Ebola: UN health agency turns to foreign medical teams in last phase of combat against virus
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:07 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Fridaythat it will huddle with medical teams from outside the Ebola-affected countries next week in Geneva to see how they can help in the last phases of the fight to bring the number of cases down to zero.
Young champions of 'Raho Swachh, Jiyo Mast' Campaign felicitated in Kolkata
Feb 14, 2015, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), the popular children's educational programme, on Friday felicitated over 100 children and community volunteers as part of its 'Raho Swachh, Jiyo Mast' campaign, which was undertaken in the Jorasankho and Narkaldenga areas of Kolkata.
UN-hosted Forum opens in New York, seeks to identify aims on women's health for post-2015
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:02 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted the inaugural World Women’s Health and Development Forum today, bringing together world leaders, representatives of UN system entities, scientists, healthcare professionals, and members of civil society, the media and the private sector to discuss how best to advance the health, wealth and empowerment of women worldwide.
UN health agency urges stepped-up surveillance to prevent spread of measles in the Americas
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:00 pm
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS) The recent outbreaks of measles one of the leading causes of deaths among young children in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of imported into the Americas, according to the United Nations health agency.
Top UN development programme official starts West Africa visit focused on Ebola recovery
Feb 12, 2015, at 05:59 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS) The top United Nations development official, tasked by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to lead the Organization’ system-wide Ebola-related recovery effort, on Wednesday began a visit to West Africa, where a new study recommended better programs for women who have been disproportionately impacted by the disease.
Health Ministry holds review meeting on H1N1
Feb 12, 2015, at 03:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): The status of H1N1 influenza being reported from different states was reviewed, on Wednesday, at a meeting chaired by the Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) B P Sharma.
UN through the lens: Photographing Ebola – the 'invisible enemy'
Feb 11, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The enemy was invisible – that's how United Nations photographer Martine Perret described Ebola, the deadly virus which has killed nearly 9,000 people in West Africa.
De-worming initiative to make India worm free launched
Feb 11, 2015, at 12:44 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): National De-worming Day is being observed on Tuesday and in this connection Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the National De-worming initiative at Jaipur.
With regional simulation, UN agency boosts readiness for foot and mouth disease in Balkans
Feb 10, 2015, at 08:47 pm
New York, Feb 10 (IBNS) The United Nations agricultural agency has joined the European Union in helping to boost Balkan countries' preparations for any possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak by running simulations of contingency plans for rapid responses, according to a press release issued on Monday.
22,000 students participate in first TCS Fit4life Campus Challenge Run
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:48 am
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced on Monday that over 22,000 students from 900 colleges across nine cities in India participated by running in the inaugural TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launches 'National Deworming Day'
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today launched the first 'National Deworming Day'-a massive school-based deworming effort in twelve states scheduled for Feb 10.
Marking World Interfaith Week, top UN officials hope for collaboration on sustainable development
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:27 pm
New York, Feb 7 (IBNS) At a special event on Friday which marked World Interfaith Week, top United Nations officials celebrated the importance of dialogue among different faiths and religions to enhance mutual understanding, harmony and cooperation among people.
West African communities receiving Ebola's orphans with open arms, UN agency reports
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:14 pm
New York, Feb 7 (IBNS) Grief among the more than 16,000 children orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa runs deep, but most of them have been taken in by families thanks to the bonds of kinship that has proven stronger than stigma and fear associated with the disease, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
TCS' Patient Care System for Operation Smile goes live
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, on Friday announced that the end-to-end Patient Care System developed for Operation Smile in Guwahati, Assam has gone live.
Kolkata's D.S. Research Centre organizes 'Ray of Hope' on World Cancer Day
Feb 06, 2015, at 04:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Aiming to spread knowledge about cancer , ‘Ray of Hope’ event was organized by D.S. Research Centre in Kolkata on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Wednesday.
Pharmaceuticals dept visits USP India facility in Hyderabad
Feb 06, 2015, at 12:26 am
Hyderabad / Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Sudhansh Pant, Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), visited the US Pharmacopeia's (USP) state-of-the-art India facility in Hyderabad.
On World Cancer Day, UN says 'goal must be equitable access for all patients, in all countries'
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:36 pm
New York, Feb 5 (IBNS) As the international community pauses on World Cancer Day to remember the millions of preventable deaths caused by the disease, the head of the UN agency that contributes nuclear techniques to fight cancer said on Wednesday that a huge percentage of the world’s cancer deaths occurring in developing countries can be prevented.
Ebola: UN health agency says large-scale vaccine trials under way in Liberia
Feb 04, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the Ebola vaccine trials now under way in Liberia would start soon in Guinea and Sierra Leone, the two other most-affected countries in West Africa.
Amid US measles outbreak, UN health agency urges parents to vaccinate children
Feb 04, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS) Parents in the United States must vaccinate their children against measles in order to maintain the high levels of immunity necessary in keeping outbreaks of the aggressively contagious virus small and contained, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday.
Rajasthan Home Minister victim of swine flu
Feb 03, 2015, at 08:42 pm
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IBNS) Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria has joined the ranks of swine flu victims in Rajasthan after he tested positive for H1N1 as the number of deaths has risen to 52.
RTIICS to conduct screening camp for breast, lung cancer
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:39 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) is conducting a screening camp for breast and lung cancer to observe World Cancer Day on Wednesday.
Westbank Health and Wellness Institute conducts free cancer screening
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:27 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS) Westbank Health and Wellness Institute, a unit of Narayana Health Group located at Andul Road and Vidyasagar Setu Junction in Howrah is conducting free Cancer Screening Camp to mark the occasion of World Cancer Day on Feb 4.
Westbank Health and Wellness Institute conducts free cancer screening
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:23 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS) Westbank Health and Wellness Institute, a unit of Narayana Health Group located at Andul Road and Vidyasagar Setu Junction in Howrah is conducting free Cancer Screening Camp to mark the occasion of World Cancer Day on Feb 4.
Stress emerges as major problem in today's youth
Feb 01, 2015, at 05:32 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): National Youth Day is celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Swami Vivekananda every year and is also commemorated to highlight the youth related problems and needs. Mental health issues or stress among youth are more pervasive than one may think; affecting one in five young people, of which fewer than 25% receive treatment.
At African Union Summit, Ban promises UN support to build back Ebola-hit countries
Jan 31, 2015, at 08:20 pm
New York, Jan 31 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursdayassured African leaders gathered for a summit in Addis Ababa of the support of the United Nations in helping the countries affected by Ebola "build back stronger than ever," while the head of the UN development agency tasked with leading the Organization's recovery efforts urged the world to stay the course in aiding hard-hit West Africa.
Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield launches ACU
Jan 31, 2015, at 03:03 am
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield has announced the launch of its Assisted Conception Unit (ACU).
Kolkata: Apollo Gleneagles opens eye-care unit in Gariahat
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:38 am
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): Hospital group Apollo Gleneagles on Wednesday officially launched their comprehensive eye-care unit at Gariahat area in Kolkata.
27 swine flu deaths in Rajasthan in one month
Jan 28, 2015, at 07:53 pm
Jaipur, Jan 28 (IBNS) A sudden spurt in the incidence of swine flu has claimed 27 seen lives over the past one moth in Rajasthan and 100 people are still battling the dreaded viral disease in different hospitals.
Mylan expands Hepatitis C licensing agreement with Gilead
Jan 28, 2015, at 03:54 am
Pittsburgh/Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IBNS): Mylan Inc. on Tuesday announced that its subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Limited is expanding its hepatitis C licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to include the non-exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute the investigational NS5A inhibitor GS-5816 and single tablet regimen of sofosbuvir/GS-5816, once approved, in 91developing countries.
UN health agency to hold special weekend session on Ebola; warns against donor fatigue
Jan 24, 2015, at 06:20 pm
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it will hold a special meeting on Ebola on Sunday, as one of its top officials noted that the outbreak is "still an incredibly dangerous situation" and warned against "a false sense of security" generated by the decline in new cases.