'The world is on the side of those who are involved in this fight' against Ebola – UN envoy
Nov 29, 2014, at 03:16 pm
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS) The top United Nations officials leading the fight against Ebola have made an appeal for people who possess skills that are “quite rare†to join the global effort, such as those who can provide patient care, undertake contact tracing and analyze how the outbreak is evolving in remote areas of the virus-affected countries, saying that "deploying more people to the districts is our highest priority."
"Central government is setting up new AIIMS"
Nov 29, 2014, at 04:35 am
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS) Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday said the Central government is setting up new AIIMS in a phased manner in different States under Pradhan MantriSwasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) which aims at correcting the imbalances in availability of affordable or reliable tertiary level health care and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the underserved areas.
Inculcate humanistic approach in young doctors and health professionals' minds: Prez
Nov 29, 2014, at 04:07 am
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated 150 bed facility at the Institute of Neurosciences in Kolkata on Friday.
Leprosy eradication: SC slams Centre, states
Nov 29, 2014, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): The Centre and states came under fire in Supreme Court, which on Friday stated that enough measures are not being taken to eradicate leprosy from the country, despite it being a "curable" disease, media reported.
Ebola: UN crisis response mission opens new office in Mali
Nov 27, 2014, at 02:51 pm
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): The newest outpost of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) became operational on Wednesday, while a new head of its Guinea office was named and the World Health Organization reported that the number of cases had stabilized in Guinea, had stabilized or declined in Liberia but may still be on rise in Sierra Leone.
DuPont recognizes Ravi Maruthachalam with Young Professor Award
Nov 27, 2014, at 04:23 am
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): Ravi Maruthachalam, was selected as one of the top 10 international young faculty members to be recognized with a DuPont 2014 Young Professor (DYP) award.
VLCC fights obesity with the Orange Pledge
Nov 27, 2014, at 03:25 am
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): On the occasion of Anti-Obesity Day, wellness brand VLCC launched its annual public awareness campaign against obesity.
India has latest equipments needed to forecast natural calamities
Nov 26, 2014, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): The Government has latest scientific techniques to forecast the natural calamities in the country as far as the Hydro-meteorological hazards (Cyclones; heat wave/cold wave; Heavy rainfall events; Thunderstorms) and Tsunami are concerned.
Nov 26, 2014, at 10:39 pm
Kottayam, Nov 26 (IBNS): Bird-flu has again returned to haunt India.
Ebola: Dec 1 target for response may not be met in some areas of West Africa: UN
Nov 26, 2014, at 10:30 pm
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that while Ebola response targets for December 1 in West Africa may be reached in many places, they may not be met in some areas, and confirmed two new cases in Mali amid ramped up efforts to reduce the likelihood that additional cases will be imported from neighbouring Guinea.
Top UN health officials take joint mission to Mali in support of Ebola response
Nov 25, 2014, at 06:02 pm
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS) The Executive Director of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibé and the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, have visited Mali in a joint mission to support the country in its efforts to curb the spread of Ebola, as authorities there announced one new case and that two more suspected patients were being tested.
New bird flu strain in Europe threatens poultry sector, UN agency warns
Nov 25, 2014, at 05:51 pm
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday warned that a new bird flu strain detected in Europe poses a significant threat to the poultry sector, especially in low-resourced countries situated along the Black Sea and East Atlantic migratory routes of wild birds.
e-skilling Indian nurses: AHPI, Wadhwani Foundation and Narayana Health collaborate
Nov 25, 2014, at 05:01 am
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): Wadhwani Foundation's Skill Development Network (SDN) on Tuesday announced a MoU with The Association of Health Providers of India (AHPI) and Narayana Health (NH) to network and share the nursing training courses co-developed with NH.
Narayana Heath acquires two Westbank Hospital units in Howrah
Nov 25, 2014, at 02:36 am
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): Multi-speciality Tertiary Carehospital networks Narayana Health on Monday announced the acquisition of the two Westbank Hospital units in Howrah in West Bengal.
Bhopal survivors write to govt. to respond to US court
Nov 24, 2014, at 09:59 pm
Bhopal, Nov 24 (IBNS) The five organizations working for the rights of the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster called upon the state and central governments to urgently respond to the juridical issues concerning the ongoing contamination of soil and groundwater.
At least 5 newborn die at state-run hospital in Punjab
Nov 24, 2014, at 06:08 pm
Ludhiana, Nov 24 (IBNS): At least five newborns died in a single day at a hospital in Punjab, media reports said.
Indian returned from Liberia is Ebola symptom free: Govt
Nov 23, 2014, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): The 26 year old Indian male, who had undergone Ebola treatment in Liberia and presently quarantined at Airport Health Organization Quarantine Centre in New Delhi continues to be symptom free, a government statement said.
Ebola: Ban hopeful of outbreak's end by mid-2015, UN to set up response office in Mali
Nov 22, 2014, at 06:10 pm
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that by continuing to scale up the global fight against Ebola, there is hope the outbreak could be contained by mid-2015, but he emphasized that results to date are still uneven, and announced that the Organization’s top health officials will head to Mali, where the situation is still a cause of "deep concern."
UN warns Pacific islands of extreme weather risks during upcoming wet season
Nov 22, 2014, at 05:21 pm
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS) Extreme weather conditions predicted for the Pacific Ocean pose a significant threat for island states' industry and infrastructure, warns a new advisory note from the United Nations, encouraging the establishment of a regional mechanism for better preparedness.
Embryoscope to benefit couples
Nov 22, 2014, at 06:38 am
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS) : The Embryoscope technology is set to improve the success rate for couples who have undergone multiple failed IVF cycles or have experienced recurrent miscarriages.
Ban to take up fight against Ebola with heads of all UN organizations
Nov 21, 2014, at 04:23 pm
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS) On the eve of a meeting of United Nations agency chiefs to discuss ways to jointly tackle the Ebola outbreak, the World Bank reported on Thursday Liberia’s labour sector has suffered a huge blow since the start of the crisis, as a "massive effort" was underway in Mali to halt the spread of the re-emerged virus.
UN agency chief reports on Iran, DPR Korea nuclear files, measures to curb climate change
Nov 21, 2014, at 04:17 pm
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS) The safe and limited use of nuclear energy can help reduce the impact global energy demand is having on our planet’s volatile climate, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday as he launched his agency’s latest report on the issue and discussed the nuclear programmes of Iran and the Democratic republic of Korea (DPRK).
Ban welcomes $9 billion in pledges to Green Climate Fund at Berlin Conference
Nov 21, 2014, at 04:12 pm
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the pledges of more than $9.3 billion made by Governments towards the initial capitalisation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at the first pledging conference for the mechanism, being held in Berlin, Germany.
CERN makes public first data of LHC experiments
Nov 21, 2014, at 02:48 am
Geneva, Nov 20 (IBNS): CERN on Thursday launched its Open Data Portal where data from real collision events, produced by the Large Hadron Collider experiments will for the first time be made openly available to all.
Indus Towers announces 35,000 green sites across 15 telecom circles
Nov 21, 2014, at 01:26 am
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Telecom tower company Indus Towers on Thursday announced the expansion of its green initiatives to 35,000 green sites (diesel free) across 15 circles in the country.
Ebola cases no longer rising in Guinea, Liberia, UN health agency reports
Nov 20, 2014, at 10:19 pm
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today that the number of Ebola cases is “no longer increasing nationally in Guinea and Liberia, but is still increasing in Sierra Leoneâ€, and that preparedness teams have been sent this week to Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia and Senegal.
Every dollar invested in water, sanitation brings four-fold return in costs-UN
Nov 20, 2014, at 09:41 pm
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): For every dollar invested in water and sanitation, there is a $4.3 return in the form of reduced health care costs for individuals and society around the world, where 2.5 billion people still lack access to basic sanitation services, with 1 billion practicing open defection, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.
Third Meeting of Indo-US Science & Technology held
Nov 19, 2014, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): The 3rd Science and Technology Joint Commission Meeting between India and USA was held on Tuesday in New Delhi.
Centre reviews Ebola situation
Nov 19, 2014, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda chaired an inter-ministerial meeting to review the situation arising out of Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa on Tuesday.
Nov 19, 2014, at 08:14 pm
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IBNS): The number of Dengue cases has been increasing at an alarming rate in Mumbai, media reported.