WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo
AMN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo. WHO Congo representative Allarangar Yokouide said in a statement that at least one person has died after contracting…
New Vaccine for pneumonia launched
AMN / India’s Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda today launched new Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, PCV, for Pneumonia at Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College Hospital in Mandi district…
Medical education will be affordable, easily available in future: Nadda
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare J. P. Nadda has said that medical education in the future will be affordable and easily available in the country. He was speaking…
Govt launches Test & Treat policy for HIV patients
Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to patients suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Launching the policy at a function in New…
Prescribe only generic drugs or face action: MCI
AMN The Medical Council of India, MCI, has issued a public notice to all physicians to prescribe drugs only by generic names and warned them of action if they fail…
Two billion people drinking contaminated water: WHO
World Health Organization, WHO says, nearly two billion people currently use contaminated water. Head of WHO’s public health department,Maria Neira, said in a statement that almost two billion people use…
World Health Day being observed with theme ‘Depression: Let’s Talk
Today is World Health Day and WHO is leading a one-year global campaign on depression which is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. The goal of the…
WHO lauds India for passing Mental Healthcare Bill
AMN / WHO has lauded India for passing the Mental Healthcare Bill recently and asked nations to scale up mental health services quality. It said depression affects 86 million people…
UNFPA regrets U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNITED NATIONS / New York UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today regreted the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world…
WHO Launches Global Effort to reduce Medication-Related Errors
GENEVA/BONN World Health Organisation, WHO on March 29 launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in all countries by 50% over the next 5 years. According to…