WHO issues new guidance on COVID-19 self-testing
Timely and accurate diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is an essential part of a comprehensive COVID-19 response strategy. Ag-RDTs can be performed by individuals in which they collect their own specimen, perform a simple rapid test and interpret their test result themselves at a time and place of their choosing, termed COVID-19 self-testing. This interim guidance […]
Roche to present new Evrysdi data at MDA 2022 and highlight expanding neuromuscular disease portfolio
Evrysdi® (risdiplam) data further confirm long-term efficacy and safety data in a broad range of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Latest interim results from the RAINBOWFISH study demonstrate that the majority of babies treated with Evrysdi for at least 12 months were able to sit, stand and walk within timeframes typical of healthy babies […]
Interim Statement on COVID-19 vaccines in the context of the circulation of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant from the WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC)
The TAG-CO-VAC is reviewing available data to optimise vaccine-mediated protection against prevalent circulating variants. The TAG-CO-VAC strongly supports urgent and broad access to current COVID-19 vaccines for primary series and booster doses, particularly for groups at risk of developing severe disease, given that current COVID-19 vaccines continue to provide high levels of protection against severe […]
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot lay foundation stone for two New Medical Colleges in Alwar and Nagaur, Rajasthan
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot virtually laid the foundation stone for two New Medical Colleges in Alwar and Nagaur in Rajasthan today, in the presence of Shri Prasadi Lal, Health Minister, Rajasthan and other functionaries. Addressing the event, the Union Minister said […]
Statement Eighth Meeting of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19, 1 March 2022: "Third Consultation with the CEOs of leading vaccine manufacturers
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization held high-level consultations with UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Lead Coordinator for the COVID-19 Vaccine Country Readiness and Delivery and the CEOs of leading vaccine manufacturers on 1 March 2022 aimed at ensuring the rapid delivery […]
Video new package from Ukraine: Health supplies, filed Hospital
Various shots, staff in front of WHO warehouse in Lviv Various shots, staff working inside warehouse with WHO health supplies in Lviv SOUNDBITE (English) Tarik Jarasevic, WHO spokesperson: “We are here in Lviv, western Ukraine, in a newly established WHO warehouse that we put in place immediately after the beginning of the military offensive in […]
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare chairs the inauguration ceremony of the 2021 MBBS Batch of AIIMS, Kalyani
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar virtually chaired the inauguration ceremony of the 2021 MBBS Batch of AIIMS, Kalyani, here today. Congratulating the students and the administration, the Union Minister of State expressed her happiness at the start of the third academic session of 2021 of All India […]
Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare addresses the Western Region Dissemination Workshop of National Family Health Survey
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar virtually addressed the Western Region Dissemination Workshop of the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS), here today. The Union Minister started her address by thanking the dignitaries present at the event and expressing her appreciation for NFHS for providing high-quality data on […]
WHO updates its treatment guidelines to include molnupiravir
This ninth update of WHO’s guideline on therapeutics includes a recommendation that casirivimab-imdevimab not be used for patients infected with the Omicron variant Geneva, 3 March 2022 | WHO has updated its living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics to include a conditional recommendation on molnupiravir, a new antiviral medicine. This is the first oral antiviral drug […]
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister addresses 10th World Hearing Day Celebration
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare stressed on the importance of collaborative efforts for enhancing awareness among communities regarding hearing disorders and hearing impairment. He stated that “With Jan Bhagidari and Jan Andolan, everyone can effectively contribute to adding to the existing knowledge among communities regarding benefits of early identification, and […]
