New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The five-day India-Sri Lanka workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a significant strategic milestone in bilateral healthcare diplomacy and HTA knowledge exchange, underscoring India’s commitment to supporting regional health initiatives, senior government officials have said.The knowledge exchange workshop on HTA formally commenced at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan here, hosted by the Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in co…
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Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) Panjab University (PU) scientists have developed a special paint additive that can help reduce infections in hospitals, an issue that has become critical after the Covid-19 pandemic. The innovation was granted an Indian patent on December 31, 2025. The breakthrough, led by Gaurav Verma of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology, emerged from collaborative research during the Covid-19 pandemic. Avneet Saini from the Department of Biophysics, Shubhi Joshi…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Do not take antibiotics over the counter, without a doctor’s consultation, said Dr M Srinivas, Director at AIIMS, Delhi, on Monday, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against their misuse. PM Modi, in his last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of the year on Sunday, raised concern about “extremely worrying” AMR levels in the country, and urged people not to take antibiotics casually.The Prime Minister cited a recent alarming report by the Indian Council of Medical Research (…