Ebola: UN relief chief allocates $4 million to bolster aid deliveries in West Africa
Sep 11, 2014, at 02:49 pm
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS) To help offset disruptions in aid delivery caused by travel restrictions on Ebola-affected countries, the top United Nations relief official on Wednesday approved an emergency allocation of nearly $4 million for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) to support operations in West Africa.
AMRI Hospitals organizes 2-day free health check-up camp for Bengal entertainment industry
Sep 11, 2014, at 05:36 am
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS): AMRI Hospitals Ltd is organizing a 2-day free health check-up progamme at Purple Movie Town in Sonarpur for the entertainment industry of Bengal to sensitize the society at large on the merits of preventive healthcare which reinforces the hospital’s motto "Get Well Sooner".
Columbia Asia announces $150M expansion in Southeast Asia, India
Sep 11, 2014, at 04:43 am
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS) Hospital systems in Southeast Asia and India, Columbia Asia, on Wednesday announced plans to invest another $150 million to expand its network to 34 hospitals and one clinic by 2018.
'Merciless,' spread of Ebola in Liberia must be stopped in its tracks, Security Council told
Sep 10, 2014, at 03:00 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS) Liberia is facing its greatest threat since its years-long conflict, the Security Council was told on Tuesday in a briefing that focused on the impact of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is responsible for at least 1,200 deaths in the country.
Ebola: Ban to convene high-level meeting at UN headquarters to scale-up crisis response
Sep 10, 2014, at 02:57 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this year’s United Nations General Assembly to highlight the urgent needs and required response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Harsh Vardhan calls for packing in "power of belief" in war on disease
Sep 10, 2014, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has urged governments to manifest 'power of belief' while strategising against the disease burden.
1033 passengers being tracked for Ebola Virus Disease
Sep 10, 2014, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS) The government on Tuesday said 1033 passengers have been tracked by IDSP.
1011 passengers being tracked for Ebola Virus Disease
Sep 08, 2014, at 03:28 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Central government on Sunday said 1011 passengers have been tracked by IDSP.
Ban issues 'international rescue call' to halt Ebola epidemic
Sep 06, 2014, at 03:54 pm
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday vowed to mobilize the United Nations in every possible way to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and issued an "international rescue call" for a massive surge in assistance, warning that "the world can no longer afford to short-change global public health."
4th International Congress on Patient Safety starts in Kolkata
Sep 06, 2014, at 04:21 am
Kolkata Sept 5 (IBNS): In its endeavour to build awareness and consciousness Apollo Hospitals in association with ISQua, JCI, NABH and many other institutions hosted the 4th International Congress on Patient Safety along with the 5th edition of International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 2014.
UN health agency convenes meeting to weigh Ebola therapies, vaccines
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:41 pm
New York,Sept 5 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) began a two-day meeting in Geneva to discuss potential Ebola therapies and vaccines in response to "intense public interest in, and demand for, anything that offers hope of definitive treatment."
914 passengers being tracked for Ebola in states
Sep 05, 2014, at 06:19 am
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) The Central government on Thursday said 914 passengers have been tracked by IDSP.
India, Bangladesh to sign MoU on traditional medicine and homeopathy
Sep 05, 2014, at 06:04 am
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homoeopathy between India and Bangladesh.
Sanofi Pasteur's dengue vaccine candidate completes final landmark phase III
Sep 04, 2014, at 04:41 am
Lyon, France, Sept 3 (IBNS) Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi on Wednesday announced that the final landmark phase III efficacy study of its dengue vaccine candidate in Latin America successfully achieved its primary clinical endpoint.
Tea Board’s Plant Protection Code is inadequate: Greenpeace India
Sep 03, 2014, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sept 3 (IBNS): While acknowledging the initiatives taken by the Tea Board of India to handle the pesticide menace in tea cultivation, Greenpeace India, Wednesday termed the Plant Protection Code (PPC) as inadequate.
Ebola response must be based on 'scientific evidence, not on fear,' urge top UN officials
Sep 03, 2014, at 06:42 pm
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS) Misinformation about Ebola can only exacerbate an already fragile situation, said United Nations officials at the highest level on Tuesday, urging international action and solidarity to help West African countries deal with the myriad health and socioeconomic impacts of current outbreak of the deadly virus.
Fortune India names Apollo Hospitals as India's most admired healthcare company
Sep 03, 2014, at 03:52 am
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Healthcare services provider Apollo Hospitals was named the most admired pharma and healthcare company by Fortune India & Hay Group in the third edition of their definitive annual report card on corporate reputation.
Harsh Vardhan urges medical practitioners to 'work on holiday'
Aug 31, 2014, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has appealed to the faculty of medical colleges to include simulation as a training method, besides urging medical practitioners to work on holiday.
Launch of India's first innovative healthcare e-store
Aug 31, 2014, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS) A healthcare e-commerce portal - euor.in- from EUOR Group was launched at Bengal Club here recently.
World Vision India to observe National Nutrition Week
Aug 31, 2014, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): World Vision India will observe this year's National Nutrition Week from Sept 1st to 7th by scheduling awareness events ranging from lectures and workshops to puppet shows and nutrition rallies in the 6252 communities where we serve.
UN health agency identifies countries at risk for spread of Ebola
Aug 30, 2014, at 05:30 pm
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six countries at risk for spread of the Ebola virus disease, adding that it is working with them to ensure that full surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place.
Ebola: 887 passengers are tracked by IDSP
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:35 am
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) The government on Friday said 887 passengers have been tracked for Ebola Virus Disease so far.
Ebola caseload could exceed 20,000 in course of emergency, UN response roadmap shows
Aug 29, 2014, at 06:03 am
New York , Aug 28 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a roadmap that aims to stop Ebola transmissions within six to nine months, but acknowledges the actual number of cases may be much higher than that currently reported and the total caseload could exceed 20,000 over the course of the emergency.
821 passengers being tracked for Ebola: Health Ministry
Aug 28, 2014, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Health Ministry on Thursday said that as many as 821 passengers, most of them from Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, were being tracked for Ebola in the country, media reports said.
Ebola: UN-organized workshop aims to boost Africa's defences against deadly disease
Aug 28, 2014, at 03:02 pm
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS) A three-day workshop organized by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at strengthening Africa’s defences against the Ebola outbreak is underway with health experts from Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
821 passengers being tracked for Ebola Virus Disease: Govt
Aug 28, 2014, at 05:24 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS) The Indian government on Wednesday said as many as 821 passengers have been traced for Ebola Virus Disease so far.
Cabinet approves signing of memorandum of cooperation between India and Japan healthcare sector
Aug 28, 2014, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of healthcare between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.
UN health agency calls for regulation of 'e-cigarettes,' curbs on advertising, sales to minors
Aug 27, 2014, at 04:41 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes, represent an "evolving frontier filled with promise and threat for tobacco control," a new United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) report said on Tuesday, urging regulations to impede their promotion to non-smokers and young people.
Flight restrictions hamper ability to battle Ebola, UN cautions
Aug 26, 2014, at 04:24 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS) The United Nations on Monday cautioned against flight restrictions into and out of Ebola-affected countries in West Africa, saying such limitations were preventing the transport of critically-needed health workers and supplies, as well as contributing to economic and diplomatic isolation of the region.
HIV infections on rise among young gay men, other at-risk groups in Thailand: UN study
Aug 26, 2014, at 04:22 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS) An estimated 70 per cent of new sexually transmitted infections cases are occurring among young people, especially among men who have sex with men, those involved in sex work and those who inject drugs in Thailand, where “social media, online dating websites and mobile application make it much easier for young people to meet others in order to engage in casual sex,†says a new United Nations report.