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UNHRC warns Pakistan deportations of Afghans could deepen crisis without a
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking in Geneva on September 12, UNHCR's representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, urged Islamabad to halt expulsions of vulnerable Afghans, stressing that many asylum seekers require protection. He said the agency was ready to work with Pakistani authorities to identify and safeguard
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Hepatitis C screenings to be expanded in Taiwan: Health Minister
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan is ramping up hepatitis C screenings among prisoners, drug users, and individuals with chronic diseases as part of its plan to eliminate the virus by 2025, five years ahead of the WHO's target. Health Minister Chiu Tai-yuan emphasised the country's confidence in earning gold-tier cert
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Varuna Group and AHF - AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION India Cares, Partner to
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], September 29: Varuna Group is proud to start its latest initiative aimed at raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and promoting safe sex practices within the Long Distance Truckers community. This campaign comes in response to the pressing need to address the vulnerabil
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Obesity might increase breast cancer risk in women with BRCA mutations
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new multi-institutional translational study headed by Weill Cornell Medical experts, obesity may cause DNA damage in the breast tissue of women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, potentially adding to breast cancer development in an already high-risk group.
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Viral infections increase in winter, better care needs to be taken: Dr Ran
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Viral infections rise in winter and better care needs to be taken. It is important for people, especially high-risk groups, to protect themselves and take Covid-19 booster dose, said Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday.
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MoS Bharati Pravin Pawar chairs World AIDS Day celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Aligning with the theme of World AIDS Day 2021 "End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics", the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar emphasized on the need to focus and tackle gender inequalities, discrimination again
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Special COVID-19 vaccination drive for high-risk groups begins in Telangan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): A special COVID-19 vaccination drive that will continue for the next three days for the high-risk groups in Telangana began on Friday.
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Odisha prioritises high risk groups for COVID-19 vaccination, sets target
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Odisha government has prioritised high-risk groups among citizens aged 45 years and above for COVID-19 vaccination and has also set a target of 2 lakh vaccinations per day in the state.
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59 Hepatitis treatment centres established in three years duration in Punj
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 15 (ANI): In view of extending the medical benefits to high-risk groups, the Punjab government established 59 Hepatitis treatment centres in three years in the state under National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) to treat such patients acros
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Stem cell treatment for vascular diseases can be predicted through real-ti
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 18 (ANI): In recent years, the number of high-risk groups for ischemic diseases such as critical limb ischemia where tissues of the toe may decay is increasing due to an increase in the number of people with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension which are triggere
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Delhi: Rapid antigen detection test compulsory for high-risk group of indi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Delhi health department on Sunday instructed all health care facilities to carry out compulsory rapid antigen detection testing of patients with ILI symptoms, patients admitted with SARI and other diseases who visit their facilities.
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This combination drug can reduce chances of HIV in high-risk groups
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 11 (ANI): A combination drug, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), when taken consistently once a day can reduce the chance of HIV acquisition in high-risk groups by over 85 per cent, claimed a study.
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