Tag: Control
Himachal commits to accelerate Tuberculosis elimination goals
Participants gained valuable insights into TB prevention strategies, control measures, and ongoing interventions at the state and national levels
Myopia cases among urban Indian children has tripled in last 20...
Doctors predict a concerning rise in myopia cases among urban Indian children aged 5-15 years, with one-third projected to be affected by 2030 and half by 2050
Tobacco epidemic grips Indian youth: KPMG report
KPMG Report Exposes Consumption of Tobacco among 49% of Young Adults, Calls for Collaborative Tobacco Control Measures
MTaI welcomes NPPA move to cap trade margins of oxygen concentrators
Medical Technology Association of India has stated that the #NPPA's move to cap prices of oxygen concentrations will provide reasonable margin for players, while at the same time usher in affordability for patients.......................
Baxter India gets CDSCO nod for Oxiris Filter to treat COVID-19...
Oxiris Blood Purification Filter is intended for use in critically ill COVID-19 patients in need of Blood Purification where excessive Inflammatory Mediators are present i.e. Cytokine Storm release.........................
Asia Pacific policymakers & mayors pledge to strengthen tobacco control &...
Representatives from Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Bangladesh and India met on 4th to 6th December to discuss how best to overcome the considerable challenges to tobacco control in the region...…………….
MTaI supports CDSCO proposal on surgical gowns & drapes
Medical Technology Association of India says it is ready to work with CDSCO, member companies to ensure compliance................
80 cases of Zika virus reported from Rajasthan, surveillance is on:...
In the wake of unprecedented situation in few parts of Rajasthan where huge number of zika virus cases have come to notice, the union health minister, J P Nadda chaired a high level review meeting on Zika virus and seasonal influenza...……….
Smart cities must have a vector control component, says health ministry...
As per Dr N S Dharmshaktu, Principal Advisor on Public Health, Health Ministry, facilitating the adoption of integrated vector management and ensuring the implementation of vector control services in rural and urban areas can shrink the disease burden much faster in India...……………..
Strict measures but no ban on alcoholism & smoking: health ministry
While the health ministry has listed the strict measures that would act as deterrents for public smoking and alcoholism, it has said that there are no action plan for any ban currently….................