The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to this report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. …
KOLKATA, 14 FEB: Alarmed at the detection of a fresh polio case in the state in the midst of intensified campaign against the diseases the state government has been compelled to conduct a polio immunisation drive in selected five districts, including Kolkata. Officials said the polio immunisation drive has been …
The three-member committee, set up to probe the alleged irregularities in conducting studies using human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by PATH in India, has identified several deficiencies in the planning and implementation of the project leading
Satisfied with the ongoing polio campaign in India, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, is hopeful that India could eliminate the deadly virus in the next two years. So far, only four countries
Jan 23, Colombo: The year 2011 national immunization programme of Sri Lanka is to be launched tomorrow ceremoniously under the patronage of the Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena and the Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardhana at Ananda Samarakoon Grounds in Nugegoda. The programme is sponsored by World Health Organization (WHO) …
Hoping to stem the incidence of Hepatitis B, the Tripura government Friday introduced 'at birth vaccination', based on the China model that attained 99.98 percent success in curbing the disease. "The ambitious 'at birth Hepatitis B vaccination' programme would be carried out in all health centres in Tripura to make …
The trend in mortality from the Sample Registration System data shows a slowdown in improvements, particularly since the mid-1990s. According to official life tables constructed by the Registrar General, there is a stagnating trend in infant mortality and an increasing trend in female child mortality for India. The ratio of …
Nine years ago, a small group of infectious-disease experts gambled on an unorthodox strategy to make a much-needed—and affordable—vaccine for Africa. Last Monday in Burkina Faso, it paid off in spades with the kickoff of a massive campaign to immunize 20 million people in three African countries against deadly meningococcal …
Ranchi, Dec. 7: The state health department will be organising a pulse polio day in Pakur district on December 19 and has planned a series of awareness programmes in collaboration with Unicef to make it a success. Significantly, the pulse polio programme failed to achieve its zero-polio target only in …
Developing a technology that may change the way the world approaches cancer, Biocon Limited, in collaboration with a US-based research company, is working on creating a
THE Global Alliance for Vaccine Immunization, cofounded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will create an advocacy group to raise $3.7 billion amid reduced donor contributions following the global financial crisis. The group is expected to start operating in the first quarter of 2011 and will include human rights …
Dispur has set 2011 as the deadline for 100 per cent measles immunisation among children in the state. The state director of the National Rural Health Mission, J.B. Ekka, today said Morigaon has been selected as one of the districts in the country for a special measles vaccination drive or …
The newly introduced double strain polio vaccine, also known as bivalent vaccine, in India is more effective and could play a key role in polio eradication, according to a study published in renowned medical journal Lancet. According to the study, the new vaccine has helped reduce the number of polio …
The vaccine, called IMA950, has been designed to help the immune system to fight against glioblastoma, an aggressive and common form of brain cancer Oct. 19: British researchers have launched the first clinical trial of a groundbreaking vaccine to treat brain cancer. The vaccine, called IMA950, has been designed to …
In the wake of the recent deaths of children in Lucknow and Ghaziabad after they received a measles shot, the Union Health Ministry under Ghulam Nabi Azad has proposed to rope in an international laboratory to help investigate the reasons behind the deaths. Samples have already been sent to the …
With more than 55,000 deaths due to rabies every year and 20,000 in India itself, Pune-based Serum Institute of India, along with the US-based MassBiologics at University of Massachusetts, has developed a new, cost-effective rabies therapy.
