Tag: WHO
India’s Dr Soumya Swaminathan joins WHO as its second-in-command
The Secretary, DHR and DG of the ICMR, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has got a fresh assignment and this time it is the world's top health policy body, the World Health Organization............
“Inappropriate use of antibiotics drives its resistance”
Mentioned Dr Sumanth Gandra, Resident Scholar and Fellow, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in a recent interaction with the BioVoice News..........
Take bold, co-operative action to make medicines available to all: WHO
Across the South-East Asia Region, an estimated 65 million people are pushed into poverty due to out-of-pocket health-care payments, with the cost of medicines being one of the main causes..........
Pharma recalls posing a serious threat?
There have been several other instances wherein drugs are being recalled either on a firm's own initiative or the request by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)............
Banning e-cigarette puts public health at risk, say experts
The two scientists while taking a contrary view to that of the WHO and the government, have appealed for conducting India centric research before deciding on any hasty move to put a blanket ban on e-cigarettes...........
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........
MTaI welcomes government’s move to establish MedTech Assessment Board
The MTAB (Medical Technology Assessment Board) is expected to optimize clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and safety, social, ethical, and legal applications of healthcare interventions.......
Experts stress on integrated approach to fight Diarrhea
At an event organized by PATH on 26th July at New Delhi, the various top public health experts and stakeholders discussed the challenges and way forward for meeting the goal of diarrhea free India........
India revises the definition of blindness
The definition of blindness has been changed in consonance with the definition of blindness used by WHO for global comparison........
Health ministry targets malaria eradication by 2027
As per the union health ministry, it is taking specific steps to eliminate malaria in a phased manner by 2027 under the National Frame Work for Malaria Elimination (NFME), 2016-2030.......