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India-Netherlands-Sweden to collaborate for research programme on HIV/AIDS

May 24, 2018

Governments of India, Netherlands and Sweden launched first-of-its-kind collaborative research programme on HIV/AIDS. It is aimed at harnessing complementary research strengths and diverse expertise across three nations to catalyze development of better tools to understand and address burgeoning global epidemic ..

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India ranks 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancet Study

May 23, 2018

India ranked 145th among 195 countries in terms of Healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index in the year 2016, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. The index was released as part of Global Burden of Disease ..

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Habitat loss may have triggered Nipah outbreak: WHO report

May 23, 2018

According to report by World Health Organisation (WHO), human-triggered factors like habitat loss due to deforestation and climate change set off infectious outbreaks such as recent Nipah cases in Kerala. Due to habitat destruction by human activity, flying fox (fruit ..

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Nidaan: Rajasthan Government launches software for disease monitoring

May 23, 2018

Rajasthan Government has launched new software called Nidaan for disease monitoring and strengthening tele-medicine services in the government hospitals. The software will help for providing presumptive diagnosis and monitoring of seasonal and non-communicable diseases as well as trends of ailments ..

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India saw 211 tuberculosis cases per 1,00,000 population in 2016: WHO

May 19, 2018

According to World Health Statistics 2018 released by World Health Organisation (WHO), India saw estimated 211 cases of tuberculosis (TB) per 1,00,000 people in 2016. India has pledged to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of global target set ..

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WHO publishes its first Essential Diagnostics List

May 17, 2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its first Essential Diagnostics List, a catalogue of tests needed to diagnose most common diseases along with number of global priority diseases. It aims to address people’s inability to access diagnostic services, which ..

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