Tag: Hepatitis B
A partnership to protect newborns from viral hepatitis B
The National Liver Foundation and Mumbai Obstetric and Gynaecological Association have joined hands to ensure that no child is left unprotected at birth for the lack of being administered a free hepatitis B vaccine shot...………….
Health Ministry to immunize healthcare workers with Hepatitis- B vaccine
Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for all healthcare workers with occupational exposure, who have not received a complete primary series.................
Indian Immunologicals launches pentavalent vaccine, VAXTAR 5
The vaccine was developed indigenously using the company’s R&D expertise and has been tested in multiple centres under prescribed government guidelines..................
Latest study rules out necessity for birth dose of hepatitis B...
For the study, blood samples from 1-5-year old children from five states - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Gujarat - were collected to measure antigen and antibodies of Hepatitis B virus.........
Govt to conduct on the ground review of Hepatitis B immunization...
Ten years since the Hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the Universal Immunisation Programme, the Indian Council of Medical Research aims to identify the barriers leading to low coverage and study the impact of the immunization..........
BioVoice eMag September 2017 Issue-4 Volume-2
BioVoice eMag September 2017 Issue-4 Volume-2:
The ‘September 2017’ edition of BioVoice magazine in its detailed ‘Cover Story’ focuses on the India’s rising vaccine power and how...
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...
National Action Plan on Hepatitis C to be ready by end...
The health minister, Mr J P Nadda has stated that government is committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination against Hepatitis patients..........
Enhance awareness, action to eliminate hepatitis in South-East Asia Region
Despite hepatitis’ outsized burden, it is estimated that just one in ten people infected with the disease know their status........
“Vaccine industry has earned India a special place in the global...
Mentioned Pushpa Vijayraghavan, Director, Sathguru Management Consultants who believes that the Indian vaccine industry broke the existing affordability barriers, making India a bright spot of the global vaccine map............