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It is estimated that around 500,000 children die of malaria each year

WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by Oxford and Serum Institute of India. Vaccine has met safety, quality and effectiveness standards. Serum Institute has established production capacity for 100 million doses/annum. Vaccine efficacy over 12 months is 75% at sites with high seasonal malaria transmission and 68% at sites with…

India's 1st dedicated transgender OPD opened at RML Hospital to promote inclusive healthcare for LGBTQ+ community. It provides free treatment, investigations, sex change surgery, endocrinology, plastic surgery, dermatology, paediatrics, and a separate washroom.

Kerala has now been allowed to use Truenat for Nipah testing, but only in BSL-2 facilities. ICMR insists on BSL-3 for confirmation, despite Truenat inactivating the virus. NIV had validated the lysis buffer and transport medium to be highly effective in inactivating the virus.

The OPD besides having trained medical staff also has tailor-made infrastructure aimed at making the patient comfortable while they are helped to access healthcare with dignity.

Children are constantly growing and developing, and they need a wide range of nutrients to support this process. Proper nutrition provides the essential building blocks, such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals, that are necessary for the development of healthy bones, muscles, organs, and tissues. Children are typically more active than…

Experts warned a failure to ensure children are fully protected could lead to a spread of contagious diseases.

It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks

Clean Air Fund says despite increased spending on air pollution, projects still receive less than 1% of funding