Number arrived at by including not just 13.08 lakh registered allopathic doctors but also 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors & estimating their 80% availability for 120 cr-plus population.
Study by WHO's cancer research wing says incidence rates of cervical cancer a public health issue. Finds 39% cases occur in India & China, and is largely 'preventable' with HPV vaccine.
The centre saw an investment of USD 250 million from India & aims to harness the potential of traditional medicine to improve the health of people and the planet, according to WHO.
Indonesia's food and drug agency stated that the firms produced drugs using substandard raw materials. The country mainly imports raw ingredients for medicine from China & India.
Public health experts warn that vaccine fatigue & confusion over available vaccines will limit booster uptake. Cases in the EU are rising as global numbers decline, based on WHO data.
WHO alerted Indian authorities of possible link between the deaths and four cough and cold medicines made by Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals on 29 September, it is learnt.
In July, alarm was raised in Gambia after several children began falling ill with kidney problems. WHO has issued an alert asking regulators to remove the company's goods from the market.
Average fatality rate this year has almost tripled compared with the five-year average, a WHO official said. A cholera outbreak in Syria alone has already killed at least 33 people.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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