The WHO's Global Hepatitis Report 2026 has revealed that Pakistan is the single largest contributor to the number of people living with hepatitis C in the world, even as field reports from different parts of the country revealed continued availability of banned reusable syringes and fake auto-disable syringes in ...
The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has warned of a looming “man-made epidemic” in the country due to the manufacturing and use of reusable syringes despite a countrywide ban, local media reported on Saturday....
Bangladesh is currently grappling with a severe measles epidemic with over 32,000 suspected cases and more than 250 deaths, mostly young children, having been recorded since mid-March....
PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to enact a landmark law that would prohibit the sale and consumption of tobacco products for individuals born on or after 2009, in a bid to create a "smoke-free generation" in India....
Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Saturday that more than Rs 1.21 crore worth of suspected drugs had been seized or prohibited during raids on pharmaceutical firms in Ahmedabad, part of a wider enforcement drive across the state against spurious, substandard and ad...
The six new Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for medical assistive technologies, part of the NLEAP (National List of Essential Assistive Products) initiative brought about by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), aim to serve as a guideline for policymakers, healthcare providers, and the concerned stakeho...
Pakistan is the single largest contributor to the global number of people living with hepatitis C, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Hepatitis Report 2026 has revealed. In addition, Pakistan has been named among the 10 nations which have most hepatitis C related deaths worldwide, sparking concerns over ...
The licence of a milk unit in Bijbehara town of J&K's Anantnag district was suspended on Friday for multiple violations, an official statement said...
Unionized workers at Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, continued to stage a strike on Saturday for a second day, according to union officials, with the union and the company showing little signs of bridging gaps over wages and other issues....
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda said on Thursday that the future of medicine must be driven by innovation, guided by humanity, and rooted in compassion because nothing can replace the healing power of human touch and empathy....
