Combating Vector Borne Diseases: Approach Through Tropical Medicine and Diagnosis Kumar Jeetendra | September 2, 2020 Seasonal torrential rains and dark and thick vegetation and some other culture thronging upon the possible livelihood in these regions will encounter the wrath of the several vectors (carriers) which bring a myriad of ailments. The easy to go approach of dealing these endemics was to kill the vectors and then if it reached the …
WHO says India in converses with join ‘COVAX’ immunization plot Kumar Jeetendra | September 8, 2020 The World Health Organization is in discussions with India about linking the”COVAX” global vaccine allocation program, a senior WHO adviser said on September 7. “India is certainly eligible, like all countries in the world, to be a part of the COVAX centre and talks are continuing in that respect,” Bruce Aylward told a briefing in …
Interview with Dr. Bhavil Kumar Narola, Director – QCA Biocon Sdn. Bhd Kumar Jeetendra | September 11, 2020 Pharma companies are looking for new ways to boost drug discovery potential, reduce time to market and squeeze costs along the whole value chain- Interview with Dr. Bhavil Kumar Narola, Director – QCA Biocon Sdn. Bhd How would you like to summarise your experience in a few lines for our readers? Coaching is the process …
WHO-drove COVID-19 medication plot copies down on antibodies, steroids and disregards remdesivir Kumar Jeetendra | November 6, 2020 A World Health Organization-led scheme to provide COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is gambling on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but is shunning Gilead’s remdesivir blockbuster therapy, an internal document shows. The WHO draft document, seen by Reuters and dated October 30, states the priorities are to secure monoclonal antibodies in a tight market …
WHO says specialists examining new COVID-19 variant in England Kumar Jeetendra | December 15, 2020 Myth 1: Mental illnesses are rare | On October 7, the World Health Organization said “close to one billion people globally have a mental disorder”. (Image: Reuters) The World Health Organization is aware of a new variant of COVID-19 that has emerged in Britain, but there is no evidence the strain behaves differently to existing …
New strain of coronavirus driving second wave of cases in South Africa Kumar Jeetendra | December 19, 2020 South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said that a new strain of the novel coronavirus was identified which was spreading faster, driving the second wave of the pandemic the nation was going through. He said people should worry about this new variant of this virus, but there was no reason to panic. As South …
WHO Europe to convene participants over new virus version Kumar Jeetendra | December 22, 2020 The World Health Organization in Europe said Tuesday it could induce its members to discuss how to manage a new variant of this novel coronavirus found in the UK. Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe said on Twitter the organisation had been closely monitoring the spread of this new variant and would”convene member states …
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to test sources of COVID-19 pandemic Kumar Jeetendra | January 14, 2021 A team of WHO experts arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday reported that the team will fly from Singapore to Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in December 2019. The World Health Organisation team’s …
WHO specialists visit Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan Kumar Jeetendra | January 31, 2021 The WHO experts, probing the origins of this COVID-19, on Sunday visited the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, where the mortal coronavirus was presumably transmitted from animals to humans in the late 2019 and spiralled into a pandemic. The wet market was where a range of live animals were traded before it was closed down …
Rockwell Industries ties with DRL for freezer to store Sputnik V Kumar Jeetendra | June 9, 2021 Rockwell Industries, a cold chain appliance manufacturer on Wednesday announced its strategic partnership with Dr Reddy’s Labs, to provide its World Health Organisation – Performance, Quality and Safety certified Covid-19 vaccine freezersto enablestorage of Sputnik V vaccine in India. According to a release by Rockwell, the vaccine freezer plays a very critical role in the safety …
World Blood Donor Day 2021 Kumar Jeetendra | June 13, 2021 The WHO South-East Asia Region continues to accelerate action to ensure that everyone, everywhere has timely access to sufficient and secure blood and blood products, and safe transfusion services. Blood transfusions are required to treat and manage a range of health conditions that people from all countries, of all incomes, experience, from thalassemia and haemophilia, …
China says one billion COVID-19 vaccine dosages administered Kumar Jeetendra | June 21, 2021 China said on June 20 that it has administered over one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. China has accelerated its pace of free COVID-19 vaccinations for the whole nation since late March and administered a billion doses by June 19, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. The NHC, however, did not say …
