Nasal COVID-19 vaccine could soon be a reality
Nasal COVID-19 vaccine trials in India : Single-dose nasal COVID-19 vaccine is developed in a partnership with Washington University in St Louis (USA)
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Second COVID vaccination mock-drill across India on January 08
New Delhi, Jan 07 : In the light of coronavirus vaccine roll-out, the central government is going to execute a mock drill on vaccine administration on January 08, 2021. These drills are aimed to ensure…
Experts tackle the infectious disease, exposures in India
Climate change and COVID-19. There is a complex interplay between the immune system and confounding variables — like crowding — that may be causing high infection rates, rather than air pollution per se
Migrants and refugees say COVID-19 has dramatically worsened their lives: WHO
Undocumented migrants are often excluded from national health programmes or social protection schemes that could facilitate access to health and social services. Many do not seek health care, including for COVID-19, due to financial constraints or fear of deportation.
Face it all together: the threat of pandemics and responsibility to deliver on health for all
Global level thrust on health policy, scientific research and programming was of course very important in pandemic response but so were local responses, that was no less important and lifesaving.
WHO launches groundbreaking global youth mobilization
Funding for community programmes, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19, and convening Global Youth Summit are key features of this new mobilization
Impact of the pandemic on Child Labour
Covid’s Impact on Child Labour in India: Facts about Child Labour Over the past nine months, the entire news and social media have been flooded with reports of rising cases of Covid-19 and the impact…
Lessons from COVID-19: Need for universal healthcare and socio-economic equality
By Neha Mazumdar COVID-19 was first detected in India on 30 January 2020, the same day when the World Health Organization had formally declared a public health emergency of international concern. Since then, the number…
#Breaking : WHO reveals the leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
Geneva, 10 December 2020: Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published yesterday. This is an increase from 4 of the…
#Breaking : WHO Updates Guidance on Mask use in the context of COVID-19
World Health Organziation advice on the use of masks COVID-19: Infection prevention and control New Delhi, 02nd December 2020. WHO has updated its guidance on the use of masks with new scientific evidence and practical…
Anchor to ending AIDS or Covid-19 is a human right to health
World AIDS Day special article While we have made significant progress since the late 1990s in our fight to end AIDS, but it still remains a major global public health issue. Even today, globally more…
Study underlines link between COVID-19 and air pollution
Delhi has started reporting a spike in COVID-19 infections. New Delhi, Nov 11: As winters are arriving the Delhi/NCR region has started experiencing the problem of smog. From the past few years, it has…
Coronavirus laden droplets can travel over 6 meters: Study
Challenges for festive season amid COVID-19 pandemic New Delhi, Nov 05, 2020: Masks and physical distancing are the two weapons that can help us combat novel coronavirus. In view of the upcoming festive season amid…
CSIR-SERC licenses makeshift hospital’s technology to L&T
Covid-19 News New Delhi, 05 Nov.2020: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Chennai based constituent laboratory Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) has signed an agreement for licensing of technology – Portable lightweight foldable module…
As COVID-19 spread accelerates, IHR Emergency Committee urges focus on measures that work
COVID-19 pandemic still constituted a public health emergency Geneva, Switzerland, 30 October 2020 — The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met on 29 October to review the situation and progress made on the temporary recommendations. They…
World’s first scientoon book on coronavirus released
It is further planned to make a 3D version of this book, as to facilitate its multilingual adaptation across India and abroad. The scientoon book ‘Bye Bye Corona’ is expected to help create wider awareness about COVID-19 cutting across age, language, and national boundaries.
Steroids boost survival of preterm babies in low-resource settings: new study
Accurate pregnancy dating and quality care combined with the steroids are key to survival Dexamethasone can boost the survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings…
An effective COVID-19 vaccine: Will you take it or will you not?
Article by Shobha Shukla – CNS, based on the latest study which looked into the potential acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccine if and when it becomes available (as it is currently under research and development)….
People affected and displaced by conflicts and natural disasters has doubled over the past decade
Building resilience is critical to minimise the impact of humanitarian crises Article based on insights from United Nations expert on humanitarian responses on how governments, institutions, communities, individuals and other levels/ actors can boost their…
Governor of Maharashtra must uphold secular republican values of our Constitution
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat Maharashtra governor bhagat singh koshyari is upset with the chief minister Udhav Thackrey and his government for now allowing the ‘religious places’ to open up during the festive season. Some of…