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Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia: Study

Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South...

Kathmandu: Every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls in South Asia die giving birth and most of them are minors who have...

12 July 2024 3:20 PM IST

Indian Expert Dr. A. Ramkishan Appointed by WHO to Advisory Panel

Indian Expert Dr. A. Ramkishan Appointed by WHO to Advisory Panel

HYDERABAD: Dr A. Ramkishan, deputy drugs controller of India, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), has...

19 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

A farmer dries paddy which got soaked by unseasonal rains. (DC Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Suicides are no indication of India's farmers'...

Politicians see votes in farmer suicides. Few of them seem to understand the reality that has overtaken farming in...

9 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Mosquito repellents have fatal consequences

Mosquito repellents have fatal consequences

Mosquitoes are among the deadliest creatures on the planet, carrying diseases such as dengue, malaria, and chikungunya....

27 April 2023 4:05 PM IST

Anup Anvikar | End to malaria in sight: India edging close to the finish line

Anup Anvikar | End to malaria in sight: India edging close to the...

India has been making leaps in its efforts to end malaria by 2030, in line with global goals. The efforts towards...

26 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

NIRMACOM will contain nirmatrelvir 150 mg (2 tablets) and ritonavir 100mg (1 tablet), it added. (Photo: https://www.hetero.com)

Hetero emerges first to get WHO Prequalification for Covid drug...

NEW DELHI: Pharmaceuticals firm Hetero on Monday said it has received World Health Organisation Prequalification of...

26 Dec 2022 8:51 PM IST

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DC Edit | Time to clean up pharma

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has initiated an investigation after the World Health...

8 Oct 2022 12:01 AM IST

The World Health Organization issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. (Representational image: PTI)

WHO probing Indian cough syrup after 66 children die in Gambia

WHO cautioned the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global...

6 Oct 2022 7:21 AM IST

This 1997 image provided by the CDC during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, and depicts the dorsal surfaces of the hands of a monkeypox case patient, who was displaying the appearance of the characteristic rash during its recuperative stage. (AP Photo)

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

GENEVA: The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of...

25 Aug 2022 5:34 PM IST

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DC EDIT | WHO reform urgent need after poor Covid handling

There have been calls for the reform of the healthcare arm of the United Nations for quite some time

13 May 2022 11:55 PM IST