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It is important to gather all necessary information before recommending a vaccine: WHO
New Delhi, October 23, 2021: At a time when India is looking forward to the Emergency Use Listing of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin from Bharat Biotech, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it is important that it gathers all the necessary information before recommending the vaccine to the world.
Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission: Everything you must know about ‘India’s largest health infra scheme’
New Delhi, October 27, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tweeted he is all set to visit Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi and Siddharthnagar to inaugurate “India’s largest scheme to scale-up health infrastructure”..
Drug Laws & Policy Injections
Govt plans to invest Rs 100 cr per district to upgrade healthcare infraNew Delhi, October 27, 2021: The government will invest Rs 100 crore on an average on every district pan-India to upgrade healthcare infrastructure at the block level and provide improved diagnostics, treatment, surveillance and containment measures for future pandemics.
DoP releases draft policy to catalyse R&D and innovation in pharma-MedTech sector New Delhi, October 27, 2021: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has come out with a draft policy to catalyse research and development (R&D) and innovation in pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors in India.
NABL releases guidelines for inter-laboratory comparison for calibration laboratoriesMumbai, October 27, 2021: The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has released NABL 164: Guide-lines for inter-laboratory comparison for calibration laboratories where formal proficiency testing programmes are not available.
NPPA fixes price caps for 12 anti-diabetic medicinesNew Delhi, October 26, 2021: Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Monday said it has fixed the ceiling prices for 12 anti-diabetic generic medicines, including glimepiride tablets, glucose injection and intermediate acting insulin solution.
Govt extends validity of licences of distilleries & other units to manufacture hand sanitizer till Dec 2022Mumbai, October 26, 2021: In a bid to ensure sufficient availability of hand sanitizer at reasonable price in the domestic market, Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has directed all state governments and Union territory administrators to issue necessary directions to the drug controllers
Dr Bharati Pawar Addressed WHO SEAR High-level Meeting For Renewed TB ResponseOctober 26, 2021: Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar addressed the inaugural session of WHO SEAR High-Level Meeting for Renewed TB Response today.
Pharma Injections
Entire world looking up to India after our success, says PM ModiOctober 24, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised efforts of Indian vaccine manufacturers, which, he said, resulted in the country crossing the milestone of 100 crore vaccinations. 
Pharmexcil asks exporters to register their products with Namibia directly to boost exportMumbai, October 27, 2021: With an aim to increase Indian pharmaceutical exports to Namibia, the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) has called on Indian drug exporters to register their products with the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) directly rather than exporting through other countries.
Indian hospital pharmacies underscore US FDA norms on drug compounding at medical centres Bengaluru, October 20, 2021: Indian hospital pharmacies give greater emphasis to the presence of pharmacists in drug dispensing over compounding. Yet, a few hospital-attached pharmacies are engaged in compounding under the supervision of pharmacy and medical experts.
Indian pharma witnesses shift in skill demand driven by tech advances: Experts Bengaluru, October 19, 2021: Experts are of the view that Indian pharma is now seeing a shift in skills demand driven by tech advances across R&D, manufacture and marketing.
Here’s why there’s a rise in healthcare startups dedicated to youngsters October 24, 2021: Experts have repeatedly warned of an imminent third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, with some projections marking children as vulnerable.
Bharat Biotech CMD bats for public private partnerships October 22, 2021: Pushing for more public private partnerships (PPPs) in vaccine production, Bharat Biotech chairman and MD Krishna Ella on Thursday said the company has successfully demonstrated how a PPP should work in the country.
Drug Dopes
India needs to raise public health spending to 2.5 - 3.5 pc of GDP: ReportOctober 21, 2021: India needs to raise public health spending to 2.5 – 3.5 per cent of GDP to support healthcare transformation, according to a report released on Thursday. As per the Union Budget 2021-22, the total public health sector allocation stood at 1.2 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). 
India should bring new regulations to make Indian PPE makers globally competitive: ExpertsMumbai, October 25, 2021: Experts are of the view that to make Indian PPE makers globally competitive, the Indian government must match its regulatory framework with international norms. The PPE market requires assistance since it remains fragmented and lacks pricing transparency.
CDSCO to enhance testing capacity for medical devices New Delhi, October 21, 2021: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is in the process of enhancing capacity for testing medical devices in the country in tandem with its efforts to bring all the medical devices under the regulatory regime. This also comes in line with the demand of the medical devices industry to increase the testing laboratories so that the regulatory compliance will be hastened.
Health problems tied to global warming on the rise, say reports October 21, 2021: Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet tracked 44 global health indicators connected to climate change, including heat deaths, infectious diseases and hunger. All of them are getting grimmer, said Lancet Countdown project research director Marina Romanello, a biochemist.
Health ministry to relax ISO compliance norms for medical devices to register with CDSCO New Delhi, October 18, 2021: In a relief to the medical devices industry, especially the micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSME), the Union ministry of health and family welfare is planning to relax the norms related to registration of medical devices with the regulator by allowing more time to comply with the ISO 13485 certification, which is a prerequisite to get the registration.
Agreements signed with 11 countries for mutual recognition of Covid vaccines: GovtNew Delhi, October 20, 2021: The health ministry on Wednesday said India has signed agreements for mutual recognition of nationally or WHO recognised COVID-19 vaccines with 11 countries including the UK, France and Germany and fully vaccinated travellers coming from these countries shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing.
National Injections
HC Directs AIIMS To Pay Rs 50 L To Illegally Terminated Employee New Delhi, October 25, 2021: Delhi High Court has directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to pay over Rs 50 lakh to a former employee, who was illegally terminated from service, noting that the man has been running from pillar to post for the last several years. Raj Singh, who was appointed as a driver by AIIMS sometime in the 1980s, will also be paid Rs 19,900 as pension every month.
Government Lifted Export Restrictions On Diagnostic KitsOctober 17, 2021: With the number of COVID-19 cases in the country declining, the government lifted export restrictions on all diagnostic kits and reagents, including devices used in the detection of coronavirus infections, on Friday. According to data published on Friday by the Union Health Ministry, India recorded 16,862 new Coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 3,40,37,592, while active cases fell to 2,03,678, the lowest level in 216 days. With 379 new deaths, the death toll now stands at 4,51814.
First Zika virus case reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Kanpur, October24, 2021: A Zika virus case has been reported in this district of Uttar Pradesh, a health official said on Sunday. He said a warrant officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) was diagnosed with the infection on Saturday, the first in Kanpur. Chief Medical Officer Nepal Singh said that the IAF officer was suffering from fever for the past several days and was admitted to the Air Force Hospital in the district.
CIPMMA spreads its wings to northern and eastern parts of India Chennai, October 27, 2021: With special attention on marketing career in the domain of pharma trade, the Trichy headquartered pharmaceutical marketers’ body, the Consortium of Indian Pharmaceutical Marketers and Manufacturers Association (CIPMMA) has now spread its wings to north India with setting up of four zonal committees in Maharashtra and one in Madhya Pradesh. Bhubaneswar zone in Odisha is on the anvil.
Kerala Ayurveda dept gears up to complete registration process with e-aushadhi portal before October 31 Chennai, October 14, 2021: As part of moving to online mode of licensing process for Ayush manufacturers through e-aushadhi portal introduced by the Union Ayush Ministry, the Ayush department in Kerala has called upon all Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drug manufacturers to register with the portal before the end of this month.
States, UTs asked to focus on second Covid vaccine dose coverage October 19, 2021: Highlighting that the nation is close to administering a billion Covid vaccine doses, the Centre has urged states and Union Territories to focus on increasing the coverage of the second dose in light of adequate availability of shots.
Global Injections
Dr Reddy's Gets FDA Nod For Generic RevlimidOctober 19, 2021: Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday announced the final approval of its Abbreviated New Drug Applica-tion (ANDA) for Lenalidomide capsules, from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
CDC: Children Just as Vulnerable to COVID as AdultsOctober 13, 2021: Schools without mask requirements were three-and-a-half times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks than those enforcing mask mandates, according to new CDC research.
South Africa To Get Teenagers Vaccinated With Single Dose Of Pfizer: Health Minister
October 16, 2021: South Africa will start vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 17 next week using the Pfizer vac-cine, the health minister said on Friday, as the country looks to ratchet up inoculations ahead of final year examinations.
FDA panel approves Pfizer jabs for children 5 and up
October 27, 2021: Advisory boards to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday decided that the benefits of jabbing children between five and 11 years old with the Pfizer vaccine outweigh any other health risks.
US approves Moderna and J&J shots
Washington, October 22, 2021: The green light for mixing-and-matching comes a month after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised Pfizer booster jabs for some Americans, including those over 65 or at higher risk of severe illness and who work in frontline jobs.
South African regulator rejects Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
October 20, 2021: The South African drug regulator has rejected the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, citing some safety concerns the manufacturer wasn’t able to answer. The South African Health Products Regu-latory Authority, or SAHPRA, said in a statement Tuesday that the request for Sputnik V to be authorized could ”not be approved at this time,” referring to past failed HIV vaccines that used a similar technology.
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India’s R-value below 1 since September, researchers say
October 19, 2021: India’s R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below 1 since September, suggesting that the infection rate is declining, according to a study. The Reproduction number or R refers to how many people an infected person infects on an average. In other words, it tells how ‘efficiently’ a virus is spreading.
IISc develops novel computational model to predict blindness
Bengaluru, October 23, 2021: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Centre for Neuroscience and the Department of Computer Science and Automation has developed a novel computational model of eye movement that can predict a person’s ability to detect changes in their visual environment.
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Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
October 25, 2021: In his work with patients who have pancreatic cancer, Dr. Srinivas Gaddam was bothered by something that he was seeing. "There are some patients that you can't stop thinking about because they've left a mark on you and you try your best to turn things around, but there's only so much you can do," said Gaddam, who said he had found himself caring for a few patients who were very young.. Read More>>>
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People Vaccinated Against COVID Less Likely to Die from Any Cause: Study
October 25, 2021: People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are not only less likely to die from the virus, but they’re also less likely to die from any cause in the months following vaccination, according to a new study.
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