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World's first Biosafety level 3 lab assisting Nipah testing: Mandaviya

The Health Minister added that the state administration has constituted 19 teams and a core team to evaluate the situation every day

India's efforts to eradicate TB by 2025 role model for world: Minister

A public-private partnership (PPP) with integrated strategy is essential to achieve a "TB-mukt Bharat" (tuberculosis-free India), Union minister Jitendra Singh has said. At an event on Sunday, Singh said India's efforts to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025 are a role model for the world. The minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office was speaking after flagging off the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Narayana healthcare "TB-Mukt Express", a mobile medical van that will visit different villages in his parliamentary constituency Udhampur, with the slogan "Chalo Chale TB ko Harane" (let's defeat TB). The event coincided with the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "India's efforts to eradicate TB by 2025 are a role model for the world. The citizens need to work collectively towards TB elimination in the true spirit of 'Jan Bhagidari'," Singh said. He said considering the deep societal and economic impact caused by tuberculosis, the BJP-led Centre has placed high priority for a

Healthcare experts laud G20 Delhi declaration for 3 health priorities

The G20 New Delhi declaration has been appreciated by several healthcare experts for its priority on building a resilient healthcare system and tackling anti-microbial resistance. Ahead of the G20 summit, India, under whose presidency the meet was held, had identified three major health priorities strengthen the global health infrastructure, deliver health, and provide universal health coverage. The first priority from India for this year's G20 conference was digital health - the future of health, preparing for the health crisis , antimicrobial resistance, and strengthening cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector with a focus on ensuring availability and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medical countermeasures like vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. Dr Girdhar Gyani, Director General of the Association of Healthcare Providers (AHPI) called the G20 Delhi Declaration a crucial moment in the global healthcare scenario. The declaration, he said, demonstrates a

Nipah: Kerala HC asks state to issue guidelines for Sabarimala pilgrimage

Kerala High Court on Friday asked the state government to issue guidelines, if required, for the pilgrimage to Sabarimala when it opens for the monthly puja in view of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district. The court asked the Travancore Devaswom Board commissioner to hold discussions with the health secretary and take a decision on the matter. The hilltop shrine in Pathanamthitta district opens for five days every Malayalam month. This month, it will open for pilgrims on Sunday. The state government, meanwhile, informed the court that restrictions have been imposed in the northern Kozhikode district. A fresh case of Nipah virus was confirmed in Kozhikode on Friday, taking the total number of people infected to six. The state has so far reported two fatalities.

Dabur eyes Rs 5,000 crore sales from healthcare in around 5 years

Homegrown FMCG products maker Dabur India is targeting Rs 5,000 crore in sales from its healthcare segment and Rs 7,000 crore from home and personal care vertical in the next 5-7 years, the company said in an investor meeting on Friday. Both healthcare and home and personal care verticals, part of the consumer care business, are major contributors to Dabur's business. In FY23, together accounted for 56.2 per cent of the consolidated sales of Dabur, which was Rs 11,530 crore. Besides, the company expects demand for natural products like herbal and Ayurvedic to grow in line with increasing per capita income. The company will also have more premium products in the power brands as the number of upper-middle-class people would grow. Besides, consumption of Low Unit Packs (LUP) would also grow in the rural markets, said Dabur CEO Mohit Malhotra. "LUP penetration would grow in this country. Dabur as an organisation, should add more LUP for more penetration in rural. More premium products

Health services firm CureBay plans expansion in rural Odisha, Chhattisgarh

Startup has raised Rs 61 crore in financing from Elevar Equity, Incred and angel investors

Odisha govt sounds health alert after 'Scrub Typhus' kills 5 people

"Scrub typhus and Leptospirosis cases are being reported from most of the districts across the state. So intensive surveillance system for early diagnosis need to be strengthened," govt said

Ayushman Bhava campaign strives to achieve better health for all: Mandaviya

Earlier today, President Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the visionary 'Ayushman Bhava' campaign as well as the Ayushman Bhava Portal, from Raj Bhawan Gandhinagar Gujarat

Nipah virus: Kerala announces number of measures to prevent contagion

Nipah virus: Two people have died in Kerala due to the virus and two others are undergoing treatment in a private hospital after testing positive

Private equity platform Xponentia raises Rs 1,000 crore in new fund

Private equity platform Xponentia on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 1,000 crore in its second fund, almost entirely from domestic investors. The platform will be investing the funds in companies across sectors such as consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services, according to statement. It had set out with a target to raise Rs 750 crore, and the same has been oversubscribed and exceeded, the statement said. Apart from investors in the first fund, new investors, including High Networth Individuals (HNIs), family offices and insurance companies and the 'fund of funds' programme managed by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) have invested or have committed money in the second fund. The platform's managing partner Devinjit Singh said that a conviction about Indian institutions and family offices being under invested in alternative assets led him to leave Carlyle in 2018 and launch the platform. "Investor appetite for the asset class has increased faste

Nipah alert sounded in Kerala's Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths

The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting and reviewed the situation, the health department said in a statement on Monday night. It said two "unnatural" deaths following fever were reported from a private hospital, and it is suspected that these were due to the Nipah virus. Relatives of one of the deceased are also admitted to the intensive care unit, it said. Deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021. The first Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in south India was reported from Kozhikode on May 19, 2018. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly from person-to-person. Among infected people, it cause

Access Healthcare to hire over 1,500 professionals in next 2 months

Third-party revenue cycle management company Access Healthcare on Tuesday said it is planning to recruit over 1,500 professionals in the next two months in the country. The hirings will be for various roles such as experienced callers, certified medical coders, medical billing professionals, finance and accounting, and roles in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation, Access Healthcare said in a statement. Fresh graduates will also be hired for call centre jobs, it said. Currently, Access Healthcare has 22,272 employees at its six centres in the country -- Chennai, Coimbatore, Mumbai, Pune, Noida, and Thiruvananthapuram. The new recruitments are for all centres, it added. "This expansion underscores our commitment to leading the healthcare sector into a future defined by technological excellence," Access Healthcare Founder and Vice Chairman Vardhman Jain said. Every hire is a strategic stakeholder in the company's vision, and the professionals will get opportunities to learn,

The Future is Here: MASSH Hospital Ushers in a New Era of Smart Healthcare

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England's NHS introduces 7-minute 'under the skin' cancer treatment

This new method allows cancer patients to receive the immunotherapy drug 'Atezolizumab' through an injection, as opposed to intravenous administration which can take up to an hour

G20: 3 private hospitals among 8 medical facilities put on 'high alert'

Five government hospitals and three private medical facilities have been put on "high alert" in view of the upcoming G20 Summit in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Wednesday. Besides, the Delhi health department has formed 80 teams of doctors and nursing staff, who will serve guests staying at hotels. Out of these teams, 75 teams will work in shifts, officials said. Bharadwaj convened a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat to take stock of healthcare arrangements in view of the Summit scheduled to be held from September 9-10. "In light of the G20 Summit, the Delhi government has placed five major government hospitals and three private hospitals on high alert to ensure the healthcare arrangements are in place. These include primarily Lok Nayak Hospital, GB Pant Hospital, GTB Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, and Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital, along with private facilities Primus Hospital Chanakyapuri, Max Hospital Saket, and Manipal Hospital ...

Odisha extends health scheme benefits to children in 5 to 18 yrs age group

Odisha government has extended the benefits of the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) health scheme to children aged between 5 and 18 years whose names are not in the list but their parents are enrolled. The health and family welfare department has informed all BSKY empanelled hospitals in this regard through a letter on Tuesday. The letter said, "It has come to the notice of the State Health Assurance Society that in some cases even though a family is covered under National Food Security Act (NFSA)/State Food Security Scheme (SFSS), the names of some child members of a family are left out of the database. This is due to non-availability of vacant slots in that block for addition of new members to the NFSA/SFSS database. As a result, it is not possible on the part of the hospital to register and authenticate such child beneficiaries for cashless treatment under BSKY." The department said in order to overcome the issue, the government has approved BSKY benefits to the child members o

Over 38,000 conjunctivitis cases reported in Himachal Pradesh in August

Himachal Pradesh has registered over 38,000 conjunctivitis cases this month with 1,701 infections reported on August 28 alone, officials said on Wednesday. According to data available with the state's Health Department, Mandi district reported the maximum of 6,084 cases, followed by 5,840 infections in Kangra, 5,797 in Hamirpur, 4,033 in Solan and 3,944 in Chamba. Sirmaur district has recorded 3,855 conjunctivitis cases, Una 3,471, Shimla 2,200, Bilaspur 1,839, Kullu 1,442 and Kinnaur 16, the data showed. The Lahaul and Spiti district has been free from the disease so far. As many as 38,521 cases of conjunctivitis have been reported in Himachal Pradesh between August 1 and 28, Mission Director of National Health Mission Sudesh Kumar Mokta told PTI. Director of State Health Services Dr Gopal Berry said cases of conjunctivitis or eye flu are being reported from different parts of the state with symptoms like redness in the eyes, stickiness, irritation and swelling in some cases. It

Air pollution remains greatest global threat to human health: Study

Air pollution remains the world's greatest external risk to human health, but most of its impact on global life expectancy is concentrated in just six countries, including India, a study has found. The University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) in its annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report noted that as global pollution edged upwards in 2021, so did its burden on human health. The average person would add 2.3 years onto their life expectancy -- or a combined 17.8 billion life-years saved worldwide, if the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline, the researchers said. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed data makes clear that particulate pollution remains the world's greatest external risk to human health. The impact of life expectancy is comparable to that of smoking, more than 3 times that of alcohol use and unsafe water, and over 5 times that of transport injuries like car crashes, they ...

Jobizo Takes Center Stage in Healthcare, Joins Hands With IFAN Global

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Future Consumer sells Nilgiri Dairy Farm to AVA Cholayil Healthcare

Debt-ridden Future Consumer Ltd on Tuesday announced the sale of its dairy business Nilgiri Dairy Farm to AVA Cholayil Healthcare for a total consideration of Rs 67 crore. As per the deal, Future Consumer has entered into a "transfer agreement for the transfer of entire business undertaking of The Nilgiri Dairy Farm Pvt Ltd (NDFPL)". This includes its franchisee operations, retail trade operations and the sourcing, processing, packaging and marketing of its dairy products, bakery products (except cookie plant), fast-moving consumer goods, staples and other products. This monetisation will help Future Consumer Ltd (FCL), which is in the business of manufacturing, branding and distributing FMCG food and processed food products and committed several defaults towards principal and interest due on NCDs. The board of the Future Group FMCG arm in a meeting held on Tuesday, approved the sale of NDFPL business to AVA Cholayil Healthcare, which is in the business of manufacturing, marketing