The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) of India has released through The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), new guidelines recommending the use of internet and other connected media and devices in order to increase access to health and healthcare services. This strategy is aimed especially towards senior citizens, as well …
Earlier this month, India and Kenya have agreed to increase their cooperation in the defense and healthcare sector as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his States visit as part of a four nation African tour. Although the partnership is primarily focused on defense strategies, there is an important close regarding healthcare. Prime Minister Modi …
<< back to Hepatitis C by Ajoy Bose In an unprecedented move to tackle the growing epidemic of Hepatitis C in the north Indian state of Punjab, free treatment is being made available by the local administration. This initiative has been strengthened by the recent sharp drop in the price of Hep C super drug …
<< back to Hepatitis C Six million Egyptians were infected with hepatitis C by unsterile needles during the country’s decades-long fight against schistosomiasis. Today, at least 10 percent of Egyptians, nearly nine million people, are chronically infected, the highest rate in the world. But a grand experiment unfolding across the country may change all that. …
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<< back to Hepatitis C The World Health Organization has issued updated information on the patent status of hepatitis C medicines, including assessments of hurdles for affordable generic versions of latest drugs. This article in IP Watch gives a quick summary that runs through the content of the reports and links to the WHO content. …
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<< back to Hepatitis C Increasing access with Indian generics For more than a decade, Gilead has been working in partnership with governments, healthcare systems, providers, public health entities and generic manufacturers to make its HIV and hepatitis B medicines available worldwide. Currently, 7.6 million people living with HIV in developing countries receive Gilead antiretroviral …
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<< back to Hepatitis C Across India communities are waking up to the urgency to address the silent epidemic of hepatitis C. This article from the Tribune describes the beginings of all important local activism in Mandi Ahmedgarh to commit to action and raise awareness. Office-bearers and activists of social, educational and medical organisations of …
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<< back to Hepatitis C by James Snodgrass At the 69th World Health Assembly held in Geneva in May, delegates approved WHO’s draft global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis, 2016–2021. The strategy suggests that all nations affected by hepatitis should adopt five core interventions: vaccination against hepatitis B (and against hepatitis A where appropriate) …
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<< back to Hepatitis C By Jenny Kowalczuk The ambitious, draft WHO Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-21, was approved at the 69th World Health Assembly, in May 2016. A goal of the draft strategy is to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, and to contribute to the achievement …
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During the 34th annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian-Origin (AAPI) that ended last week in New-York, the USA ambassador of India Arun Singh praised Indian pharmaceutical companies as he predicts that by the year 2020, India is likely to become one of the top 3 pharmaceutical markets in terms of growth …
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