Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya laid the foundation stone of the regional branches of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi, along with nine other states, including Assam, through a virtual ceremony on Tuesday.
Mandaviya laid the foundation stone for the NCDC Regional Branch in Assam, state branches in 6 states (Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal and Mizoram) and BSL-3 labs in 2 States (Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand) virtually at the NCDC in Delhi.
Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said that the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Regional Branch of NCDC at Rani will be held within a month.
As per the sources, the ministry has strengthened the preparedness through the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), according to the sources to ANI.
Following a pressing demand from the World Health Organisation to reveal more information on the surge in respiratory illnesses among children, China said there is no detection of any unusual or novel pathogens.
China witnessed a more than fivefold increase in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data that shows, it has reached more than 40 per cent of those tested at the end of
According to official media sources, quoted by The Washington Post, leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan on Monday said that two new vaccinations for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) have been given preliminary approval.
On Saturday last, China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced that over 275 new Covid-19 subvariants were detected in the country within 7 days.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 28 (ANI/GPRC): As per a recent report by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart diseases are a leading cause of death in the United States of America, and create an enormous burden for people, communities, and healthcare providers an
Odisha government has expedited the process for the establishment of a comprehensive branch of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the state.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns over monkeypox, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said the governmnet is ready and alert against the viral disease.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 18 (ANI): India reported the second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kannur district on Monday, confirmed officials from Union Health Ministry and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).