Fifteen children from Gaza to receive urgent medical care in Spain
Cairo, Copenhagen, Geneva, 24 July 2024 – Sixteen people from Gaza with complicated medical conditions will arrive in Spain today to receive care there, through an evacuation process involving the World Health Organization (WHO) and multiple partners. Fifteen of them are children, ranging in age from 3 to 17 years old. The mother of one […]
Unfinished business: only the urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030
Despite significant gains in many countries, critical gaps continue to undermine efforts to end AIDS in children Geneva/Munich, 22 July 2024|Despite progress made in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths among children, a new report released today by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 shows that an urgent scale up of […]
Update on AIIMS Madurai
MBBS classes for AIIMS Madurai for 50 students have been started since April 2022 from a temporary campus at Government Medical College, Ramanathapuram in consultation with the Government of Tamil Nadu. Currently there are 99 students admitted for MBBS course. As of now a total of 12 departments are functional with faculties in each department […]
Myth vs. Facts
There have been some media reports stating that in comparison to other countries, India has a high number of ‘zero dose children’ – children who did not receive any vaccine, according to a recent UNICEF report. These reports depict an incomplete picture of the country’s immunization data, as they do not factor in the population […]
DGHS, Union Health Ministry, along with experts reviews the Chandipura virus cases and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome cases in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh
Prof (Dr) Atul Goel, DGHS, Union Health Ministry, and Director of NCDC, along with experts from AIIMS, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, and National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), as well as officials from Central and State surveillance units, reviewed the Chandipura virus and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya […]
Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda chairs a Training and Awareness Program for 1,000 Street Food Vendors by FSSAI in the presence of Smt. Anupriya Patel, Union MoS for Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Minister, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda chaired a training and awareness program for 1,000 street food vendors conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in Vigyan Bhawan, here today. He was joined by Smt. Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. Highlighting the importance of street […]
New data for Roche’s Susvimo demonstrates sustained efficacy in two serious diabetic eye conditions
Two-year Phase III data presented at ASRS 2024 show Susvimo’s potential as an alternative to eye injections to treat diabetic macular edema (DME) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) Safety data were consistent with the known safety profile for Susvimo in people with DME and DR Additionally, the US FDA has accepted the filing application for Susvimo […]
Roche’s Vabysmo showed extended durability, continued efficacy and a consistent safety profile in long-term diabetic macular edema (DME) study
More than 90% of patients had absence of DME after four years in a pre-specified exploratory endpoint People treated with Vabysmo sustained vision gains and anatomical improvements, with almost 80% receiving treatment at intervals of three or four months, in an exploratory analysis The study met all primary endpoints, showing safety data were consistent with […]
Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda reviews Regulation of Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices
“For India to become the global leader in drugs regulation to match our global reputation of ‘Pharmacy of the World’, we need to have world class regulatory framework matching our scale of operations and international expectations”. This was stated by Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda, as he reviewed the regulation of drugs, cosmetics […]
Roche announces positive Phase I results of its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist CT-996 for the treatment of people with obesity
After four weeks of treatment, CT-996 demonstrated clinically meaningful weight loss of -7.3% (weight loss in placebo -1.2%; p < 0.001) Pharmacokinetic data supports a once-daily oral dosing regimen for CT-996 The safety and tolerability profile was consistent with other oral GLP-1 receptor agonists and no unexpected safety signals were observed Basel, 17 July 2024 […]
