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WHO launches newborn screening initiative in Southeast Asia
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the implementation guidance in the Southeast Asia Region, emphasizing universal screening of newborns for hearing impairment, eye abnormalities, and neonatal jaundice.
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Universal screening of passengers arriving from Australia, UK, US: Health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday announced that there will be universal screening for all passengers coming from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States and risk profiling them for either quarantine or isolation based on risk assessment t
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Coronavirus : Harsh Vardhan asks Delhi govt to increase isolation wards
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that he held talks with the Delhi government officials and ministers over the coronavirus situation and appealed them to increase isolation wards in advance so as to stay well-prepared in the case of an out
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28 cases of coronavirus in India, universal screening to begin for all int
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said till now there are 28 cases of coronavirus in the country and added that universal screening of all international flights will begin to control the spread of the deadly virus.
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Amid Coronavirus threat, Centre plans to begin screening for flights from
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, the Centre is now planning to start universal screening at airports for flights from Kathmandu (Nepal), Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia along with those from other countries, this decision was taken in a high-level meeting
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Hepatitis C transmission from mothers to babies can be prevented through u
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): In a recent study conducted by researchers in Canada stated that the transmission of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) from mothers to babies can be prevented.
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