India even behind tiny Burundi on health GDP savita thakur thakur27 April 2016 3:40 PM ISTNew Delhi : The total expenditure on health as percentage to GDP for India in 2012 was merely 4 per cent compared to poorest countries like Burundi...
21 countries could be malaria free by 2020: WHO savita thakur thakur26 April 2016 9:54 AM ISTGeneva: As many as 21 countries, including six in the African region and four of India’s neighbours — Bhutan, China, Nepal and Malaysia, could be free...
Sri Lanka seeks WHO bill as malaria free nation savita thakur thakur24 April 2016 11:15 AM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka has steadily reduced the number of malaria cases and has applied for World Health Organization (WHO) certification on its...
Chandigarh: PGI director serves notice to Medical Superintendent deepanjana Sarkar Sarkar22 April 2016 2:43 PM ISTPunjab: After being reminded by the health ministry to take action against the MS of the institute, PGI Director is reported to have issued an...
WHO aims for zero leprosy by 2020 savita thakur thakur21 April 2016 5:32 PM ISTThe World Health Organisation aims to reduce to zero by 2020 the number of children diagnosed with leprosy and related deformities.The decision is...
ICMR and National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan sign Letter of Intent savita thakur thakur17 April 2016 2:31 PM ISTIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan signed a Letter of...
Zika: UN health agency launches database on worldwide virus research savita thakur thakur16 April 2016 3:56 PM ISTBrazil : The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a new Zika Research Projects List, a...
Nadda launches indigenous female condom savita thakur thakur8 April 2016 3:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has formally launched first indigenously developed natural latex-based female...
Andhra Pradesh all set to roll out rotavirus vaccine savita thakur thakur8 April 2016 9:13 AM ISTAndhra Pradesh is all set to introduce rotavirus vaccine to combat diarrhoeal deaths among children, an official said.The state has received 460,000...
WHO urges nations to intensify efforts on universal health coverage savita thakur thakur2 April 2016 9:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: The WHO on Thursday urged the Southeast Asian nations to intensify efforts to make the Universal Health Coverage a reality, and ensure that...
Yellow fever outbreak kills 178 in Angola: WHO -Prof.RamHarshSingh25 March 2016 9:17 AM ISTJohannesburg: The World Health Organization says the first yellow fever outbreak in Angola in decades has killed 178 people.The organization said that...
Bedaquiline : Maybe Miracle Drug for MDR TB, but not to be used casually savita thakur thakur24 March 2016 10:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government has recently launched Bedaquiline, an exclusive drug to tackle drug resistant TB cases in the country, among several other...
