Recognizing the need for cross-country collaborations in the current pandemic scenario to build a future-ready healthcare ecosystem, apex healthcare body, NATHEALTH-Healthcare Federation of India today signed an MoU with The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Under this agreement, both federations will mutually strengthen healthcare systems by developing and providing leadership education and development experiences
Nearly 12 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine will be available in June, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. In May, 7,94 crore doses were available for vaccination. In a statement, the ministry said the allocation of supplies to states and union territories is decided on the consumption
Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official sources said on Sunday amid complaint by states about the shortage of anti-coronavirus vaccine jabs. In a recent
The Resident Doctors Association of the AIIMS on Sunday wrote to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan urging him to implement the gargle lavage method in detection of COVID-19 and also give due credit to researchers of the hospital and THSTI for this diagnosis. Earlier this week,
The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organisation to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected. WHO and Chinese experts issued a first
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has developed a simple and fast method of swab collection and processing for RT-PCR coronavirus test which could be used in rural and tribal areas. The method is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly and comfortable, the Council for Scientific and
Vaccine, being a biological product, takes time for harvesting and quality testing and this cannot be done overnight to ensure a safe product, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said Government of India, through the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19
Mobile apps for smartphones are changing the way doctors and their patients approach medicine and health issues. As apps and technology improve, healthcare professionals are able to look at data on a regular basis, rather than once a year. Overall, wearables have the potential to affect
Ms. Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare Wishing women across the globe on this occasion of This International Day of Action for Women's Health. I hope that all of us continue to start taking a lot more concrete steps towards taking care of
Apollo Hospitals begins offering the Antibody Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) to patients with mild and moderate COVID and at high risk of developing severe COVID Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi today announced that Roche India’s Antibody Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) distributed by Cipla Ltd. is available for
