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One of the prevention measures to limit spread of certain respiratory diseases, including novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas is by wearing a mask, says WHO. Ever since the novel…
The first comprehensive analysis of the health of India’s 1.34 billion citizens has been published on November 14 in The Lancet. The study estimates the key drivers of ill health,…
In Phase III trial, Serum Institute’s rotavirus vaccine (ROTASIIL) was found to have nearly 55% efficacy against the very severe form of rotavirus diarrhoea and nearly 39% efficacy in severe…
Babies born preterm (before 37 completed weeks of gestation) have a higher energy requirement than babies born full term and therefore fail to gain weight adequately. Parents of preterm babies…
The long awaited National Health Policy announced a few days ago proposes to raise public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP from the current 1.15% to 2.5% by 2025.…
Indian researchers have finally found an ideal animal model to study microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) that may affect children born out of consanguineous marriages and to screen potential drugs to…
People in India live significantly longer now compared with 1990. Life expectancy increased by 6.9 years for men and 10.3 years for women between 1990 and 2013, notes a study…
“India has demonstrated very strong leadership in positioning adolescent health as part of continuum of care. India has taken the lead to present to the rest of the States why…
