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Posted on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

MDR-TB treatment gets a boost with the inclusion of bedaquiline in the fully-oral regimen

In a “rapid communication”, WHO has informed all member States to take “immediate steps” to ensure that all injectables are replaced with a fully-oral regimen that includes bedaquiline to treat…

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Posted on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

Can Congo again swiftly control Ebola spread, death?

Days after the WHO declared the end of the May 8 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a fresh outbreak was reported on August 1 in North Kivu. If…

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Posted on August 2, 2018

Polio outbreaks in Congo raise global concern

The polio endgame is proving to be much more challenging with 28 children becoming paralysed by the circulating type 2 vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPVs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has…

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Posted on July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Trump team weakened global efforts to control marketing of baby formula

By Susie Neilson  Changes made to an international breastfeeding resolution under pressure from the Trump administration are more extensive than previously reported and were aimed at diluting efforts to limit…

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Posted on June 16, 2018June 28, 2018

In a first, WHO recommends quadrivalent influenza vaccine

Sanofi has launched in India its quadrivalent influenza vaccine (FluQuadri) containing two A virus strains — H1N1 and H3N2 — and two B virus strians — Victoria and Yamagata — for active…

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Posted on April 30, 2018April 30, 2018

India to use scarier yet banal pictorial warnings on tobacco products

Starting September 2018, all tobacco products will have scarier pictorial warnings and new grimmer written messages. And for the first time, toll-free telephone numbers will be displayed on packets to…

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Posted on August 14, 2017August 21, 2017

Why BMJ’s advice to ‘stop taking antibiotics when you feel better’ should be ignored

Stopping antibiotics half way through the course, when a patient feels better, may not guarantee cure of the infection. A single analysis piece published on July 26, 2017 in the journal…

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Posted on May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Ridiculous excuse for India’s shocking cover-up of Zika virus cases

It may well be said that the surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry achieved a measure of success in identifying three adults who were infected with the Zika virus between…

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