Health Bulletin 24/June/2022

Here are the top health stories for the day:

NEET 2022 not postponed    

Breaking the hearts of all the NEET UG 2022 aspirants, who have been demanding deferment of the exam, a recent Tweet by PIB Fact Check has alerted against a fake notice being circulated regarding the exam postponement.

Until now, the aspirants did not get any response from the authorities despite their repeated representation and continuous Tweets seeking deferment. However, PIB Fact Check on Tuesday asked the candidates not to believe the rumours regarding postponement of the exam.

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Fact Check: NEET 2022 NOT postponed 

Doctors protest against proposed move to pool J&K PG medical seats in All-India Quota

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Govt Proposes Pooling J-K PG Medical Seats In All-India Quota, Doctors Stage Protest

AIIMS New Delhi again extends tenure of Director, Dr Randeep Guleria

With the ongoing search for a new director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, the term of the present Director Dr Randeep Guleria has been extended for another three months again, according to a recent office memorandum issued by the premier hospital.

Dr Guleria was appointed as the director for a term of five years on March 28, 2017.

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AIIMS New Delhi again extends tenure of Director, Dr Randeep Guleria 

Couples opting for surrogacy to buy 3-yr health insurance for surrogate mothers: Govt  

According to the recently issued Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, couples who intend to opt for the surrogacy route for becoming parents will have to purchase 3-year general health insurance for surrogate mothers.

The insurance amount should be sufficient enough to cover expenses for all complications arising out of the pregnancy and also postpartum delivery complications.

WHO considers declaring monkey pox a global health emergency   

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently convened its emergency committee to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency.

Declaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the U.N. health agency considers the outbreak to be an "extraordinary event" and that the disease is at risk of spreading across even more borders. It would also give monkeypox the same distinction as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing effort to eradicate polio.

Glenmark Baddi facility gets 6 USFDA observations

Drugmaker, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, has recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has issued Form 483 with six observations after an inspection at the Company's formulation manufacturing facility based out of Baddi, India.

An FDA Form 483 is issued to firm management at the conclusion of an inspection when an investigator(s) has observed any conditions that in their judgment may constitute violations of the Food Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and related Acts.

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Glenmark Baddi facility gets 6 USFDA observations