Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare addresses an event to mark the International Nurses Day
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar today addressed an event to mark the International Nurses day. The event was organised by the Indian Nursing Council in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. International Nurses Day is a global event observed on the birth anniversary of […]
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addresses a round table meeting with top corporate hospitals
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today addressed a round table meeting with top corporate hospitals at Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi. Speaking at the occasion, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted the need to strengthen the approach of hospitals to collaboratively provide high-quality healthcare services to the deserved population […]
Roche reports interim results for phase III SKYSCRAPER-01 study in PD-L1-high metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
The SKYSCRAPER-01 study evaluating tiragolumab plus Tecentriq did not meet its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival The other co-primary endpoint of overall survival was immature and the study will continue until the next planned analysis The tiragolumab development programme continues as planned in non-small cell lung cancer and other cancer types Basel, 11 May 2022 […]
Oman to fast-track approval of Indian pharma products registered by USFDA, UKMHRA and EMA
The 10th Session of the India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 11 May 2022 in New Delhi. It was co-chaired by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India and H.E. Mr. Qais bin Mohammed al Yousef, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce, […]
Roche pledges to extend commitment to the World Federation of Hemophilia Humanitarian Aid Program to 2028
The renewed commitment will provide continued preventative (prophylactic) treatment to as many as 1,000 people with haemophilia A in locations where there is little to no access to haemophilia treatment Prophylactic treatment aims to prevent bleeds and allow people with haemophilia to achieve quality of life comparable to non-haemophilic individuals. Access to this is particularly […]
WHO highlights glaring gaps in regulation of alcohol marketing across borders
News release - Geneva -- A new report from the World Health Organization highlights the increasing use of sophisticated online marketing techniques for alcohol and the need for more effective regulation. It shows that young people and heavy drinkers are increasingly targeted by alcohol advertising, often to the detriment of their health. Reducing the harm […]
Virtual Press Conference on COVID-19 and other global health issues
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, On Sunday, I left Ukraine, where alongside my Executive Director Dr. Mike Ryan and WHO colleagues we saw first-hand hospitals that have been bombed, we spoke with health workers and we met patients that were physically injured and mentally exhausted. We met with the Prime Minister, Minister of […]
World leaders urged to make firm commitments at Second Global COVID-19 Summit by ACT-Accelerator agency leads
This week, world leaders will gather to consider crucial next steps in the global COVID-19 response. We applaud the co-hosts of the Second Global COVID-19 Summit – the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia and Senegal – for bringing together governments from across the globe to make concrete commitments to vaccinate the world, save lives now […]
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, inaugurates new OPD/IPD blocks at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated hospital at Delhi
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today inaugurated the ‘NEW STATE OF ART’ multi-speciality Out-patient and In-patient (OPD/IPD) blocks at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and associated hospital, New Delhi in the presence of Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. The new IPD Block […]
WHO Director-General's remarks at a Press Conference with Minister of Health for Ukraine Viktor Liashko in Kyiv
Your Excellency Mr Viktor Liashko, Members of the media, Good evening, and thank you all for joining us this evening. I have spent the last two days in Ukraine and have been deeply moved by what I have seen and what I have heard. I have also had the honour of meeting with Prime Minister […]
