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'Funding by USAID prevented 91.8mn deaths worldwide'

New Delhi, July 1 -- The programmes funded by USAID (US Agency for International Development) have prevented approximately 91.8 million deaths in the past 20 years, according to a new study published ... Read More


Centre rolls out drive to immunise children

New Delhi, June 30 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare rolled out a special drive to identify unvaccinated children in high-burden districts to expand the national immunisation coverage... Read More


Centre rolls out drive to immunise children

New Delhi, June 30 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare rolled out a special drive to identify unvaccinated children in high-burden districts to expand the national immunisation coverage... Read More


Health Talk: India ranks 2nd in unvaccinated kids but comparison somewhat flawed

India, June 28 -- India has had the most number of unvaccinated children- 1.4 million- after Nigeria (2.5million), of the 15.7 million unvaccinated children globally in 2023, data published in The Lan... Read More


Interview | Weight loss drugs changing way we look at obesity: Dr Ambrish Mithal

India, June 25 -- Mounjaro and Wegovy have hit the market, and with this the global weight loss revolution has come to India. Dr Ambrish Mithal's book- The Weight Loss Revolution- that's released on W... Read More


Novo Nordisk launches weight-loss drug in India

New Delhi, June 25 -- Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in India, which has the third highest obese population in the world, the company announced on Tues... Read More


Novo Nordisk launches weight-loss drug in India

New Delhi, June 25 -- Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in India, which has the third highest obese population in the world, the company announced on Tues... Read More


Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people: WHO Global Tobacco Epidemic report

India, June 24 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco co... Read More


Novo Nordisk launches weight loss drug 'Wegovy' in India

India, June 24 -- Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, launched its much-awaited weight loss drug 'Wegovy' in India on Tuesday. One-weekly injectable semaglutide, Wegovy is the first and only... Read More


CDSCO flags 186 drugs that fail to meet quality standards

New Delhi, June 21 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has listed at least 186 drugs and formulations as not of standard quality (NSQ) in May, after both central and state testi... Read More