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Aviation Body Issues Ebola Precaution Guidelines For Uganda, Congo Airlines
Airlines must ensure compliance with health screening requirements, including identification of suspected cases, immediate isolation measures and coordination with airport health authorities.
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Ebola Outbreak Forces DR Congo World Cup Squad Into 21-Day Isolation in Belgium
The United States has told DR Congo their entire World Cup delegation must complete a 21-day isolation bubble in Belgium or risk being denied entry, after an Ebola outbreak was confirmed in the central African country.
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'Break The Barrier': Healthy Ministry Focused On Better Access To Treatment For Childhood Cancer
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to "break the barrier" in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) u
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Hantavirus Cases Isolated: ICMR Says No Immediate Health Threat To India
The Director of the ICMR's National Institute of Virology Dr Naveen Kumar on Friday said the cases appear to be isolated ones and there is no immediate public health threat to India.
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Opinion | It's Time To Address Psychosocial Hazards In A Changing World Of Work
On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, International Labour Organization Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, calls for stronger action to protect workers from psychosocial hazards.
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Beat The Heat: Doctor Shares The Best Time To Walk And Get Your 10k Steps Safely
Getting your 10k steps during the hot weather conditions can be difficult. Dr Pankaj Soni, Principal Director, Internal Medicine, Fortis Escorts, Okhla, New Delhi, shared with NDTV the best time to walk during summers.
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AIIMS Delhi Partners With ISRO For Space Medicine Research
Under the partnership, the two institutions will collaborate on both ground-based and space-based research in space medicine.
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Nationwide HPV Vaccination Rollout A Landmark Step In Public Health, Says Former ICMR Director General
V.M. Katoch, former Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and former Health Research Secretary from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday, described the nationwide rollout of the
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India Targets HIV Control By December 2027 Under Mission AIDS Suraksha
Under Mission AIDS Suraksha, India aims to achieve HIV control by December 1, 2027, the Director General of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Rakesh Gupta, said here on Wednesday.
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All About Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-Born Head Of US Disease Research Body
Jay Bhattacharya is currently the head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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"Real Magic When Cost Comes Down": Z47's Vikram Vaidyanathan At NDTV AI Summit
The real magic of artificial intelligence will happen when the cost comes down and the technology is available at scale, Z47's manging director Vikram Vaidyanathan said at the NDTV AI Summit.
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Union Government Aims To Achieve 60% Childhood Cancer Survival Rate By 2030
Assuring innovative funding models to support childhood cancer, Deputy Director General of Health Services L. Swasticharan said on Sunday that the Union government is aiming to achieve a survival rate of 60 per cent for childhood cancer by 2030.
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Probe Agency Attaches Ex-Health Director's Property Valued At Rs 9.79 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday that it has attached properties valued at approximately Rs 9.79 crore belonging toformerMadhya Pradesh health director Dr Amarnath Mittal and his wife, Dr Alka Mittal.
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India Second Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Emergency Services: ICMR
India is the second country globally to integrate Mobile Stroke Units with emergency medical services to boost treatment in rural areas, said Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, ICMR.
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Aviation Body Issues Ebola Precaution Guidelines For Uganda, Congo Airlines
Airlines must ensure compliance with health screening requirements, including identification of suspected cases, immediate isolation measures and coordination with airport health authorities.
-
Ebola Outbreak Forces DR Congo World Cup Squad Into 21-Day Isolation in Belgium
The United States has told DR Congo their entire World Cup delegation must complete a 21-day isolation bubble in Belgium or risk being denied entry, after an Ebola outbreak was confirmed in the central African country.
-
'Break The Barrier': Healthy Ministry Focused On Better Access To Treatment For Childhood Cancer
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to "break the barrier" in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) u
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Hantavirus Cases Isolated: ICMR Says No Immediate Health Threat To India
The Director of the ICMR's National Institute of Virology Dr Naveen Kumar on Friday said the cases appear to be isolated ones and there is no immediate public health threat to India.
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Opinion | It's Time To Address Psychosocial Hazards In A Changing World Of Work
On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, International Labour Organization Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, calls for stronger action to protect workers from psychosocial hazards.
-
Beat The Heat: Doctor Shares The Best Time To Walk And Get Your 10k Steps Safely
Getting your 10k steps during the hot weather conditions can be difficult. Dr Pankaj Soni, Principal Director, Internal Medicine, Fortis Escorts, Okhla, New Delhi, shared with NDTV the best time to walk during summers.
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AIIMS Delhi Partners With ISRO For Space Medicine Research
Under the partnership, the two institutions will collaborate on both ground-based and space-based research in space medicine.
-
Nationwide HPV Vaccination Rollout A Landmark Step In Public Health, Says Former ICMR Director General
V.M. Katoch, former Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and former Health Research Secretary from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday, described the nationwide rollout of the
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India Targets HIV Control By December 2027 Under Mission AIDS Suraksha
Under Mission AIDS Suraksha, India aims to achieve HIV control by December 1, 2027, the Director General of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Rakesh Gupta, said here on Wednesday.
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All About Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-Born Head Of US Disease Research Body
Jay Bhattacharya is currently the head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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"Real Magic When Cost Comes Down": Z47's Vikram Vaidyanathan At NDTV AI Summit
The real magic of artificial intelligence will happen when the cost comes down and the technology is available at scale, Z47's manging director Vikram Vaidyanathan said at the NDTV AI Summit.
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Union Government Aims To Achieve 60% Childhood Cancer Survival Rate By 2030
Assuring innovative funding models to support childhood cancer, Deputy Director General of Health Services L. Swasticharan said on Sunday that the Union government is aiming to achieve a survival rate of 60 per cent for childhood cancer by 2030.
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Probe Agency Attaches Ex-Health Director's Property Valued At Rs 9.79 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday that it has attached properties valued at approximately Rs 9.79 crore belonging toformerMadhya Pradesh health director Dr Amarnath Mittal and his wife, Dr Alka Mittal.
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India Second Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Emergency Services: ICMR
India is the second country globally to integrate Mobile Stroke Units with emergency medical services to boost treatment in rural areas, said Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, ICMR.
