Vaccine-derived poliovirus cases are extremely rare but can occur when the weakened strain of the poliovirus contained in the oral polio vaccine (OPV) mutates ... Sep 06
Cambodia is another country in Asia Pacific which is on track to deliver on some of the HIV-related 2025 targets. ... Aug 08
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medicine for HIV negative people which protects them from getting infected with HIV through sexual route. It was approved ... Jul 26
Other countries can learn from their approaches. 18 countries have eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV globally – and 4 of these countries are in ... Jul 25
HIV infections have remained largely confined to a few population groups, such as, gay men and other men who have sex with men, people who ... Jul 20
The rising threat of synthetic opioids and the overall increase in global drug use call for urgent and coordinated action.... Jul 02
ClinicSpots is a medical Q & A portal focused on medical value travel for international patients to India. They provide end-to-end assistance, hand-holding ... Feb 07
The story begins in 1977. Saldanha starts a pharmaceutical company named after his two sons - Glenn and Mark. This is the beginning of a global ... Sep 18
Today India arranges Covid management workshop for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. ... Feb 18
Afghanistan has had 55,335 COVID-19 cases and 2,410 deaths from the disease, according to the health ministry.... Feb 09
Supplies made under grant amount to 56 lakh doses and commercial supplies amount to over 100 lakh doses... Feb 06
The Ministry said, the immunization programme is being implemented in India, as in other countries, in a phased manner to cover the healthcare providers, frontline ... Jan 20
Phase 2 trials in 1,200 adults, young children, and infants suggest new poliovirus vaccine may have the potential to overcome outbreaks caused by a ... Dec 12
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics.... Nov 06
The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polio viruses (cVDPV). ... Oct 22
Vaccine confidence in Europe remains low compared to other regions ... Sep 11
Today is a historic day for Africa," said Professor Rose Gana Fomban Leke, whose commission certified that no cases had occurred on the continent ... Aug 26
The virus entered Afghanistan in February as thousands of migrants returned from neighbouring Iran, which at the time was the region's worst-hit nation ... Aug 06
In Bangladesh, UNICEF said it found that some of the poorest families could not afford three meals a day, while in Sri Lanka its survey ... Jun 24
WHO/Europe joins United Nations Secretary-General in emphasizing the need to include refugees and migrants in efforts, plans, and strategies to fight COVID-19.... Jun 20
Notwithstanding Eid holidays, MoHAP orders extra tests and strict social distancing... May 25
Under the licensing agreements, the companies have a right to receive a technology transfer of the Gilead Sciences manufacturing process for remdesivir to enable them ... May 13
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The surprise Japanese attack in 1941 on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii drew the United States into World War II... May 07
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