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Nadda Launches Indigenous Female Condom
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has formally launched first indigenously developed natural latex-based female condom.
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Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector to Fight a Growing ‘Double Burden’
The most recent statistics on child malnutrition are bleak: Nearly half of the deaths of children under the age of 5 in Africa and Asia can be attributed to this preventable condition, according to UNICEF. That translates to approximately 3 million unnecessary deaths each year.
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High Global Vaccine Prices Could Worsen Angola’s Deadly Yellow Fever Outbreak
Angola is experiencing its worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years, says the World Health Organization. The mosquito-borne disease was first reported in the capital Luanda in December last year. The disease has now infected more than 490 people and killed 198, says WHO.
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Wary of Outside Influence, India Limits Foreign Involvement in Health System
Expressing concern about foreign influence on its policies,India is turning away from a decades-old practice of filling gaps within its health system with consultants hired by foreign aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations.
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J&J Makes Renewed Push Into Africa
Johnson & Johnson is deepening its business in Africa, adding new research, development and distribution capabilities to boost sales of new medicines to fight HIV/AIDS and other major killer diseases.
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The Changing Pattern of Healthcare in India
The evolution of healthcare in India over the past 25 years has been a mixed bag. While key health metrics such as the infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality ratio (MMR) have come down substantially, healthcare expenses have shot up—a direct fallout of lower public health spending. The government’s allocation to healthcare as a percentage of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen to 1.05% in 2015-16 from 1.47% in 1986-87.
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Google Search Now Provides Access to Basic Healthcare Information in India
Google’s latest move in India may help increase access to healthcare information among millions of people. The company added healthcare information to its knowledge graph in the U.S. last year, to help people easily find quick information in response to symptoms or concerns via its search engine, and now the feature is headed east to India.
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Here’s Why Tobacco Companies Have Shut All Their Factories
FMCG major ITC on Saturday said it is not ready to print larger pictorial warnings on its cigarette packs, as required under a new government norm, and its factories will be shut till clarity emerges on the matter. Since Friday, under a new government notification, tobacco products are required to carry larger pictorial warnings covering 85 per cent of the display area on packets.
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