Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
The Human Papillomavirus vaccine “demonstration projects” conducted by a United States non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research were suspended by the central government in 2010, following the deaths of seven tribal girls and pressure from civil society groups. An enquiry committee constituted to look into …
What ordinary people would consider violations of ethical norms of society are seldom seen as such by medical practitioners and researchers who may go against such norms in the larger interests of science. The conduct of clinical trials in India illustrates this conflict which arises primarily because of particular objectifications …
When we consider that expenditure on medicines in India accounts for 50% to 80% of treatment costs, India’s pharmaceutical success has clearly not translated into availability or affordability of medicines for all. As part of Universal Access to Healthcare, good quality healthcare should be accessible, affordable, and available to all …
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } German E. coli deaths show it's time to look past the wonder drugs of the 1950s in the battle against lethal bacteria. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028163.600-beyond-antibiotics-a-new-way-to-fight-superbugs.html?full=true&print=true
India is going all out to monitor global ban on drugs. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has ordered the setting up of a new special cell in the Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) that will monitor the fate of drugs being sold both abroad and back home. …
The self-regulatory draft code for putting an end to unethical marketing practices by pharma companies, formulated by the government, will be made mandatory if not adhered to by companies. This may be the first ever instance of the government talking tough, as nearly all codes discussed till now have been …
In the last six months, the Union health ministry has suddenly adopted a proactive tack to banning drugs. After facing quite a lot of criticism internationally for the easy availability in India of suspect medicines—including drugs that have been banned abroad for many years—the ministry has come down heavily on …
Concerned over the high maternal and infant mortality rate in the country, the Centre on Wednesday launched an ambitious programme to provide free services to pregnant women for deliveries and neo-natal care, if needed, up to a month after birth. The facility will be available to all women in government …
The neo-liberal transformation of global economy has brought in a new trade regime replacing GATT 1947 with incorporation of services and intellectual property in the products to be exchanged and WTO as its powerful regulator. Health being one of the services has become tradable for the first time. India has …
Introduction of Haemophilus Influenza type B (HiB) containing pentavalent vaccines in the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) was a far sighted decision taken in 2009 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. This decision was based on the recommendations of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) …
Reports of trace concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle have raised concerns amongst various stakeholders such as drinking-water regulators, governments, water suppliers and the public, over potential human health risks from exposure to very low levels of pharmaceuticals in drinking-water. This technical report aims to provide practical guidance and …
THE national vaccine policy draft, submitted in the Delhi High Court recently, strongly favours inclusion of new vaccines in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). The court had sought the draft from the Centre last year in a case against introduction of new vaccines. It will hear the case next on …
Why are bees important to humans? The 20,000 or so species of bees are the principal pollinators of plants, both in gardens and in the wild. If you like having flowering plants around, for the most part you need to have bees around. There is a need to create awareness …
Just like our people, every Indian-origin drug will be counted and have its history documented soon. From July, each drug exported will have its packaging adequately laced with bar codes so that at any point during the supply chain or afterwards, if doubts are cast on the quality or efficacy …
The government may make it mandatory for all doctors to write the generic or chemical name of drugs they prescribe, a move that can cut medicine costs by more than half. Last year, the health ministry had asked doctors in over 300 central government hospitals, clinics and autonomous institutions under …
Representatives of government institutions at a meeting on new initiatives in community health in Rajasthan at Swasthya Bhavan here on Monday said health care delivery should be strengthened in the remote areas and free treatment provided to all sections of poor and under-privileged people in the State. The two-day meeting …
DRUG-resistant NDM-1 gene has been debated ever since India was identified a source of the gene in patients in the UK. The debate intensified on April 7, 2011, when the journal Lancet Infectious Disease published a paper which stated that the gene (New Delhi Metallo-betalactamase- 1) was found in tap …
MUMBAI: A study carried out in India has shown that the ban on veterinary drug diclofenac, blamed for the diminishing vulture populationin south Asia , seems to be effective, with the proportion of cattle carcasses contaminated with diclofenac declining by over 40% between 2006 and 2008. Here's some good new …
