National Archives - Health Issues India

Fungal disease revealed to be a large scale threat to Indian health

Leave a Comment / Featured, Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, Medicine and Research, National, News / By Nicholas Parry

While diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV are at the forefront of media attention regarding infectious disease, one threat has long gone overlooked – fungal disease. A recent study that brought together expertise from three Indian teaching hospitals: AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal and PGIMER Chandigarh along with The University of Manchester. Together …

Fungal disease revealed to be a large scale threat to Indian health Read More »

Why is it important for you to know about NDHM and NDHB in India on World Health Day 2023?

Leave a Comment / Access to Healthcare, Featured, Featured Story, National, News, Science and Technology, Special Focus / By Neha Chandra

Today, on World Health Day (WHD), India, like the rest of the world is celebrating 75th anniversary of World Health Organisation (WHO). In 1948, several countries came together to form WHO with a mission to improve public health. 75 years later, with many successful healthcare interventions, WHO continues to motivate action to address health challenges …

Why is it important for you to know about NDHM and NDHB in India on World Health Day 2023? Read More »

Rare diseases continue to blight India

Leave a Comment / Access to Healthcare, Featured, Featured Stories, Government policy, National, News / By Nicholas Parry

Rare diseases continue to reap a considerable toll in India as patients struggle to avail treatment despite notified policies from the Central Government. “Rare diseases are a serious public health concern in India, with an estimated burden of about 80 to 96 million cases reported annually,” said Dr Prashanth Bagali, Practice Head-Oncology at Strand Life …

Rare diseases continue to blight India Read More »

Indian e-Pharmacies under renewed scrutiny by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)

Leave a Comment / Featured, Government policy, National / By Chris Nial

The Indian government is likely to take strong action against the misuse of drugs by the e-pharmacies, including their closure, news agency ANI said, citing sources. The report said that the e-pharma companies’ model is problematic as it can be detrimental to patients’ health. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/epharmacies-under-radar-centre-likely-to-initiate-stern-action-11676587508512.html Recently, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) served notices …

Indian e-Pharmacies under renewed scrutiny by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Read More »

Measles outbreak attributed to low vaccine coverage

Leave a Comment / Access to Healthcare, Featured, Featured Story, Infectious diseases, National, News, Newsletter / By Editor, Health Issues

A measles outbreak in Mumbai, followed by Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram in India over the past month has drawn attention to the large number of unvaccinated children. Over 16,000 suspected cases have been recorded in India. Of the 20 children who have died of measles since October 26 in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, just one …

Measles outbreak attributed to low vaccine coverage Read More »

Dr Soumya Swaminathan to resign as chief scientist at the WHO

Leave a Comment / Featured, Featured Story, International, National, News, Newsletter / By Editor, Health Issues

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the WHO, will resign from her post on November 30 after a five-year stint and return to India. The 63-year-old, who is two years short of the WHO’s mandatory retirement age, told The Indian Express that she felt an urge to do “more hands-on practical work” and that she …

Dr Soumya Swaminathan to resign as chief scientist at the WHO Read More »

Invasive mosquito species linked to unusual malaria outbreak

Leave a Comment / Featured, Infectious diseases, International, National, News, Newsletter / By Editor, Health Issues

Scientists have linked an invasive mosquito to an unusual outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia. Anopheles stephensi, native to southern Asia, was first identified in Africa a decade ago in the Republic of Djibouti, which borders Ethiopia. It has since spread to at least four other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. www.science.org/content/article/unusual-malaria-outbreak-tied-invasive-mosquito? Now, amid lingering questions about whether …

Invasive mosquito species linked to unusual malaria outbreak Read More »

Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the WHO

Leave a Comment / Featured, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, National / By Editor, Health Issues

Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that Omicron and the variant’s latest offshoots have likely rendered them obsolete. www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-strongly-advises-against-use-two-covid-treatments-2022-09-15/? The two therapies – which are designed to work by binding to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 to neutralise the virus’ ability to infect cells …

Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the WHO Read More »

TB Free India programme launched

Leave a Comment / Featured, Featured Stories, Government policy, Infectious diseases, National, News / By Editor, Health Issues

India’s President Droupadi Murmu on Friday launched the Prime Minister’s TB Free India programme and urged Indians to work collectively towards elimination of the disease. www.livemint.com/news/india/president-murmu-launches-tb-elimination-program-urges-indians-to-help-patients-11662719403399.html President Murmu also launched the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative to ensure additional diagnostic, nutritional, and vocational support to those undergoing TB treatment, and encouraged people to come forward as donors …

TB Free India programme launched Read More »

Could cancer become a notifiable disease?

Leave a Comment / Access to Healthcare, Featured, Featured Story, Government policy, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases / By Editor, Health Issues

India’s current cancer figures are currently based on estimates, with just a minority of cases of the condition actually recorded in cause of death reports. The true burden may be far higher than current figures suggest. The parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare submitted a report entitled “Cancer Care Plan and Management: …

Could cancer become a notifiable disease? Read More »

Offer An Article

Pandemic Latest News

National

Fungal disease revealed to be a large scale threat to Indian health

Why is it important for you to know about NDHM and NDHB in India on World Health Day 2023?

Rare diseases continue to blight India

Indian e-Pharmacies under renewed scrutiny by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)

Could cancer become a notifiable disease?

About Us

Newsletter