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January 2016

National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) shows improvements in maternal and infant mortality

The results for the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 have been released and this survey covers Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry. The results show that all these states have …

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New global health figures show Pakistan and India have some of the highest rates of stillbirth in the world.

In Pakistan — 43 out of 1,000 pregnancies end in stillbirths — according to studies published in British health journal,The Lancet. In India, the rate was 22 in every 1,000 pregnancies in 2015 but because of its huge population, the country recorded the highest number of stillbirths around the world that year.It accounted for 592,100 …

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India waives large-scale clinical trials for Sanofi’s dengue vaccine

An expert consultative committee of the Indian drug regulatory agency has waived a large-scale clinical trial for a dengue vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur. The Subject Expert Committee (SEC), which advises the Drug Controller General of India, said it recommends for market authorisation of the vaccine in the age group of 18-45 years only with …

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to spend $ 500 mn between 2016 and 2021

India’s immunisation programme will receive a boost with Gavi the Vaccine Alliance pledging to spend up to $ 500 million between 2016 and 2021. An announcement was made last week  by the Government of India and Gavi, after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seth Berkley, CEO, Gavi. In addition to introducing new …

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Seven charts that show why India’s healthcare system needs an overhaul

In a paper released in the Lancet, a team of researchers identified seven structural problems in India’s healthcare system. These include a weak primary health care sector, unequally distributed skilled human resources, a large unregulated private sector, low public spending on health, fragmented health information systems, irrational use and spiralling cost of drugs and weak …

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$1.5 billion World Bank program will support the GOI in implementing the Clean India Mission

In 2014, the Government of India launched the ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM), or Clean India Mission – the country’s largest-ever drive to improve sanitation. The SBM aims to end open defecation, achieve open defecation free communities, and improve the management of liquid and solid wastes.Now, a new $1.5 billion World Bank programme will support the …

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India ranked fifth in the world with documented investments in TB research

According to an article in the Hindu last year, with a $9.1 million funding in 2014 by several Indian government agencies, India is ranked fifth in the world with documented investments in TB research. India is ranked ninth in terms of money spent on TB research as a percentage of GDP.India’s spend of $9.1 million …

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