Investment in healthcare should not be considered as expenditure: Dr Soumya Swaminathan

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday said investment in the health care system should be looked at as investment and not as expenditure. Delivering a keynote…

We trust Indian industry, Bharat Biotech has been submitting data regularly, very quickly: WHO official on Covaxin EUL

By Yoshita Singh United Nations/Geneva, India’s Bharat Biotech has been submitting data on the EUL of Covaxin “regularly and very quickly” to a technical committee which hopes to have a final recommendation to…

Health Ministry Allows Import Of Oxytocin API To Manufacture Exclusively For The Purpose Of Exports

New Delhi, 29 Oct 2021: The Union health ministry has exempted import of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) of peptide hormone oxytocin to the country for the purpose of manufacturing formulations exclusively…

Govt Job for B.Pharm at Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) is the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). PMBI was established in December, 2008 under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government…

Merck Agrees To Let Other Drug Makers Make Its COVID Pill

LONDON : Pharmaceutical company Merck agreed to allow other drug makers worldwide to produce its COVID-19 pill, in a move aimed at helping millions of people in poorer countries get…

WHO says likely to receive clarifications from Bharat Biotech on Covaxin by weekend

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said it expects to receive clarifications from Bharat Biotech by the end of this week on its COVID-19 vaccine — Covaxin — and will meet on November 3 for a final risk-benefit…

Govt Job for B.Pharm at TIDCO – Government Enterprise

Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) Limited is the industrial development agency of the Government of Tamil Nadu, established in 1965. TIDCO endeavours to achieve a balanced and continual industrial…

Procurement Price Of Zydus Vax Fixed, Roll Out Soon: Govt

NEW DELHI : The government has negotiated price of Zydus Cadila’s Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D with its manufacturer and the vaccine will be soon rolled out under the national programme, an official…

WHO seeks ‘additional clarifications’ from Bharat Biotech for Covaxin to conduct final ‘risk-benefit assessment’

The World Health Organisation’s technical advisory group on Tuesday sought “additional clarifications” from Bharat Biotech for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to conduct a final “risk-benefit assessment” for Emergency Use Listing of the vaccine. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech,…

Govt Job for Pharmacists under National Urban Health Mission

Under National Health Mission, applications are invited for appointment on various posts on contract basis for various health institutions / district hospitals for Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Post : Pharmacist (NUHM) No of…