United States Reports Major Cyclosporiasis Foodborne Disease Outbreak Why in the News ? The United States has reported a major outbreak of cyclosporiasis, with over 1,645 confirmed cases across 34 […]
KERALA’S CRUDE BIRTH RATE FALLS BELOW 10 FOR THE FIRST TIME Why in the News? Historic Demographic Shift: Kerala’s Vital Statistics Report 2024 shows that the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) […]
GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS REGULATION OF HIGH ALCOHOL-CONTAINING DRUG FORMULATIONS Why in the News? Drugs Rules Amended: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to strengthen […]
STUDY TO CONTAIN ANTIMICROBIAL-RESISTANT NEONATAL SEPSIS BEGINS IN INDIA Why in the News? India Joins Global Trial: India has joined the NeoSep1 international clinical trial to evaluate effective antibiotic combinations […]
COUNTRIES RESUME TALKS TO FINALISE WHO PANDEMIC TREATY Why in the News? PABS Negotiations: WHO member states have resumed negotiations in Geneva to finalise the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) […]
WHO FLAGS GROWING INEQUITIES IN GLOBAL CANCER CARE Why in the News? WHO Report Released: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released […]
Why in the News? The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness or African sleeping sickness, adding to a […]