In her address, Patel highlighted India's role as the chair of the Stop TB Partnership Board and reiterated the nation's commitment to eliminating TB as a public health problem by 2030. She said that India's TB program has become a "model for the world."
"I welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji back after yet another successful visit to the United States. I was astounded by the range of issues he was able to handle in a short frame of time. In three days, he dealt with atomic energy, the cervical cancer vaccine, semiconductors, AI, biotech
"An integrated approach of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment is necessary to reduce the burden of cancer. In India, a very cost-effective cervical cancer screening program is being carried out," PM Modi said.
A female polio vaccination team from the Punjab health department was reportedly assaulted and had their belongings stolen, including polio vaccines and cash, by a group of employees from the Cantonment Board Chaklala.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has formalised a Memorandum of Agreements (MoAs) with multiple sponsors under its Network of Phase 1 Clinical Trials.
As per the MoA, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will fund the Phase I clinical trial costs, including the costs relating to the conduct, investigations, and monitoring of the clinical trial. The trial will be conducted at the ICMR network sites in India.
Further, the Union Minister highlighted that today, eight new medical colleges are being opened, and Bihar will soon have 35 medical colleges in total.
Democratic Republic of Congo has received its first shipment of mpox vaccines, a crucial step in combating an outbreak that has affected the country and prompted the World Health Organisation to declare a global health emergency last month.
Following the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and as part of the country's continuous humanitarian efforts to support other nations in confronting challenges and crises
The UNICEF tender aims to secure mpox vaccines for the most affected countries, in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO, the Pan American Health Organisation, and other partners. This joint effort includes facilitating vaccine donations from existing stockpiles in h
Delivered in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and UNRWA, the two-round campaign will provide over 640,000 Gazan children under the age of 10 with two doses of the polio vaccine, in an effort to stop the spread of the virus and prevent a wider regional outbreak.