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Right to life should prevail over rights of patent holders, says NHRC chai
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice (Retired) Arun Mishra on Tuesday said the right to life should prevail over the rights of patent holders to ensure that the scarcity of life-saving drugs, medicines and vaccines relating to COVID-1
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Vaccine, life saving drugs delivery by drones is possible soon in remote a
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Drones may soon be seen delivering vaccines and life-saving drugs in remote areas of the country that will also help to ramp up the vaccination drive, said NK Arora, Chairman, COVID working group and Chief, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (
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2 held for black-marketing of Remdesivir, Succinex-M in Telangana
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 22 (ANI): Telangana police on Friday arrested two persons for black-marketing of Remdesivir (Covifor) and Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate injections and seized 12 vials of the life-saving drugs.
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COVID-19: Mamata urges PM Modi for tax exemption on medicines, medical equ
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exempt COVID-related life-saving drugs and equipment from GST and customs duty to eliminate any supply constraints amid the second wave of coronavirus.
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Delhi govt gives directions for forming task force for action against blac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): The Delhi government has directed all district magistrates to constitute 'special task force' to take strict action against those involved in hoarding and black-marketing of life-saving drugs which are used for treating coronavirus patients.
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COVID-19: Delhi HC directs Centre to check hoarding of essential, life-sav
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central government to check the hoarding of some essential and life-saving drugs amid a record spike in COVID-19 cases.
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India to send 10 MT life-saving drugs to Sudan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs and Omar Gamar Aldin Ismail, Foreign Minister of Sudan Monday held a meeting via video conference to review the bilateral relations since the Transitional Government assumed office in Sudan.
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India pledges USD 10 mn to UNRWA for next two years, to send medical shipm
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): India on Tuesday pledged USD 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and said that New Delhi will donate life-saving drugs to Palestine to help them in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: India Post delivering life-saving drugs in remote areas, pension
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Amid the challenges posed by coronavirus , India Post is making efforts to provide relief to people by delivering life-saving drugs to patients living in remote areas and providing pension and social security benefits through Aadhar-enabled payment system.
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Scaling up use of life-saving drugs can help combat Ukraine's HIV epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): To reduce HIV transmission rates in Ukraine, where the condition is epidemic among people who inject drugs, a new study found that scaling up use of two medications - methadone and buprenorphine - can help fight the disease.
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CPI MP writes to PM to reduce price of life-saving drugs
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) MP, Binoy Viswam on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to withdraw the decision of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority increasing the ceiling price of essential life-saving drugs.
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Pak allows trade of life-saving drugs with India
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep 4 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday lifted the ban on the import of life-saving drugs from India following an acute shortage of essential medicines in the country, including those used in the treatment of cancer and heart diseases.
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