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FSSAI acts against liquor makers over flavour, labelling violations
The Ministry said laboratory testing of rum and whisky samples from...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spiralling out of control: WHO
The continued increase in cases, expanding geographic spread, and...
SC says right to trauma care of citizens integral part of right to life; passes slew of directions
A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar also directed the states and UTs to establish functional (physical and digital) good samaritan grievance redressal systems with designated nodal authorities at state and district level within three months, and...
WHO warns Congo Ebola outbreak outpacing response efforts
“We are now playing catch-up with a very fast-moving epidemic,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday during a virtual briefing of African health ministers. “At the moment, the epidemic is outpacing us.” Ebola is spreading faster in Democratic...
Nadda reviews preparedness and surveillance measures for Ebola disease
Jagat Prakash Nadda,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Nadda also directed the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to keep all...
Sanjeevani digital health record services will be launched across Andhra on Aug 15:CM
N Chandrababu Naidu,Chief Minister,Andhra Pradesh "We have decided to start the Sanjeevani project across the state on August 15. The government took up measures to undertake 42 medical tests right at home and handover the reports," Naidu said, adding that Sanjeevani...
Govt launches tech platforms for sr citizens and elderly care
Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, launched the JEEVAN (Joint Elderly Empowerment & Virtual Assistance Network) mobile application, a dedicated digital platform...
100 crore health records linked with Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts
Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, National Health Authority ABDM is designed to place citizens at the centre of the digital health ecosystem. With consent-based sharing of health records, individuals can access their medical information whenever required and share relevant...
Munich Re appoints Gavin Maistry as its chief executive for Life and Health, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa
Gavin Maistry, chief executive-designate,Life and Health Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Munich Re In his new role, Gavin Maistry will oversee approximately 600 professionals across 16 branches and representative offices, serving over 600 clients in APAC MEA. In...
Insurers should treat hantavirus as a risk requiring case-specific attention, not as a systemic shock factor
Unlike COVID-19 or seasonal influenza, there is no risk of systemic accumulation or correlation among insured populations. There is also no evidence of sustained super spreading dynamics comparable to airborne respiratory viruses, explained SCOR.. Paris: Hantavirus...
No Ebola case in India; meeting held with states to assess preparedness
However, following the declaration of Ebola as a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), the government has strengthened surveillance and preparedness measures across the country as precaution, the sources said. New...
Philanthropy as Risk Capital in Asia: Bridging innovation to impact
The report spotlights 10 cases spanning climate, health, housing, water, waste, and digital inclusion where philanthropic risk capital underwrote the earliest and riskiest stages of social innovation.These range from sustainable housing and carbon removal technologies...