In a meeting today, countries of WHO South-East Asia Region adopted a Ministerial Declaration which resolves to strengthen health system resilience for ensuring health security, achieve Sustainable Development Goals for health, achieve universal health coverage. The member countries committed to reorient health systems towards comprehensive primary health care through increased public investments which
The Union Health Ministry has constituted a committee for framing of New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act. As per the terms of reference of the order titled ‘Constitution of Committee for Framing of New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act’, the committee shall undertake
Physicians in India can now access multiple first-line treatment options for patients with common and relatively difficult-to-treat EGFR mutation (Exon 21 L858R) Patients in India with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations, can now benefit from monotherapy drugs
There is was an outbreak of dengue in UP. Now, the disease seems to spread in the capital, Delhi as well. In fact, 124 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year. Compared to last year, only 96 dengue cases were reported in Delhi. Similarly,
12-year-old boy from Chathamangalam died following Nipah infection followed which the number of his contacts, traced by the health department, rose to 251, of which 11 are symptomatic. On Monday evening, health minister Veena George said the condition of all symptomatic contacts, including parents, relatives of
The city-based hospitals have recorded a huge rise in vector-borne diseases. According to Civil Hospital authorities, the OPDs for these diseases – primarily dengue and chikungunya – has reached about 3000 to 5000 cases daily. While majority of the cases do not need hospitalization, about 150-200
The frontline health workers of Himachal Pradesh is appreciated for overcoming challenges like difficult terrain and achieving 100% COVID first dose record by continuous team effort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the state for emerging as a champion in the fight against the largest epidemic
Partnership to Focus on Scale Up of the Stasis Monitor, a Connected Care Bedside Multi Parameter Monitoring System India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) – the world’s largest medical technology, services, and solutions company – today announced a strategic partnership with Stasis
~ Accomplishes new milestone of conducting Robotic Complex Mitral Valve repair in 70 minutes ~ Apollo Hospitals Bangalore announced the successful completion of 100 robotics cardiac surgeries at its dedicated Robot-Assisted Cardiac Surgery Unit; a milestone in the history of cardiovascular surgery in the country. The
HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), the leading specialty healthcare service provider in India, focused on oncology, announced the acquisition of oncology hospital labs and clinical trials business from Strand Lifesciences as well as simultaneous divestment of its ~38.5% stake (on paid-up capital basis and 34.5%
