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The global leaders said that they remain committed to fortifying the global health architecture with the World Health Organization (WHO) at its core and building more resilient, equitable, sustainable, and inclusive health systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage
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The Drug Controller General Of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi has red-flagged a Digene Gel product manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Abbott India. In a letter dated 31 August 2023, the DCGI issued an alert calling the impugned product 'unsafe' and the use of which may result in adverse reactions
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Perinatal depression is the most common comorbidity of pregnancy and remains a major public health challenge around the globe. Several Indian studies published in the US journal National Library of Medicine have revealed that the prevalence of perinatal depression is anywhere around 22 to 23 per cent in Indian women
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In the latest drug alert for the month of July, the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged as many as 51 drug formulations from top pharma giants such as Cipla, Sun Pharma and Alkem Health Science among others.
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In terms of annual Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, hospitals released 7.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere in the financial year of 2019 to 2020. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions produced by purchased energy that an organisation buys and consumes
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In a new notification dated 23 August 2023, the National Medical Commission has set aside its earlier regulations released on 2nd of August which mandated doctors to prescribe generic drugs over branded ones and barred the clinicians from receiving any gifts or endorsements from pharmaceutical companies
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Bangalore-based pharmaceutical company Biocon on Thursday announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter that ended 30 June 2023, the company registered a 58 per cent rise in its consolidated revenues from operations year on year
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The race to strip your weight has already begun with pharmaceutical companies, digital healthcare firms and medical device organisations racing to prepare a shelf full of solutions that includes medicines, devices and digital therapeutics. The opportunity to bring these solutions for obesity is also immense as half of the world is said to be overweight and obese by 2030
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The report has revealed major discrepancies subsuming fake beneficiaries using the same IDs for multiple uses, unqualified hospitals empanelled under the PMJAY scheme, inconsistency in claim settlements and financial management and insufficient grievance redressal mechanisms across the country
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In India overuse and misuse of medications in older adults is a major cause for concern and the rising culture of unnecessary prescribing of medications may enhance the risk of adverse outcomes
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