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2019 edition of World Polio Day (WPD)
The World Polio Day (WPD) is observed every year on 24th October by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its allied agencies to commemorate the birth of Jonas...Clinical Human Infection Model – CHIM
In CHIM, the researchers infected healthy volunteers with a weak strain of pathogen in a controlled setting. This helped them to learn more about infection and develop new...
Kenya launches Malaria Vaccination Drive
Kenya has started administering doses of the worlds only licensed malaria vaccine to young children in rural areas facing high transmission rates. Kenya is the third African country after Ghana...ICMAR launch India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines – VPM1002 and Immuvac
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines – VPM1002 and Immuvac. The initiative would enroll 12,000 healthy...
India Develops more Potent Anthrax Vaccine
Indian scientists have developed a new vaccine against anthrax. The new vaccine is claimed to be superior over existing vaccines as it has the ability to generate an...2019 edition of World AIDS Vaccine Day (WAVD)
The World AIDS Vaccine Day (WAVD) is observed every year on 18th May to spread awareness about the urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and...
Gagandeep Kang awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), UK
Gagandeep Kang becomes first Indian woman scientist to be awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), United Kingdom. Gagandeep Kang She is a clinician scientist, who is well...2019 World Immunization Week (WIW)
The 2019 World Immunization Week (WIW) is a global public health campaign i.e. celebrated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) from April 24 to 30 with theme “Protected...
World Immunization Week 2019
World Immunization Week 2019 is being observed from 24-30 April with the theme Protected Together: Vaccines Work. World Immunisation Week 2019 celebrates Vaccine Heroes from around the world...Malawi launchs pilot tests for world’s first malaria vaccine “RTS-S”
The Government of Malawi has launched the pilot tests for the world’s first malaria vaccine – RTS,S (or Mosquirix) -to give partial protection to children up to 2...Gagandeep Kang becomes India’s first female scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow
The Royal Society of London has announced a list of 51 eminent scientists elected to its fellowship in the year 2019. Among these is Dr. Gagandeep Kang, who...
