Request made to DCGI to extend validity of import licence & registration certificate by three months in wake of lockdown by Drug Industry
To ensure the availability of raw materials post lockdown in the country, domestic drug manufacturers have appealed to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to extend validity of Form 10…
NPPA Asks State, UT Govts to Ensure Availability of PPEs, Masks, Testing Kits And Ventilators
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Wednesday asked the state and UT governments to ensure availability of essential medical equipment such as personal protective equipments (PPEs), masks, gloves, testing…
HEAL Foundation Releases COVID Guidelines for Media Houses
New Delhi: Covering a war often has rules for the media. But covering a pandemic of the magnitude of COVID-19 has neither rules nor guidelines. Media houses have come up…
Fortis Healthcare contributes INR 5.90 crore to PM Relief Fund for COVID-19
New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare, India’s leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider has donated a sum of INR 5.90 crores to The Prime Minister National Relief Fund to support the Government’s…
High Risk Non COVID Patients are in Dire Straits
New Delhi: 30 year old Kidney Transplant patient of Jhansi, Pappi Choudhry is despairing. His immunosuppressant medicines Mofiled and Vingraf will last only two days. Where would he get them…
Covid-19: Union Ministry of Health and welfare Approves HCQS, Azithromycin Combo For Patients
The Union Ministry of Health and family welfare of India has approved the use of hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin for patients suffering from serious Covid-19 disease and requiring ICU…
500-Bedded Odisha COVID-19 Hospital Becomes Operational in KIMS
Bhubaneswar: A 500-Bedded Odisha COVID-19 Hospital managed and run by Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar has become operational from 2nd April 2020. Govt. of Odisha is financing equipment…
Nationwide Free Helpline to fight COVID 19 launched on PM’s Appeal
New Delhi: Amidst of the Nationwide lockdown a team of doctors of different hospitals have come together & joined hands to support the people facing healthcare emergency. They have launched…
Apollo Chairman’s Heart goes out for COVID Care Workers
New Delhi: Dr Prathap C Reddy’s love and respect for his own hospital’s healthcare workers is already part of Apollo fable as evidenced by his gesture of standing up to…
Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in India is result of lack of country-wide vaccination: GlobalData
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) presents a significant public health concern globally. India leads the way with the highest number of diagnosed incident cases of IPD, according to GlobalData, a leading…
