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. …
Seven children have died of measles in Shikarpur district during the month of December, while 25 children are admitted in different hospitals, said the district health department on Thursday. More than a week ago, a measles outbreak was reported from Larkana district where three deaths were confirmed by World Health …
For the benefit of thousands of children, now the pentavalent vaccine - a five-in-one vaccine, which protects children from five diseases, will be available free in all 21 districts of the state of Haryana. Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will launch the vaccination on Friday. After the successful launch …
A vaccine to combat malaria could become a reality by 2014. While currently there are no licensed vaccines against malaria or any other human parasite, a research vaccine against P. falciparum, known as RTS,S/AS01, is at an advanced stage. According to the WHO experts, the vaccine is currently being evaluated …
The world’s first vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), created using an Indian strain of the virus, is now ready. National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune had provided Bharat Biotech with a strain of the JE virus collected from Kolar in Karnataka — a hotbed for JE infections, for the vaccine. …
The malaria burden is concentrated in 14 endemic countries, which account for an estimated 80% of malaria deaths and India is the most affected country in South-East Asia, reveals this World Malaria Report 2012 released recently. The World Malaria Report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malaria-endemic countries and other …
Five months after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation met and promised to initiate more development activities in Uttar Pradesh, the government of UP will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Gates' Foundation on Thursday. Confirming the development, a …
The first global vaccine for the prevention of dengue, the outbreak-prone fatal viral disease, is in the final stages of development. Currently in Phase III clinical trials in humans, French company Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent vaccine is being tested for efficacy across several countries including India where trials are in progress …
French pharma giant Sanofi Pasteur is conducting phase-3 trial of a vaccine for dengue in five cities across the country including Bangalore, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. “The trial is being conducted in Bangalore, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Pune and Delhi. If it passes the third and fast clinical …
Frankfurt: A new-age singledose vaccine with over 90% protection rate against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), which kills thousands of Indian children every year, will soon be available in the country. The vaccine Imojev, made by French pharma giant Sanofi Pasteur, can be used for immunization of those 12 months and older. …
India continues to top the global pneumonia mortality charts, witnessing four lakh deaths of children every year. This translates into 1,095 children dying every day on account of a vaccine-preventable disease, which is also treatable with antibiotics. Worldwide, 13 lakh children died of pneumonia in 2011, with 30 per cent …
According to this Pneumonia Progress Report 2012 released by IVAC and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, more than 99 per cent of all pneumonia deaths occurred in developing countries and 3/4 of it in 15 countries, among which India tops the list. Recent estimates from the United Nations …
Accommodation is provided to village health nurses in sub centres The State government has allotted more than Rs.4 crore for various infrastructural facilities in healthcare sector in Perambalur district. According to a release from Collector Darez Ahamed, the contribution of the village health nurses (VHNs) in health sector is indispensable. …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Health says it is taking several measures to eradicate the dengue menace in the country. The Minsitry says a feasibility study is under way to spray the larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI) bacteria by air to prevent the spread of the dengue mosquito. The Ministry plans …
In early 2010, two-and-a-half-year-old Mohammed Qasim Ahmed of Malegaon was detected with the P-1 strain of the polio virus. He was among the many Malegaon families who have consistently refused to get their children vaccinated against polio. The refusal stems from a number of myths, such as children being at …
Union Cabinet okays comprehensive strategy for prevention, control of disease In good news for millions of children vulnerable to Japanese Encephalities and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in 15 States, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a comprehensive strategy for prevention and control of the disease. The Rs.4,038-crore proposal of the Ministry …
Pakistan has become the first South Asian country to introduce a new against pneumonia. India, in contrast, has only partially introduced one of two available vaccines under a national programme, though it is available in the market. This is despite WHO having attributed India with the highest child mortality rate …
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare officers broke into celebrations on Thursday evening when a phone call from the Enterovirus Research Centre, Mumbai, informed them that the suspected case of polio reported from Bihar had tested negative for wild poliovirus. Earlier in the day, the Ministry went into a …
The CBI, probing vaccine scam, is set to seek clarification from certain private drug manufacturing companies of Chennai and Hyderabad. The agency may also call a former official of the staterun BCG Vaccine Lab (Chennai) for questioning also. According to sources two private vaccine manufacturers are under the scanner of …
It is estimated that the disease kills 20,000 people in India and 55,000 worldwide every year Acknowledging that rabies is a major public health challenge in India, the government proposes to make it a priority disease for control under the 12th Five Year Plan. A viral zoonotic disease primarily infecting …
PANJIM: Shortage of yellow fever vaccine at Panjim Urban Health Centre has forced those seeking to take the vaccine, to avail it from private clinics at a much higher cost. While Panjim UHC used to provide the vaccine at a subsidized cost of Rs 300 per patient, private clinics charge …
