Climate-related health risk: Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist of the World Health Organization, has expressed deep concern about the effects of climate change. He said almost everyone in India is now affected by climate change. In such a situation, there is an urgent need for international cooperation to resolve this problem and tackle the … Read more
An alert has been issued for Indian banks. In which it was announced that the license of eye banks which are not able to deposit at least 100 corneas per year would be cancelled. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) advised state officials to prepare an audit of each eye bank’s data and … Read more
Fertility rate in India : According to the United Nations (UN), India has become the most populous country in the world. By November 10, 2024, the country’s population will reach 1,455,591,095 inhabitants. According to the UN, the population of India at the end of April 2023 was 1,425,775,850. However, a study indicates that India’s population … Read more
Fake sweets are also sold indiscriminately in the market during Diwali. The main reason for this is that the demand for sweets is increasing significantly. This type of adulteration occurs in khoya and milk based sweets. In common parlance, the cost is less and the profit is greater, so that the demand of the people … Read more
The Indian Patent Office has refused to grant a patent for dolutegravir. Dolutegravir is an important anti-HIV drug sold by Viv Healthcare. This will allow generic drugs to enter the market and become affordable. Will help expand access to life-saving treatments. The decision, announced after a contentious battle that lasted nearly a decade, comes after … Read more
The 77th annual session of WHO for South-East Asia was organized on Monday October 7 in Delhi, the capital of the country. During this period, Indian Health Minister JP Nadda was elected president of the WHO South-East Asia region. During this, JP Nadda also discussed the program. Nadda gave this information He said that the … Read more
One of the reputed hospital groups of CK Birla Hospitals, BM Birla Heart Hospital, has recently published the first of its kind report on the heart health of India known as Every beat counts . As the first research of its kind, the report attempts to reveal the growing problem of cardiovascular health and includes … Read more
Mumbai: Mohit Sood, Regional Managing Director, ZS, interacted with ETHealthworld‘s Prabhat Prakash on how India is using artificial intelligence (AI) and GenAI to address gaps in healthcare delivery. He emphasized the need for a robust digital solution and AI-connected data ecosystem to improve healthcare accessibility and equity. Below are edited excerpts from their conversation. How … Read more