Zika virus likely to spread across Asia: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has said, Zika virus is likely to keep spreading across Asia. WHO Director Margaret Chan said in Manila that experts were still looking for ways to…
3,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras to be opened soon
AMN / Centre has decided to open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2017 to provide quality medicines at affordable rates. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers Yesterday in an official…
Search engines ready to block info on sex determination tests
Our Correspondent / New Delhi The government of India today informed the Supreme Court that three major search engines — Microsoft, Google and Yahoo — have agreed to auto block…
How countries taking care of ageing population?
Global average life expectancy has increased from 48 years in 1950 to 68 years in 2010 and is expected to become 81 years by the end of the century. By…
Nadda speaks to health ministers of Haryana, UP over dengue, chikungunya
Union Health Minister J P Nadda spoke to the Health Ministers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh regarding dengue and chikungunya cases. In a tweet, Mr Nadda said, community participation is…
SANOFI AND VERILY TO JOINTLY FIGHT DIABETES
AMN / Paris and Mountain View, Calif., Cambridge, Mass- Sanofi, a global healthcare company and Verily Life Sciences LLC, (formerly Google Life Sciences), an Alphabet company, on Monday launched Onduo,…
India free from Yaws, Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus: WHO
India has received certificates from World Health Organisation, recognizing the elimination of Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the country. Union Health Minister J P Nadda in a…
Govt launches biggest Leprosy Case Detection campaign
AMN Centre has launched the biggest Leprosy Case Detection campaign in the country. The Health Ministry, in a release, said, 32 crore people, across 19 States and Union Territories, will…
Nurses of govt hospitals call off strike
Nurses in government hospitals across the country have called off their indefinite strike. The spokersperson of All India Government Nurses Federation, Liladhar Ramchandani told MEDIA that the decision was taken…
India, African nations agree to boost medical research
AMN India and African nations have decided to take major steps to boost collaborations in joint medical research and work to harmonise regulatory frameworks to develop the pharmaceutical market in…