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WHO launches global strategic preparedness & response plan to contain Mpox outbreak
The plan aims to curtail “human-to-human transmission of mpox...
Special medical stores to be opened in every tehsil for AYUSH medicines Union Minister
"Only a few AYUSH medicines are available in common medical stores,...
Crop insurance for pomegranate, other horticulture crops too: CM Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said 100 Primary Health Centres are being upgraded, and Rs 500 crore has been set aside for health care of senior citizens which includes free eye surgeries, distribution of cochlear hearing aids Chitradurga (Karnataka):...
Test makers target Monkeypox market as cases rise globally
More than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported by about 30 countries since early May. The majority were in Europe and not linked to travel to Africa, where the virus is endemic. Public health authorities suspect some degree of community transmission. No...
Almost 90 per cent of the state’s population has health insurance: Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot,Chief Minister,Rajasthan "It is a matter of great happiness that almost 90% of the population of Rajasthan has health insurance. On an average, 4 out of every 10 people in the country have health insurance, but in Rajasthan, 9 out of every 10 people have...
World Environment Day: New solutions to cut pollution
Akshit Bansal, CEO of Statiq, noted, "In 2019, India led the global score in pollution-led deaths with 2.4 million people dying due to outdoor air pollution; hence it's a key environmental issue for the nation. In this scenario, electric vehicles (EV) causing...
71% Indians not able to afford healthy diet: CSE Report
The diet of an average Indian lacks in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains. A healthy diet is considered unaffordable when its cost exceeds 63 percent of a person's income, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Seventy-one per cent Indians...
UP reports first suspected case of monkeypox, samples testing at NIV Pune
"Samples of a five-year-old girl have been collected for testing for monkeypox, as a precautionary measure, as she had complaints of itching and rashes on her body. She has no other health issues and neither she nor any of her close contacts travelled abroad in the...
Foot-and-mouth disease reaches Australian shores as Indonesia outbreak spreads
Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious disease that affects cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. It is characterized by fever and blister-like sores on the tongue and lips, in the mouth, on the teats and between the hooves. The virus has not been detected in Australia for...
Centre writes to 5 states over rise in Covid cases, weekly positivity rates
Rajesh Bhushan,Union Health Secretary States have been asked to refer to the directions issued in a letter by the ministry dated April 8, 2022 for strategic areas of intervention like relaxation in various activities, testing and surveillance, clinical management,...
8,700 Jan Aushadhi Kendras providing 50-90 pc cost-effective medicines to beneficiaries across India
"At present, there are 8,700 shops in the country. We aim to make it 10,000 shops in the near future so that these shops are available in all the blocks across the country very soon," Ravi Dadhich, CEO, of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) The...
Demand for ESG jobs in India grows 468 pc in last 3 years: Report
ESG roles are most in-demand in sectors like healthcare and pharmaceuticals, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) and consulting sectors The report further revealed that companies have now also started looking at specific qualifications in jobseekers for...