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Pakistan kicks off nationwide anti-polio campaign for 2025
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Pakistan kicks off nationwide anti-polio campaign for 2025

Islamabad, Feb 3: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif kicked off a nationwide anti-polio campaign for the year 2025, reaffirming his government's determination to completely eliminate the polio disease from the South Asian country. The immunisation campaign, which will run from February 3 to...
Calm being restored in DR Congo, risk of disease outbreaks increases: UN
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Calm being restored in DR Congo, risk of disease outbreaks increases: UN

United Nations, Feb 1: While calm is being restored in Goma, the key eastern city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the risk of disease outbreaks, including cholera and Mpox, increases on the outskirts, according to the United Nations officials. "In Goma, currently, the situation...
US FDA approves painkillers designed to eliminate risk of addiction associated with opioids
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US FDA approves painkillers designed to eliminate risk of addiction associated...

New York, Feb 1: US federal officials have approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx...
Africa CDC calls for immediate action amid escalating health crises across Africa
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Africa CDC calls for immediate action amid escalating health crises across...

Addis Ababa, Feb 1: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for "immediate action" to address the "unprecedented convergence of crises" that threaten to undo the decades of progress in Africa's health security. The Africa CDC said in a statement issued Friday...
Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis

Niamey, Jan 31: Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first country in Africa to eradicate this disease, which had particularly...
Unique contributions of women vital to India’s maritime strength: Union Minister
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Unique contributions of women vital to India’s maritime strength: Union Minister

New Delhi, Jan 31: The unique contributions of women are vital to India’s maritime strength, and women seafarers embody resilience and excellence on the global stage, said Union Minister of State, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur. He said this while launching the official...
Celltrion gets US FDA approval for new biosimilar for autoimmune disease treatment
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Celltrion gets US FDA approval for new biosimilar for autoimmune disease...

Seoul, Jan 31: Celltrion, a major South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, on Friday said its new biosimilar for an autoimmune disease treatment has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA approved Celltrion's Avtozma, a biosimilar to Actemra, in both intravenous and...
Psychological health more important for Indian manufacturing employees: Report
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Psychological health more important for Indian manufacturing employees: Report

Mumbai, Jan 30: Manufacturing sector employees at the best workplaces in India are 2.7 times more likely to stay in psychologically healthy environments, and the overall view of manufacturing as a great place to work has risen to 87 per cent in 2025, according to a report on Thursday. As India’s...
Australian research finds genetic diversity of plants, animals in decline globally
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Australian research finds genetic diversity of plants, animals in decline...

Sydney, Jan 30: Australian-led international research published on Thursday showed that genetic diversity in plants and animals has declined over the past three decades. The research, which was published by the University of Sydney, analysed the genetic diversity of 628 species of animals, plants,...
UP medical varsity introduces gold medal in Tripura CM’s name for meritorious students
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UP medical varsity introduces gold medal in Tripura CM’s name for meritorious...

Agartala, Jan 30: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow has announced to introduce a gold medal in the name of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha. KGMU’s Dean Prof. Ranjit Kumar Patil in a letter to Saha informed the varsity’s decision. “The gold medal would be presented...
Fight against NTDs must center on affected communities, climate change: WHO
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Fight against NTDs must center on affected communities, climate change: WHO

New Delhi, Jan 29: The fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) must be centered on affected communities and climate change impacts, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director for World Health Organization (IANS) South-East Asia on Wednesday, ahead of the World NTD day. World Neglected Tropical...
Jitan Ram Manjhi administers pledge on TB Mukt Bharat
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Jitan Ram Manjhi administers pledge on TB Mukt Bharat

New Delhi, Jan 29: Citing a good example of the ‘whole of government approach’ to fight the menace of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Jitan Ram Manjhi administered a pledge on ‘TB Mukt Bharat’. “The entire Ministry including the field offices...
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