotech keen to revive Rs 600 crore TN vaccine complexWith a planned annual capacity of 585 million, the project proposed to make pentavalent, or five-in-one, combination vaccine, BCG vaccine, ...
03 Jan, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Cipla ties up with Serum Institute to sell vaccines in South AfricaCipla said it had agreed to an exclusive deal with Serum Institute to supply vaccines to South Africa, adding a new market to their partner...
08 Oct, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
540 killed in Yemen; relief agencies warn of dire situationUNICEF, meanwhile, said at least 74 children have been confirmed killed and 44 maimed since March 26, but added that it believed the toll t...
07 Apr, 2015, 08.36 PM IST
- Now, China turns the heat on India’s vaccine makers
After spitting fire at Indian pharma sector's active pharma ingredients (APIs) makers, the Chinese dragon is now turning its wrath on India...
20 Dec, 2012, 09.08 AM IST
- Significant reduction in HIV cases, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
India is witnessing a significant reduction in fresh cases of deadly HIV, which have come down by as much as 57 per cent, said Azad.
18 Dec, 2012, 03.19 PM IST
World Economic Forum Davos 2012: Bill Gates on improving healthcare, governance, education & philanthropy in India"Room for more philanthropy but real imperative is when you grow as much as India, & have its economic performance, you can do a lot better"
05 Feb, 2012, 11.57 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 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