Tag: Vaccine
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........
Health ministry launches intensified diarrhoea control fortnight
During the fortnight, intensified community awareness campaigns on hygiene and promotion of ORS and Zinc therapy will be conducted at state, district and village levels.........
Vaccination & deworming combine offers better TB Protection, suggest scientists
The scientists at the National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai found that latent TB patients with worm infestation had lower numbers of immune cells called B-cells that secrete antibodies which keep TB under check..........
Zika virus alert in India, WHO confirms cases reported first during...
Contrary to the perception that latest Zika attacks were first of its kind in India, the dreaded virus had reached here in 2016 itself and has been only officially confirmed by the World Health Organization now.........
Experts deliberate over all time relevance of an HIV-AIDS vaccine
While the India’s HIV epidemic is slowing down with a 32 percent decline in new infections during 2015, experts feel that the development of vaccine is still very important............
Govt launches Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine under UIP
The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) protects children against severe forms of pneumococcal disease, such as pneumonia and meningitis...........
A prick in time saves life: J P Nadda
In an article, the union health minister, Mr J P Nadda highlights the strength of India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) being the largest of its kind in the world, bringing the best of healthcare practices from around the globe..........
India’s eVIN project becomes best global immunization practice
Five-country international delegations have met health secretary to study eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network), an indigenously developed technology system in India that digitizes vaccine stocks...........
Serum Institute of India buys Czech Republic’s Nanotherapeutics
This acquisition of the Czech Republic based company will add to SII group injectable Polio capacity, increasing it by 4 times to a total of 200 million doses by 2019.......
Bharat Biotech to commence Phase I clinical trial of Zika vaccine...
Bharat Biotech International has announced that the company will initiate the Phase I clinical trial of its Zika virus vaccine..........