Tag: Health
India signs vaccine development treaty with IVI, South Korea
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Health and Family Welfare of health ministry have signed an agreement with the International Vaccine Institute to support vaccine development in India..........
Public sector serving poor women for comprehensive abortion care: IDF study
An in-depth study undertaken by Ipas Development Foundation (IDF) recently explored the socio-economic profile of women accessing CAC services at different levels of public health facilities in rural and urban Madhya Pradesh.......
Need to invest two-thirds of spending in primary healthcare: Health Secretary
The union health secretary, Mr C K Mishra while calling upon the private healthcare providers to help in spreading healthcare accessibility, has said that infrastructure in remote areas was weak and only government establishments were functional in such places.........
FICCI HEAL 2017 to unveil patients’ expectations
The two-day conference being held by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will showcase exclusively curated sessions that will catalyse the Indian healthcare system.......
NITI Aayog selects 3 States for transformative change in health &...
A Program Management Unit to push for efficiency and efficacy in governance structures and service delivery will now be available in the six chosen States for a period of 30 months......
BioVoice eMag August 2017 Issue-3 Volume-2
BioVoice eMag August 2017 Issue-3 Volume-2:
The ‘August 2017’ edition in its detailed ‘Cover Story’ features the insights from biotech student perception survey conducted by the BioVoice...
Health ministry holds high level review meeting on control of vector...
During the meeting, the health minister, Mr J P Nadda stated that awareness is the key in controlling the vector borne diseases and no stone should be left unturned to reach out to the people......
India to cover 31 crore children in 2nd round of deworming...
As per the union health ministry, the National Deworming Day on August 10th aimed to reach every child, regardless of their socio-economic circumstance........
Experts discuss utility of big data to shape the women health...
At a roundtable organized by the ICMR and GIGH, the discussions happened on the future of women’s health using data and research to shape policy and programs...........
Anti GM mustard protest is anti-national: ABLE-AG’s letter to PM
The Association of Biotechnology Enterprises, in a letter to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has accused the anti genetically modified mustard activists of unnecessary fear mongering to derail indigenous scientific research.........