Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 restricted access to healthcare in India: Paper
The whitepaper entitled ‘The MedTech Industry in India – COVID-19 and Beyond’ prepared by PwC for Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) reveals that the sales of most medical devices fell drastically, recovery visible only by the fourth quarter of 2021.......................
DBT demystifies the science behind the COVID19 vaccine development
The aim of the webinar was to communicate the science behind vaccine development and discuss the various steps in the vaccine trails..................
Total 210 new initiatives uploaded on National Healthcare Innovation portal during...
The work on COVID-19 has encouraged us to initiate new ways of dealing with programs and create innovations, said Dr Harsh Vardhan as he digitally inaugurated the 7th NHM National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices......................
HCG partners Wipro to launch Covigilent, a Covid-19 cough recorder app...
A mobile app developed to capture cough signals using a simple recording process................
ICMR’s Health Research Conclave to fill the gap between Science &...
During the two-day conclave, experts discussed and gave their insights on topics like emerging & re-emerging infections, Atmanirbhar Bharat- the race for COVID-19 vaccine, holistic health, healthy India-fit India, universal health coverage & eliminable diseases.............
COVID-19 false negative tests: Challenges, implications & ways to tackle it
False-negative results are more consequential because infected persons — who might be asymptomatic — may not be isolated and can, in fact, infect others, writes Dr Farah Ingale, Director-Internal Medicine, Hiranandani Hospital Vashi-A Fortis Network Hospital....................
New UK virus strain: Health Ministry steps in, issues SOP
The fresh guidelines have been issued keeping in view the need for epidemiological surveillance and response in the context of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the United Kingdom.......................
Pharma sector revenue to remain healthy at 8-11% in FY-2022: ICRA
Minimal impact of Covid-19 on the Indian pharmaceutical industry owing to inelastic demand for drugs coupled with continued supply of APIs/KSM from China, which accounts for 60% of industry requirement......................
States gear up to tackle vision care during pandemic
Eyecare experts highlight the challenges faced by patients with eye disorders due to COVID-19 as well as the various proactive steps taken by respective state governments and the way ahead...................
Shadowfax partners SpiceXpress for seamless transportation of COVID-19 vaccines
Shadowfax will engage 250+ cold storage fleets with cold chain readiness to move the vaccine across 7000+ pin codes in India.................