The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to this report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. …
The World Health Organisation has suspended the procurement of the hepatitis B vaccine – Revac B – from the Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker Bharat Biotech International Ltd. According to an alert released by the WHO, the decision was taken after a site audit of Bharat Biotech facility here conducted in September showed …
Hyderabad Not too long after the delisting episode of Shanta Biotech’s pentavalent hepatitis B vaccine Shan5, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now suspended the supply of hepatitis B vaccine (Revac-B+) manufactured by Bharat Biotech International (BBIL). It has also terminated the prequalification procedures for current applications for other vaccines …
Dismissing reports of the deaths of children after administration of pentavalent vaccine in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan as unrelated, the Centre has decided to introduce this vaccine as part of the routine immunisation programme in Kerala on Wednesday. The vaccine, that will prevent children from five life-threatening diseases, will …
Delhi today became the first city in the country to begin screening for the ‘silent killer’ hepatitis C. An initiative of the Delhi Government, the screening is being conducted at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in order to prevent the spread of the deadly virus that manifests …
GUWAHATI: On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi assured that the government may soon take initiatives to provide affordable treatments to the patients who have been suffering from HIV-HCV co-infection. The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is ‘Getting to zero-new HIV infection, zero-discrimination …
The total number of fever deaths reported in the district this year has more than doubled from last year. While a total of 8 cases were reported in 2010, the number has so far reached 20 this year. The increase is mainly owing to the diseases including leptospirosis (rat fever), …
In the wake of increased numbers of hepatitis A, typhoid and other diarrhoeal diseases getting reported in the district, the Health authorities have raised concerns about the quality of water available to the people. As the water supplied by Kerala Water Authority fails to meet the needs of more than …
KOCHI: One of the major reasons for the contamination of potable drinking water is the presence of E-Coli, a bacterium found in human and animal waste. Dr Aisha S, a doctor in the Health Department said: “There have been a few cases of water contamination in the past caused by …
Developing country like India shows high prevalence of hepatitis C on account of lack of universal precautions while treating patients. This kind of transmission is seen more in cases of Thalesemias on regular blood transfusion, with renal diseases on haemodialysis and co-infection with hepatitis B along with patients admitted in …
To mark October as the "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" the Pink Ribbon National Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign held a ceremony in memory of 40,000 women dying every year with breast cancer in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion National Co-ordinator of the Pink Ribbon Omer Aftab said that Pakistan has the …
Compound Found In Liver Can Help Fight Dengue, Yellow Fever, Hepatitis London: In what may revolutionize human medicine, scientists claim to have found evidence that a compound in the liver of sharks can be used as a drug to protect people from a number of diseases. A team, led by …
KOCHI: The expert team which looked into the spreading of Hepatitis-A at Varappetty and Kuttampuzha areas in Ernakulam district has submitted its report blaming contaminated toddy for the outbreak. At the same time casting suspicion on the report by the authorities, the disease has spread to other areas like Perumbavoor, …
An experimental malaria vaccine tested on children in Burkina Faso has shown "a high level of efficacy" in protecting against the disease, a study published in the United States said Wednesday. The study was initially planned to study the safety and immune response of the vaccine, known by the name …
Yet another panel of scientists has found no evidence that a popular vaccine causes autism. But despite the scientists’ best efforts, their report is unlikely to have any impact on the frustrating debate about the safety of these crucial medicines. “The M.M.R. vaccine doesn’t cause autism, and the evidence is …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed three combination vaccines of Panacea Biotech from its pre-qualification list. It took the step after it found deficiencies in the quality management system followed in Panacea’s vaccine manufacturing facility in Punjab. Shipments of these vaccines – combinations of diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Hepatitis B …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice, returnable in four weeks, to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chairman seeking a report on the news items that stated contaminated water was being supplied in many areas in the city due to cracks in the pipeline. The Commission wanted …
With Typhoid and Hepatitis raising its ugly head in Colombo again, the Public Health Department (PHD) of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) with the assistance of the local police have commenced raids on eateries and star class hotels in the metropolis. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the CMC Dr. Pradeep …
Vaccines against deadly diseases like polio, tuberculosis and hepatitis B have to be stored, transported and administered with abundant caution or else the results can be disastrous, as was demonstrated to a group of journalists this past week during a field trip to villages around Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The …
Actor Vikram hopes tagline “B Podu” catches on This is one campaign that intends to go viral, especially among schoolchildren and college-going youth. “Liver 4 Life”, an initiative launched by MIOT Hospitals, aims to raise public understanding about the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and promote vaccination against infection by organising …
Around one third of the global population, or 2 billion people, have been infected with one of the viruses that causes the liver disease hepatitis, which kills about a million victims annually, the World Health Organisation said. And although most of those carrying hepatitis do not know they have it, …
