New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Ayush has signed 25 country-to-country level MoUs for cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine and homoeopathy, 15 MoUs with international institutes for setting up of Ayush Academic Chairs in foreign nations, 52 institute-to-institute level MoUs for undertaking collaborative research/academic collaboration and supported the establishment of 43 Ayush Information Cells in 39 foreign nations for propagation and promotion of Ayush at global stage.In …
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New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Hyderabad-based drugmaker Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) on Saturday refuted claims by Australian health authorities over fake doses of its antirabies vaccine in India.Earlier this week, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation issued an alert that counterfeit batches of rabies vaccine Abhayrab have been circulating in India since November 2023.IIL has been manufacturing Abhayrab in India since 2000.In a statement, IIL “strongly refuted the over-cau…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) 2025 has been a year of evidence-based growth, global leadership, and people-centric healthcare for the Ayush sector.With an increase in budgetary allocation and a rise in exports, the sector also saw a significant market growth.The Maha Kumbh held in Prayagraj widened the access of the Ayush sector, benefitting over 9 lakh pilgrims through OPDs, mobile health units, wellness halls, and yoga sessions.With the World Health Organization’s 2025 update to ICD-11, a histori…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The government has reaffirmed its commitment to integrate surveillance and strengthen labs to combat influenza, said the Health Ministry on Tuesday.The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), organised a two-day influenza Chintan Shivir from December 22-23 in New Delhi.The Shivir provided a structured platform for deliberations to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms ahead of the upcoming influenza…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said the World Health Organization (WHO).The new recommendation is part of the 2025 guidelines on advanced HIV disease.The WHO defines advanced HIV disease in adults, adolescents, and children five years and older, “as a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3”.”Advanced HIV disease is the major cause of AIDS-related deaths among people living with HI…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A phase 1 randomised clinical trial of a novel Nipah virus vaccine, led by US researchers, may soon pave the way to prevent the deadly infection.All three doses and regimens of the vaccine named HeV-sG-V demonstrated to be safe and generated an immune response, according to the researchers in the study published in the journal The Lancet.”The induction of antibodies within 1 month of vaccination, along with the persistence afforded by two dosages, suggests the vaccine ca…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Ayush held a two-day key technical meeting to integrate traditional medicine into global health intervention standards, the Ministry said on Monday.The Technical Project Meeting on traditional medicine (TM), held from December 20-21 in the national capital, aimed to set an intervention code.The initiative was fundamentally driven by the landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Donor Agreement signed between th…