Drowning claims 3.72 lakh lives a year: WHO
The World Health Organizations first Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer claims that about 372,000 people die from drowning every […]
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Early use of drugs cuts HIV risk, study says
A study among couples showed early use of drugs slashed the risk of HIV infection through sex by 96 per cent.
Action Plan to Halt Malaria Drug Resistance
The United Nations health agency launched a new action plan to halt the spread of resistance to artemisinin, the world’s most potent treatment for malaria, warning that the tremendous gains made in recent years against the disease are under threat.
SSI gets Nod to begin H1N1 Vaccine Trials
The Drugs Controller-General of India (DCGI) gave a go-ahead to the Serum Institute of India (SSI) to start human clinical trials of the intra-nasal spray developed to combat the spread of the lethal swine flu.
North Korea Teams up with WHO to Launch Telemedicine Network
With the help of the World Health Organization, North Korea formally launched a medical videoconferencing network that will connect smaller, rural medical facilities with specialists at Kim Man Yu hospital in the capital Pyongyang.
Rotary International and Gates Foundation commit USD 200 million to eradicate polio
Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on 26 November, 2007 announced a
partnership to provide USD 200 million for the intensified push to eradicate polio.
World Health Organisation Chief says polio fight nearly won
The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Margaret Chan, has asked for fighting polio to eradicate it.
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