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India’s doctor-patient ratio better than WHO norm of 1:1000, government tells Rajya Sabha

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.

India accounts for 1 in every 5 cervical cancer cases, almost 1 in 4 deaths, finds Lancet study

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.

WHO chief thanks PM Modi for helping set up Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat

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.

Short-sightedness is growing at alarming rate. What world leaders can do to slow it down

Myopia can create a financial burden on countries. Here's why it's on the rise across the world and what can be done to mitigate it.

Indonesia revokes fever syrup licences of 2 firms amid probe into death of over 150 kids

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.

Europe under threat of new Covid-19 wave, booster campaign makes slow start

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.

CDSCO probing cough syrups made by Haryana firm that ’caused 66 kids’ deaths in The Gambia’

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.

Cough syrups made by Delhi-based Maiden Pharma may be tied to 66 deaths in Gambia, says WHO

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.

Cholera cases surge with outbreak in 26 countries, fatality rates rising sharply, says WHO

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.

‘Bloodbath childhood’ is what I got in India. Haemophilia needs Modi govt’s attention

In India, WHO-recommended 'standard care' is so expensive that many can't afford it. The other option is to simply wait till the bleeding stops.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

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.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

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.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

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?