Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Gujarat’s Health Department has intensified its preparedness to prevent outbreaks of water-borne and seasonal diseases in South Gujarat as heavy rainfall continues and a red alert remains in force for Navsari, Valsad, Surat and adjoining districts. At a high-level review meeting in Gandhinagar on Thursday, State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya assessed the department’s preparedness and directed officials to strengthen micro-planning, maintain reserve medical teams a…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India has approved its first vaccine for the prevention of dengue, a major step in strengthening the country’s response to one of its fastest-growing mosquito-borne diseases, an official statement said on Tuesday.The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare — has granted marketing authorisation for Qdenga, a live, attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine developed by Takeda GmbH, Germany. The vaccine will be im…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) At least 50 people have been killed and 500 injured in Iran in US strikes since the start of the new escalation in the Gulf.Tehran’s Health Ministry spokesman, Hossein Kermanpur, reported this on X, specifying that 12 civilians have died in the last 24 hours. According to the spokesman, 460 injured people have been discharged from the hospital, while 37 people remain hospitalised, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.The Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei of Iran on Saturda…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Centre has operationalised key reforms under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 relating to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the objective of enhancing trust-based governance, reducing compliance burden for businesses, and ensuring proportionate regulatory enforcement without compromising public health safeguards, according to a statement issued by the Health Ministry on Friday.The amendments seek to decriminalise certain mi…
Kinshasa, June 8 (IANS) The tally of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 515, including 91 deaths, as the health authorities warned of continued transmission and the risk of further increases if control measures are not put in place quickly. The update, published on Sunday (local time) by the health ministry, said that three more patients were declared recovered, bringing the count of recoveries to 12 as of June 6.The report said 117 suspected cases w…
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance and precautionary measures across airports, ports and government healthcare facilities following an advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry regarding the possibility of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases being reported from certain African countries. Health authorities have moved to strengthen preparedness despite no cases being detected in the state so far.The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) has instruct…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health Ministry on Friday said it has notified the inclusion of the drug ‘Pregabalin’ under Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945. The decision has been taken in view of reports received from certain states regarding the misuse and abuse of Pregabalin, particularly among youth.Violations and non-compliance will attract penal action under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules thereunder.The drug, which is prescribed for the treatment of chronic pain, neuropathies…
Patna, May 16 (IANS) Bihar Leader of the Opposition and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday once again launched a sharp attack on the Bihar government, targeting Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and his Cabinet over governance and rising public concerns. Tejashwi alleged that the entire administration — from the Chief Minister to Cabinet Ministers — is more focused on publicity than governance.He accused them of prioritising photo opportunities over addressing real issu…
Freetown, May 14 (IANS) Sierra Leone has declared a measles outbreak amid increasing confirmed infections, with health authorities warning of active community transmission in its capital, Freetown. A total of 41 confirmed measles cases were recorded across eight districts between January and April, according to the public notice issued by the National Public Health Agency in collaboration with the Health Ministry on Wednesday (local time).The Western Area Urban District was identified as the har…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Approximately 10 per cent of districts in the country currently do not have a blood centre, underscoring the need for accelerated expansion of infrastructure, an official statement said on Wednesday.Similarly, gaps remain in digital integration, with a significant number of blood centres yet to be onboarded on eRaktKosh and BBMS, limiting real-time visibility and monitoring, according to the outcomes of a national-level meeting convened by Health Ministry on India’s …