WHO updates guidelines on TB prevention and treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization has updated its guidelines on tuberculosis preventive treatment. The new guidance shall help countries speed up efforts to...
Scientists develop effective, safer and less costly polio vaccine Hina Zahid1 Feb 2020 5:15 PM ISTBethesda, Md. – As the world nears poliovirus eradication, the vaccines themselves have become the greatest threat. In response to global demand for...
Two new rapid tests that could help contain Coronavirus epidemic Hina Zahid1 Feb 2020 4:45 PM ISTWASHINGTON –World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China,a public health emergency, and as of today, the...
WHO interim guidance on laboratory testing for coronavirus Hina Zahid31 Jan 2020 4:23 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released interim guidance on laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in suspected human...
With approval of first trastuzumab biosimilar, WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment Medical Dialogues Bureau22 Dec 2019 12:20 PM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that it had for the first time approved a "biosimilar" medicine -- one derived from...
WHO congratulates Sri Lanka for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis Medical Dialogues Bureau12 Dec 2019 9:21 AM ISTWorld Health Organization has congratulated Sri Lanka for achieving the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital...
World Diabetes Day: WHO launches first-ever human insulin prequalification programme Garima14 Nov 2019 12:50 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the start of a pilot programme to prequalify human insulin to increase treatment for diabetes in...
DHS Maharashtra, PHFI join hands for prevention, control of Non-Communicable Diseases Garima10 Nov 2019 10:00 AM ISTPune: India is currently faced with the triple burden of communicable, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. According to the World Health...
Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’ Garima1 Nov 2019 4:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: “Planning, commitment, vision, societal involvement and past experiences can help us achieve our goal of eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis...
5.4 lakh unreported TB cases in India: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Oct 2019 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Around 5.4 lakh tuberculosis cases went unreported last year in India which is among the top eight countries with the highest burden of the...
Reducing Medical Mistakes: At least 5 patients die every minute because of unsafe care, says WHO Hina Zahid14 Sept 2019 10:10 AM ISTMillions of patients are harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide resulting in 2.6 million deaths annually in low-and middle-income...
Kenya becomes 3rd African nation to introduce world's first malaria vaccine Hina Zahid14 Sept 2019 9:10 AM ISTNAIROBI: Kenya on Friday added the world's first malaria vaccine to the routine immunization schedule for children under two, becoming the third...
