The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has inked agreements with multiple stakeholders for the first in-human clinical trials (Phase I) for four promising molecules including a vaccine for Zika virus. These include...
A report by an expert group set up by NITI Aayog report titled ‘Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response —A Framework for Action’ has recommended a separate legislation called Public Health Emergency...
A survey has revealed that over 38 per cent households with one or more individuals is suffering with viral or Covid like symptoms during this monsoon this time. The survey received over 13,000 responses from residents of...
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that 148 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome have been reported in the country since June, and 59 patients have died. The ministry said that Chandipura virus (CHPV) has been...
In view of some reported cases of Zika virus from Maharashtra, Dr Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory to States highlighting the need for...
Pregnant women face heightened risks of malaria as pregnancy reduces immunity making them more susceptible to infection and severe disease. Without timely and appropriate intervention, malaria in pregnancy can have...
A team of researchers from Washington State University has found a bacteria attracted to the liquid part of blood, or serum, which contains nutrients the bacteria can use as food. One of the chemicals the bacteria seemed...
A nationwide Pulse Polio Immunization drive to administer polio vaccine to children below the age of 5 was conducted in all districts across the country on Polio Day on Sunday. The nation had detected the last case of wild...
With the recent temperature dip in Delhi’s cold weather, there is a surge in cases of H1N1 infection, commonly known as Swine Flu. This is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which is highly contagious and creates human...
After the central government’s push in the budget for vaccination of girls in the age group of 9-14 years to prevent cervical cancer and the Union health ministry’s plans to include HPV vaccine in the Universal...
