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October 13, 2024 5:59 PM
In a significant achievement for public health, India has been officially declared free from trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection and a leading cause of preventable blindness, by the World Health Organization (WHO). This declaration follows years of dedicated efforts to safeguard the vision of...
October 13, 2024 3:10 PM
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor on Saturday that pronounced her in good health and fit for high office, in an effort to draw a contrast with her counterpart, Donald Trump. In a memo distributed by the White House, the vice preside...
October 12, 2024 12:06 PM
Animal health authorities in the Netherlands have discovered infections in livestock of a bluetongue variant, BTV12, for which no vaccine is available, the Dutch government said on Friday. The cases were found in a sheep and a cow and its calf at two farms in the centre of the Netherlands on Thursd...
October 11, 2024 4:42 PM
A United Nations inquiry said it found that Israel carried out a concerted policy of destroying Gaza's healthcare system in the Gaza war, actions amounting to both war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination. A statement on Thursday by former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights N...
October 10, 2024 5:19 PM
Scientists from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, have identified a new therapeutic target by activating a DNA repair enzyme called Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1). This discovery could pave the way for combination therapy, offering hope for patients who a...
October 10, 2024 3:19 PM
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a global public health emergency in August for the second time in two years. Such donations are meant to address the huge inequity that l...
October 10, 2024 11:42 AM
The 77th Regional Committee Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region concluded in New Delhi, where member states adopted resolutions and established new targets for the elimination of measles and rubella. In a statement, WHO SEARO highlighted plans to enhance the region...
October 9, 2024 8:25 PM
Ratan Tata, the chairman emeritus of one of India's biggest conglomerates, Tata Sons, is in critical condition and in intensive care in a Mumbai hospital, two sources said on Wednesday. Tata, 86, said on Monday he was undergoing routine medical investigations due to his age and related medical cond...
October 9, 2024 4:48 PM
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the universal supply of fortified rice under all government schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare initiatives. This decision extends the program from July 2024...
October 9, 2024 11:44 AM
India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the third country in the South-East Asia region to reach this milestone, the World Health Organization said. The announcement was made during the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting in New Delhi, where Saima Wazed, WHO Re...
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