Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, has called for urgent and sustained investment in…
Minister reviews initiatives under Delhi Heat Action Plan, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Delhi’s Transport Minister Pankaj Singh on Thursday reviewed key initiatives under the Delhi Heat Action Plan 2025, including re-purposing defunct buses into food kiosks and deploying “Jal Doots”…
China’s data protection rules prompt pause from major European research funders, ET HealthWorld
Shanghai: Several of Europe’s biggest funders of scientific collaboration with China, in fields such as viruses and air quality, have put bilateral research programmes on hold due to concerns over…
India conducts first human gene therapy trial for haemophilia, ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: A collaboration between Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council’s Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (BRIC-inStem) in Bengaluru and CMC Vellore has resulted in the country’s first human…
“Malaria ends with us,” WHO regional head Saima Wazed urges for political commitment to fight disease, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: On World Malaria Day, observed annually on April 25, Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, emphasised the need for continued investment and political commitment in the…
Anaemia in pregnancy linked to 47 per cent higher risk of heart condition in child at birth: UK Study, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Being anaemic during pregnancy could be linked to a 47 per cent higher chance of the child having a heart condition at birth, according to a study conducted…
Study estimates 80 pc length of India’s rivers posing risks from antibiotic pollution, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Eighty per cent of total length of India’s rivers could be posing environmental and health risks due to antibiotic pollution, a study has estimated. Along with India, Nigeria,…
Indigenously developed HPV test kits for cervical cancer screening launched in Delhi, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Indigenously developed (Human papillomavirus) HPV test kits for cervical cancer screening were launched here on Wednesday. The test kits have been developed under the Department of Biotechnology’s (DBT)…
Health Ministry Rolls Out Revised Standard Curricula for Allied Professionals, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), has launched competency-based curricula for ten allied and…
India gets largest PE investment in healthcare sector in Asia-Pacific region during 2024: Report, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: With 26 per cent of the deal volume, India has emerged as the largest private equity buyout in the healthcare sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, said…