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India bans cross-border transportation of Ebola-infected human remains under strict new biosecurity rules

NEW DELHI, June 1 -- The Union health ministry has banned the cross-border transportation of human remains of confirmed or suspected Ebola virus disease (EVD) patients into India and prescribed protoc... Read More


Now drug inspectors to audit spas, salons and massage centres

New Delhi, May 30 -- State drug inspectors will be able to conduct surprise audits of spas, salons, and massage centres for the first time, targeting a surge in unauthorised medical procedures sold as... Read More


Household health insurance penetration jumps to 60% in India's latest family health survey

New Delhi, May 29 -- More than 60% of Indian households are now covered by a health insurance or financing scheme, according to the findings from the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), released... Read More


Serum Institute ties up with Oxford University to fast-track Ebola vaccine production as cases surge in Central Africa

New Delhi, May 26 -- The Serum Institute of India (SII) has tied up with the University of Oxford and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to make a vaccine targeting the lethal ... Read More


India on alert over Ebola, health minister Nadda reviews preparedness

NEW DELHI, May 25 -- The Centre on Monday stepped up Ebola surveillance and reviewed nationwide preparedness measures as the outbreak in Central Africa continued to expand, prompting heightened global... Read More


India issues urgent public health notice for all GLP-1 drugs including semaglutide

NEW DELHI, May 25 -- India has issued an urgent public health notice asking patients, consumers and healthcare professionals across the country to closely monitor and report any adverse reaction assoc... Read More


India advises against travel to DRC, Uganda and South Sudan following Ebola emergency

New Delhi, May 24 -- India issued an urgent advisory on Sunday, directing citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan. The travel warning... Read More


FSSAI plans centralized food surveillance system, reducing state officers' role

New Delhi, May 22 -- The Centre is planning a regulatory overhaul to centralize states' role in food surveillance sampling under the country's apex food regulator-the Food Safety Standard Authority of... Read More


Centre places Pregabalin under Schedule H1 to curb recreational abuse

New Delhi, May 22 -- The Union health ministry has brought the anticonvulsant and nerve pain drug, Pregabalin, under the stricter Schedule H1 category of the Drugs Rules, 1945, to curb its growing rec... Read More


Prices of 384 essential medicines may see one-time increase as input costs surge

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Centre is weighing an emergency, one-time increase in prices of around 300 essential medicines as the West Asia war disrupts supplies of petrochemical-based pharmaceutical inp... Read More