On Saturday, States and Union Territories should undertake in-depth analysis of the COVID-19 situation and strengthen health infrastructure, stock essential medicines and augment human resources, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said, stressing that there is no room for any complacency. Gauba chaired a high-level meeting through video conference
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined Humanigen Inc's (HGEN.O) request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its lenzilumab drug to treat newly hospitalized COVID-19 patients, as stated by the company on Thursday. "In its letter, FDA stated that it was unable to conclude that the known
Last year and a half was a big announcement that we need to improve the healthcare infrastructure globally. This pandemic presented us with many areas for innovation and better management, which lead to proactive government policies and participation of businesses and academia alike in R&D. Focusing
Truenat, an innovative point of care Real-Time PCR platform manufactured by Goa-based Molbio Diagnostics, has received Emergency Use Authorization by the DCGI for their Nipah test. This is the first kit in India to receive regulatory approval to conduct tests for Nipah. Nipah virus (NiV) is
Q1) Tell us a little bit about your journey in establishing yourself in the UAE. I started my journey back in 2015 after spending about a decade in healthcare in India. I remember that we had come to Dubai thinking we would relocate to the West in
Various organizations in the U.S. are working to invest $3 billion in the vaccine supply chain as the country continues to position itself as a leading supplier of vaccines for the world, a top U.S. health official said on Thursday. The funding, which will begin to
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause Covid-19, has been detected in South Africa and many other countries globally which could be more transmissible and evade protection provided by vaccines, according to study. Scientists from National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the KwaZulu-Natal
Medikabazaar, India’s pioneering and largest online platform for medical supplies, has launched special COVID ICU packages that will help hospitals, nursing homes and medical establishments across the country augment their critical care facilities in a convenient manner. The special ICU packages, curated by Medikabazaar’s medical
A consortium of doctors and researchers from India, Brazil, Russia and South Africa will conduct a study on the epidemiological impact of the COVID-19 and tuberculosis pandemics in these countries, the Department of Science and Technology said on Wednesday. Under this, joint research teams from these
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar urged people who have recovered from Covid and their family members to voluntarily get evaluated for Tuberculosis (TB). More than 28 lakh people in the state who have recovered from the COVID-19 infection. Since both COVID-19 and TB infect the
