India’s Hepatitis Elimination Drive: Key Government Programmes at a Glance
Since 2018, India’s National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme has been providing free screening and treatment for Hepatitis B and C across the country.
Since 2018, India’s National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme has been providing free screening and treatment for Hepatitis B and C across the country.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended AstraZeneca’s Trixeo for the maintenance treatment of asthma and Enhertu, in combination with pertuzumab, for the first-line treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in the European Union (EU).
Johnson & Johnson plans a phased commercial rollout of the OTTAVA system with select customers in the United States while working in parallel to advance into additional indications.
The action follows Risk-Based Inspections conducted by CDSCO as part of its oversight of clinical trials across India, which uncovered significant deficiencies in the functioning of these Ethics Committees.
Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day, WHO launches the PROTECT package, providing countries with practical, evidence-based approaches to reduce drowning deaths, including making water transport safer, teaching school kids to swim, and preparing for floods.
Roche’s new PCR test simultaneously detects organisms associated with Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Candida vaginitis (CV) from a single vaginal swab sample.
Aravind Alcon Global Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vitreoretinal Surgery Training aims to address one of the most critical gaps in global eye care – access to retina training.
Under Mission Poshan 2.0, supplementary nutrition is provided to children aged six months to six years, pregnant women, lactating mothers and eligible adolescent girls.
Apollo TeleHealth has crossed one million teleconsultations through its Keonjhar Digital Dispensary Initiative.
Toxics Link welcomed the Maharashtra FDA’s crackdown on skin-lightening products containing unsafe levels of mercury, describing it as a critical public health intervention that should be replicated nationwide.