India, March 28 -- World Health Day, observed annually on April 7th, provides an opportunity to focus on key public health issues. This date also commemorates the founding anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. The theme for World Health Day 2024 is 'My health, my right', which underscores the significance of individual health empowerment.
Meanwhile, the month of March saw several notable milestones with regards to FDA approvals.
On Mar.21, 2024, the FDA approved Italfarmaco's Duvyzat, which marks the first nonsteroidal drug to treat patients with all genetic variants of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
The first gene therapy for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy, Lenmeldy, developed by Orchard Therapeutic...