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In another great example of public private partnership, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the indigenous produced Japanese Encephalitis vaccine JENVAC which has been jointly developed by scientists of National Institute of Virology, the ICMR and Bharat Biotech Ltd. Speaking at the occasion, the Health Minister termed the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) as a serious …

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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 guarantees absolute confidentiality to a woman irrespective of her age, while the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 .The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 — put in place after the horrific gang-rape of the 23-year-old girl in Delhi last year — makes it mandatory for the …

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A new proposed Bill is expected to control unethical practices in biomedical and health research by making it mandatory to register all ethics committees in research institutions, colleges, universities and other organisations involved in research with the Biomedical and Health Research Authority. As reported by the Hindu more on the Bill can be read here.

The Indian government, along with NGO the HIV/AIDS alliance, has launched a special project to provide a care and support structure for the 2.4 million PLHIV (people living with HIV/AIDS) in the country.The project ‘Vihaan’ (meaning “the first light of dawn” in Sanskrit) seeks to ensure that PLHIV and high-risk groups like men who have …

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There has been a lot of wailing amongst multinational pharma companies about India’s uniquely unfriendly attitude to patents. Now, it might be starting to look like the new normal. The MNC’s are worried about three separate developments in India that they think will reduce incentives for innovation Compulsory licences where a local manufacturer is allowed …

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In a recently published article published in the Hindu , it was reported that since 2012 there has been a significant decrease in abortion drugs. Quoting a survey survey done in Maharashtra by the Indian chapter of Ipas, an international non-profit organisation working for safe abortions, the drugs Mifepristone and misoprostol were available in only 10 …

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