New Delhi: In a statement issued after attending the BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly at Geneva, Union Health Secretary P. Apurva Chandra said that the BRICS nations must strengthen their cooperation in the area of health, a PIB press release stated. He said that the BRICS Vaccine … Read more
New Delhi: The Union Health Secretary, Apurva Chandra, and the Global Fund on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly of WHO in Geneva, discussed the ways to strengthen the capacities of public health systems in the target countries for the elimination of three diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, and malaria. During the meeting, … Read more
New Delhi: The Union Health Secretary, Apurva Chandra, has addressed the Plenary Session of the 77th World Health Assembly of WHO in Geneva. In his address, he has emphasized on the theme of the Assembly, ‘All for Health, Health for All’, and highlighted the progress made by India in the healthcare sector, a PIB press … Read more
GENEVA: Member countries kicked off the World Health Organization‘s annual assembly on Monday with hopes of improving global readiness for deadly outbreaks like COVID-19, after an ambitious “pandemic treaty” ran aground last week. Health officials are racing to get the world to agree to new ways to prepare for and fight an inevitable future pandemic.Covid-19 … Read more
NEW DELHI: In 2022, India had more than 14.1 lakh new cancer cases and over 9.1 lakh deaths due to the disease, and breast cancer was the most common, according to the latest estimates of the disease’s global burden by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cancers of lip, oral cavity and lung were the most … Read more