The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched a groundbreaking inter-ministerial scientific study aimed at developing India's first real-time early warning system to detect zoonotic diseases that may spill over from birds to humans. This initiative underscores the nation's commitment to proactive public health
In a significant development for public health, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, a nationally recognized diabetologist, today unveiled the findings of the ICMR-India Diabetes (INDIAB) Study in Jammu. This extensive research, described as the world's largest survey on diabetes prevalence, sheds light on the critical
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received the prestigious 2024 UN Inter-Agency Task Force Award in recognition of its exemplary efforts in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda announced this significant achievement on
The health sector in India has been getting attention over the past three years, largely due to the global pandemic. However, much of the funds and on-ground efforts have been focused on Covid-mitigation. While this was must needed given the scale of the pandemic and
Singapore based company Neuome Peptides Pte Ltd, a start-up backed by Mercatus Capital Singapore has developed a Peptide-based rapid antigen test kit, TruCov-Flow. This technology detects SARS-CoV-2 virus from saliva thus removing the need for swab and results come within 3-5 minutes maximum. It is ICMR validated and approved
Last 10 crores sample testing conducted in 55 days Enhanced production of diagnostic kits has resulted in reduction of costs and improved availability of testing kits Number of COVID-19 testing laboratories at more than 2800 Indian Council of Medical Research [ICMR], the apex body at the forefront of
Pregnant and postpartum women were more severely affected during the second wave of COVID-19 as compared to the first with symptomatic cases and the case fatality rate being significantly higher among this category this year, according to a study by ICMR. The Indian Council of Medical
A simple, less invasive nasal swab-based home test offering quick results in 15 minutes, with step-by-step guidance available on Meril’s mobile app, ‘Covifind’ Highly effective in detecting mid-to-high viral load cases CoviFind meets the rising demand to ramp up Covid-19 testing in India, offering
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,
Strengthens offerings & continues to be at the forefront of COVID care Cipla Limited (BSE: 500087; NSE: CIPLA EQ, referred to as “Cipla”) today announced the commercialisation of a polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kit ‘ViraGen’ for COVID-19 in India, in partnership with Ubio Biotechnology Systems
