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World Bank signs USD 1 billion loan to support India's health sector
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a release by World Bank on March 3, this combined financing of USD 1 billion will support India's flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in October 2021, to improve the public healthcare infrastructure across the country.
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Be alert and careful: CM Yogi chairs review meet in light of global Covid
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing global Covid surge, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday chaired a meeting to review the state's pandemic preparedness.
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Not just vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics key to deal with outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization's former chief scientist on Tuesday laid emphasis that it is important not to forget the use of diagnostics and therapeutics, along with the development of vaccines to deal with any future virus.
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Vaccination helped India's healthcare system's transition from reactive to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India's healthcare ecosystem is in transition as it has shifted from being a reactive care system to proactive with the help of vaccination, said Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary at Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
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White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat Monkeypox outbr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the Monkeypox virus a public health emergency of international concern, the White House said that a coordinated international response is the need of the hour to end Monkeypox spread and protect
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Indonesia puts strict health protocols for G20 Summit, highlights the impo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 14 (ANI/PRNewswire): On track to host the G20 summit in Bali on November 15-16, The Indonesia's Ministry of Health is set to implement a strict health protocol system as a precaution against COVID-19. The system will serve as a guideline for every activity during t
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Jitendra Singh reviews COVID-19 pandemic preparedness in J-K; advises to s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday reviewed COVID-19 pandemic preparedness in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and advised the setting up of a Dashboard as well as a public helpline in order to build up the confidence of the common masses.
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Ambassador, Dr Deborah Birx urges on re-envision pandemic preparedness whi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [United States], September 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): The 2021 C3 US-Arab Healthcare and Business Summit kicked off with the address by Ambassador, Dr Deborah L Birx, White House Coronavirus Task Force (retired) and 2021 "C3 Humanitarian Award" Recipient.
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AYUSH Ministry to present success of Indian System of Medicine in mitigati
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Ministry of AYUSH is on the go to present the success of the Indian System of Medicine in mitigation of COVID-19 pandemic at BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting on Traditional Medicine.
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Sitharaman holds interaction with G20 panel on Financing Global Commons fo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held a virtual interaction with the co-chairs of G20 High-Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response on Monday.
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Bill Gates hopes Rome health summit's declaration to lay groundwork for CO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday expressed his hope that the joint Rome Declaration, which is expected to be adopted at the G20 Global Health Summit, will provide principles of response to health crises, including pandemic pr
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UK to launch new global partnership to fight future pandemics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The UK Government on Tuesday will launch a new Pandemic Preparedness Partnership (PPP) to save lives from future diseases and prevent another global pandemic, the British High Commission (BHC) has said.
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