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Tag Archives: India
India introduces stricter compensation laws for clinical trial injuries
TweetThe government of India recently introduced stricter compensation laws and regulations for clinical trials to counter the previous lack of reasonable care and financial compensation connected to the trials. In the past five years, 2,242 people have died during drug … Read More »
WHO takes India off of the polio-endemic countries list
TweetThe World Health Organization has taken India off of the list of polio-endemic countries, which suggests that the wild polio virus has been completely eliminated from the environment. Ghulam Nabi Azad, the minister of Health and Family Planning, made the … Read More »
India sets goals of eliminating measles and neo-natal tetanus
TweetAfter finding success in the fight against polio, the government of India has decided to eliminate deaths from measles and neo-natal tetanus by strengthening immunization activities. The country declared 2012 the year of intensifying routine vaccination. The vaccination will be … Read More »
Rains increased plasmodium falciparum in India by 30 percent
The prolonged rain spells in 2011 increased the cases of fatal plasmodium falciparum by 30 percent in comparison to 2010 in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Read More »
India holds vaccine symposium
A four day international symposium, held by India’s Ministry of Science and Technology, will begin on Monday in New Delhi to discuss disease prevention and treatment through immunization. Read More »
Hundreds infected with dengue fever, malaria in Delhi, India
Public health officials in Delhi, India, recently announced that the city is dealing with 479 cases of dengue fever and 218 cases of malaria. Read More »
Indian officials call WHO malaria estimates low
Health officials in India estimate that more than 200,000 people in that country may be dying of malaria each year. Read More »
Dengue fever cases in India continue to climb
In New Delhi, India, 65 new cases of dengue fever were reported on October 19, bringing the total number of infected this season to 4,679. Read More »