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How human healing is getting a dose of regenerative technology

A lab-grown, fully functional human body organ could soon be a reality as regenerative technologies rapidly advance. In that advancement, a regulatory system will be needed

Health, educational facilities are urban development parameters: SC judge

Supreme Court Judge Abhay Oka on Saturday said urban development must not be just about high-rises, massive flyovers and roads but also parameters like affordable medical facilities and educational institutions. Justice Oka said the time had come to decide about what constitutes the parameters of development of any city. Speaking at the launch of a book titled 'Thane- The Eternal City' written by Joe Alavares, the SC judge said Thane city has a rich heritage and history. He, however, said the lakes and industries in the city have vanished over time. He appreciated the lecture series started by Thane municipal commissioner Abhijit Bangar and said it helps educate citizens on topics like customs and tradition besides history. Addressing the gathering, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, president of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, said a day earmarked for Thane city should be celebrated in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of observing the foundation day of cities. The

India pitches for equitable access to essential healthcare products

India on Tuesday called for equitable access to essential healthcare products and their last-mile delivery to ensure innovations reach those who need the most. Addressing a meeting of the second World Local Production Forum (WLPF) at Hague in the Netherlands, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwant Khuba urged the Forum to focus on "last-mile delivery of healthcare products to ensure that the benefits of innovations reach those who need them most and guarantee equitable access to essential healthcare products.". WLPF is an initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The minister also said that the Forum must focus on marketing, upscaling regional manufacturing, efficient procurement and delivery systems, and repurposing existing infrastructure for efficient coordination during health emergencies, an official statement quoted Khuba as saying. He said this meeting provides a crucial opportunity to share experiences, challenges and successes in the development

Gates Foundation funding $40 mn to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa

A USD 40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday. While it could still take at least three more years before any of the vaccines are approved and on the market, the foundation said that its mRNA investment marks an important step forward in improving vaccine equity. Whether it's for local diseases in Africa like Rift Valley (fever) or for global diseases like TB, mRNA looks like a very promising approach, Bill Gates told The Associated Press on Sunday after visiting one of the facilities involved, the Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. And so it allows us to bring in lots of African capabilities to work on these vaccines, and then this can be scaled up. The announcement comes as the foundation opens its annual three-day Grand Challenges event, which brings together scientists and .

India, Dominican Republic keen to boost cooperation in healthcare, medicine

Moreover, the talks between the two sides also focussed on issues of multilateralism, and on how to cooperatively address major global challenges

'AIIMS Delhi lived up to its reputation as premier healthcare institution'

Over the 68 years of existence, AIIMS-Delhi has truly lived up to its reputation as the premier healthcare institution of the country, Minister of State for Health S P Singh Baghel said on Monday. Presiding over the 68th Foundation Day celebrations of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, he expressed happiness that for the sixth consecutive year, the institute has been ranked number one among medical institutions in the National Institute Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Education. The Union minister said that AIIMS has become a brand with its reputation spread across the country. Today, every child across India has heard the name of AIIMS, Baghel said. He encouraged officials to maintain this image and take the AIIMS brand to greater heights. The Union minister said that India's healthcare sector is now comparable to that of any developed country because of its highly trained human resources. Indians comprise a high percentage of doctors even in developed .

Healthcare will improve with help of urban local bodies: Sudhansh Pant

The state of healthcare services will improve substantially with the participation of urban local bodies in delivering them, Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said on Friday. Pant made the remark at a national urban health conclave on "developing a joint roadmap for strengthening health systems resilience" here. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Manoj Joshi was also present. Addressing the gathering, the health secretary highlighted the pressing need for strengthening the primary and secondary healthcare network in urban areas. Citing the significant impact of urban local bodies (ULBs) in Maharashtra and Gujarat in delivering high-quality healthcare services, he said, "The state of healthcare services will improve substantially with the involvement and participation of ULBs in delivering them and at the same time it will make the healthcare services more affordable and accessible to urban dwellers." Commending the convergence of efforts between the Ministry of Heal

Qure.ai, PATH India partner to provide TB, Covid screening in Maharashtra

qXR uses deep learning to analyse chest X-rays and identify potential abnormalities. This can help to improve the accuracy and speed of TB and COVID-19 diagnosis

Decoded: What are essential components of 'National Strategy for Robotics'?

The draft NSR proposes a policy framework for the implementation of robotics in various sectors, with the aim of making India a global robotics leader by 2030

P&G India to invest Rs 2,000 cr to set-up manufacturing facility in Gujarat

Over the last decade, P&G has invested over Rs 8,200 crore ($ 1 billion) through its operations in the country

Wadhwani AI Showcases solutions for Healthcare at 3rd G20 HWG meet

Wadhwani AI Showcases AI solutions for Healthcare at 3rd G20 Health Working Group Meeting

PM Modi calls for integrated, inclusive global response to healthcare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an integrated, inclusive and institutional global response to healthcare challenges, saying the Covid pandemic showed that borders cannot stop threats to health in a deeply-connected world. In his virtual address to the "One Earth One Health - Advantage Healthcare India 2023", Modi said a collective response to healthcare issues is one of the focus areas during India's ongoing G20 presidency. "Our goal is to make healthcare accessible and affordable, not only for our citizens but for the whole world," he said. Citing an ancient Sanskrit shloka, the Prime Minister said India had believed in an inclusive vision of everyone being happy and free of diseases. Even thousands of years ago, when there were no global pandemics, India's vision for health was universal, he said. "Today, when we say 'One Earth One Health', it is the same thought in action. Further, our vision is not restricted to just humans. It extends to our whole ecosyste

Kerala will become a global healthcare hub with improved services: Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the State would be transformed into a healthcare hub by providing better medical services and tourism opportunities in the sector. Vijayan said the government would take advantage of the area by exploring the global potential in the healthcare sector. An amount of Rs 30 crore has been allocated for the initial work to formulate and implement the "care policy" and prepare facilities for the same, the Chief Minister said. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly built Academic Block of the Government Medical College Hospital, Konni, near here. The Chief Minister said Kerala is a place that the world is paying attention to when it comes to advancements in the field of health. "We are a model for the world in terms of universal access to public health services. Our achievements in terms of low infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, and life expectancy are on par with those of developed countries," he said. Vijaya

Total funding into Indian healthtech platforms plunges 55% in 2022

Total funding into healthtech companies in India plunged 55 per cent (year-on-year) to $1.4 billion last year, a report showed on Wednesday

Eyva: Smart non-invasive device to measure six body vitals without a prick

Can be used by four family members; provides 350,000 blood readings and counts; BlueSemi, which has developed the device, has taken a conscious decision not to enter cluttered wearables market

Facebook co-founder's VC firm B Capital closes health fund, commits $500 mn

Technological advancements in biology, artificial intelligence, and automation are transforming the healthcare industry, with business models seeing the convergence of traditional players in novel way

Covid still a global health emergency but nearing 'inflection' point: WHO

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an inflexion point where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO's annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there is no doubt that we're in a far better situation now than a year ago when the highly transmissible Omicron variant was at its peak. But Tedros warned that in the last eight weeks, at least 1,70,000 people have died around the world in connection with the coronavirus. He called for at-risk groups to be fully vaccinated, an increase in testing and early use of antivirals, an expansion of lab networks, and a fight against misinformation about the pandemic. "We remain hopeful that in the coming year, the world will transition to a new phase in which we reduce hospitalizations and deaths to the lowest possible level, he ...

Meta Quest introduces new feature to allow real-time heart rate tracking

Meta has introduced a new heart rate tracking feature and Health Connect by Android integration on Meta Quest, so that users can keep track of all their fitness statistics

Zuventus first in world to launch aviptadil for ARDS commercially

Discovered in 1970, the drug was tested on severe Covid-19 patients on DCGI's direction

Manipal Hospitals partners with Google Cloud to improve patient service

Healthcare company will use Google Cloud's technology for virtual care and other services