New data from phase III HAVEN 6 study reinforce favourable safety and efficacy profile of Roche’s Hemlibra in people with moderate or mild haemophilia A
Hemlibra continues to demonstrate clinically meaningful bleed control, with 66.7% of participants with moderate or mild haemophilia A experiencing zero treated bleeds at 55.6 weeks median follow-up New data also reinforce Hemlibra’s favourable safety profile, with no new safety signals observed There is limited information and treatment guidance on moderate and mild haemophilia A, which […]
Roche announces positive data from broad blood cancer portfolio at European Hematology Association Annual Meeting
Long-term data at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 congress expands understanding of the impact of Roche medicines in early-stage blood cancers with the goal of providing patients with robust and durable outcomes from their first treatment Updated data from phase III CLL14 study of Venclexta®/Venclyxto® (venetoclax) plus Gazyva®/Gazyvaro® (obinutuzumab) showed more than 60% of […]
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition Rome/New York -- The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the […]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province in the northwest. It was the third outbreak in the province since 2018 and the country’s 14th overall. With greater experience in Ebola control, national emergency teams, […]
WHO Director-General welcomes ACT-Accelerator fair share contributions from Norway and Sweden
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed contributions from Norway and Sweden to the ACT-Accelerator, which have taken both countries over their ‘fair share’ allocation. Contributions of US$ 340 million from Norway and US$ 300 million from Sweden will accelerate efforts to get vaccines into arms, facilitate access to new treatments and ensure health […]
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya to Pharma Industry: Time to move from ‘Volume to Value’ leadership to capture global market
“Let us move from ‘volume’ to ‘value’ leadership to capture the global pharmaceutical market. It is time to accumulate knowledge from global best practices in research, manufacturing and innovation and develop our own models focused on accelerating production to meet the domestic demand while increasing our global footprint”. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and […]
National Health Authority (NHA) organised Western Region Review Meeting in Pune, Maharashtra to assess implementation progress and draw future roadmap for Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY & Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) schemes across the region.
The fifth edition of Regional Review Meeting – ‘Ayushman Sangam’ was organised by National Health Authority (NHA) in Pune, Maharashtra for the Western region on 30th June and 1st July 2022. The event saw a gathering of senior government officials, policymakers and experts associated with the two schemes of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya […]
No room for complacency - monkeypox cases in European Region triple over past two weeks
Statement by WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge Today, I am intensifying my call for governments and civil society to scale up efforts in the coming weeks and months to prevent monkeypox from establishing itself across a growing geographical area. Urgent and coordinated action is imperative if we are to turn […]
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya chairs the Doctors’ Day Celebrations at Lady Hardinge Medical College
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today chaired the Doctors Day Celebration at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in the presence of Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan. Saluting the medical fraternity for their selfless service, Dr. […]
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar chairs Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav - 30-year celebration of National Institute of Biologicals
Union Minister of State, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar chaired Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav - 30-year celebration of National Institute of Biologicals (NIB) today at NIB, Noida. Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR and Dr. Anup Anvikar, Director, National Institute of Biologicals were also present at the […]
