India’s pharma exports continue to grow at brisk pace

IANS | August 16, 2024 12:57 PM

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India’s drugs and pharmaceuticals exports are continuing to maintain their steady growth with an 8.36 per cent increase to $2.31 billion during July this year as the country’s cost-effective generic medicines continue to gain popularity in advanced western nations.

Bengal: Scattered response to strike called by SUCI-C on RG Kar issue

IANS | August 16, 2024 11:58 AM

Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The 12-hour general strike in West Bengal convened on Friday by the Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C) against the ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor at the state-run R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here last week has so far evoked scattered response in select pockets in the state.

RG Kar rape-murder: IMA calls 24-hour nationwide medical shutdown on Aug 17

IANS | August 15, 2024 11:42 PM

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday declared a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of medical services starting 6 a.m. on Saturday till 6 a.m. on Sunday in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

75,000 new medical seats in next 5 years: PM Modi

IANS | August 15, 2024 11:40 AM

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) In a bid to boost healthcare in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation on Independence Day on Thursday, promised to create 75,000 more medical seats over the next five years, adding to the existing over one lakh seats in the country.

WHO declares global health emergency over Mpox outbreak

IANS | August 15, 2024 2:46 AM

United Nations, Aug 15 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared a global health emergency as Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, spreads rapidly across 13 African countries, including Congo, where 14,000 cases and 524 deaths have been reported.

Africa CDC declares mpox public health emergency as cases surge

IANS | August 14, 2024 8:33 PM

Addis Ababa, Aug 14 (IANS) With the number of monkeypox cases surging, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS).

Hindu family donates brain-dead son’s liver to save Muslim man's life

IANS | August 13, 2024 3:19 PM

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a heartwarming story of humanity and resilience, a Hindu family donated their brain-dead son’s liver to save the life of a differently-abled Muslim man suffering from liver cirrhosis, a Delhi hospital reported on Tuesday on the occasion of World Organ Donation Day.