The global fight against vision loss can yield vast rewards by “unlocking human potential and accelerating global development” if the estimated 1.1 billion people living with untreated visual impairment are reached. This is one of the findings of a Lancet Commission report focused on the issue, which anticipates an economic benefit of US$411 billion a …
Amidst its ongoing fight against COVID-19, a considerable drop in cases in India has been observed over the past few months. However, while there is some cautious optimism, the emergence of new variants is cause for concern. India’s fight against COVID-19: Why are cases dropping? Each day, at the peak of its outbreak, the country …
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who will assume the role of director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) next month, has cast a spotlight on vaccine nationalism and warned that progress in combating COVID-19 will be hindered without equitable access to vaccines. Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian-American development economist, said “both on a human health basis, as well as an …
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an often neglected condition. Hope may be on the horizon as a medication has been approved in India produced by AstraZeneca. The medication, dapagliflozin, is an AstraZeneca-produced medication that has previously been approved for use in the treatment of diabetes. The drug has, however, shown to have a high degree …
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As of Monday, India has vaccinated more than sixty lakh people against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19. The country’s immunisation programme, touted as the world’s largest by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, succeeded in inoculating 5,412,270 healthcare workers and 623,390 other frontline workers as of Monday evening. …
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Drugmaker Pfizer has rescinded its emergency use authorisation application for its vaccine candidate against COVID-19. However, it intends to resubmit. The pharmaceutical giant sought emergency use authorisation for its vaccine in India last year but “has decided to withdraw its application at this time” according to a company spokesperson. Pfizer’s vaccine showed promising results in …
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is expected to seek Sputnik-V approval by next month. Emergency use authorisation for use of the Russian-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine is being sought following research suggesting the vaccine candidate to be effective. A press release, carried by Health Issues India earlier this week, outlined that “in the interim efficacy analysis of the …
Many more Indians may have experienced infection with COVID-19 than first thought, new research suggest. A source claiming direct knowledge of a serological survey conducted by the Union Government said the current confirmed caseload in the country may be many times higher than reported. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted the survey. Such …
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India has carried out four million vaccinations against COVID-19. It achieved this milestone faster than any other country in the world, the Union Health Ministry claims. The country launched its vaccination drive on January 16th and accomplished the feat of four million vaccinations within eighteen days, according to official data. By comparison, Israel and the …
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Virtual conference on the need to adopt technologically integrated EBM practice Today’s healthcare ecosystem needs to be technologically integrated for clinicians to provide standardized care to their patient for better outcomes. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a great havoc to the world, but it has been a driving force in adoption of digital technologies which …
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