"Gaps in testing … and vaccination are continuing to create the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge that could cause significant mortality," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. COVID-19 infections are at record highs in China...
Unless the existent issue of muted demand for insurance, especially life insurance products, is not acknowledged and addressed by the regulator and the industry, such supply-side proposals alone will not be adequate to spur sustainable growth, says a report by Emkay...
The department of financial services (DFS) has said these amendments would enhance the financial security of policyholders, promote their interests, and improve their returns New Delhi: Revamping the existing regulatory frame work, the finance ministry has proposed...
A healthy diet is one important lifestyle strategy for lowering CVD risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and ultimately preventing atherosclerotic heart disease, or the hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by fatty buildup, which...
In Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, WHO reveals that road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide, are three of the top five causes of death among people aged five to 29, People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the...
''We observed that among nearly 11,000 patients registered in the Population Based Cancer Registries(PBCR), there was significant skew in favour of boys for getting diagnosed with cancer. Similarly, among the 22,000 children with cancer enrolled in the three...
The affidavit was filed in response to a petition by the parents of two girls who died allegedly due to adverse effects following Covid vaccination It claimed vaccines manufactured by third parties had successfully undergone regulatory review, and holding the state...
"Sleeping sickness threatens millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa. Many of the people at risk live in remote rural areas where there is little access to adequate health services, and where acoziborole has the potential to revolutionise treatment for sleeping...
It also aims to promote overall mental health and wellbeing and facilitate appropriate access and care pathways for common and severe mental health concerns, with focus on person-centred care. Shillong: The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a policy aimed at addressing...
"Furthermore, the per capita health spending of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand is about half that of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Equally, the ratio of doctors and nurses to the total population reflected in variations on life expectancy remains on a broad spectrum," N...