BUSINESS
G20 Summit: India and WHO to launch Global Initiative on Digital Health
G20 New Delhi Summit: The initiative will be rolled out on August 19 to consolidate efforts in the digital healthcare landscape around the world.
BUSINESS
How Sun Pharma’s complaint helped authorities seize fake medicines worth Rs 2 cr
Call detail records (CDR) of one of the accused led the investigation team to a warehouse where the fake medicines were stored. The seizure found fakes of products of all top pharma companies. More raids are being planned.
BUSINESS
Pharma makers get a year for GMP implementation, Mandaviya warns action on defaults
The Union Health Minister said the observations from the ongoing Risk-Based Inspections by regulators necessitated a different approach for GMP regulations and quality management systems followed by drug makers.
BUSINESS
Top oncologists release national consensus guidelines for treating oral cancer
According to the GLOBOCAN 2020 report, India witnesses over 2.25 lakh new head and neck cancer cases every year out of which over 1.25 lakh deaths are reported every year
BUSINESS
Delhi stares at an epidemic as conjunctivitis cases spike
Sujeet Singh, former Director, National Centre of Disease Control says the focus should be on identifying the type of conjunctivitis prevailing.
BUSINESS
Top e-pharmacy CEOs back Centre’s move to regulate segment
Uncertainty has dented investor confidence and legislation will help restore it, say the CEOs.
INDIA
Centre plans to reduce specialist doctors shortage; PG, UG seats to be made equal
Acknowledging the shortage of specialist doctors in the country, a top health ministry official said the government has set a target of three years to bridge the existing gap
TRENDS
Cough syrup samples for export piling up at govt labs, Centre looks to rope in private facilities
Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drug Controller General of India, in two separate communications to drug exporters, informed about the pendency of more than 100 cough syrups for analysis in Ghaziabad and Mumbai testing facilities, requesting them not to send the samples to these labs.
TRENDS
Mandaviya bats for self-regulation by small pharma firms, says won’t compromise on drug quality
Mandaviya directed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to take stringent action against all pharmaceutical manufacturing companies involved in manufacturing of spurious drugs.
TRENDS
Drug quality concerns take centre stage at pharma export council’s global meet
Rajeev Raghuvanshi, DCGI, said that the non-uniform implementation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act in the states was a challenge, but added that there was room for improvement.
BUSINESS
Quality the key to transform Indian Pharma
Stressing on access to quality drugs for all, Laurus Labs Founder, Satyanarayana Chava, says the focus for government and pharma companies should be on producing one quality standard for every market.
TRENDS
All you need to know about IARC, the agency that called out aspartame as a cancer link
IARC: The agency is an autonomous body that sees participation from both developed and developing countries.
INDIA
Sanofi to widen presence in India with more products: MD Rodolfo Hrosz
Sanofi’s India head said his company will look to take advantage of the initial success of the ‘India for India’ plan by enhancing focus on healthcare and pharmaceuticals as essential priorities for the future in the country.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
MC Explains: Why foreign medical grads aren’t allowed registration in India
The Federation of Resident Doctors Association has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to address the disparities in the permanent registration of FMGs post-internship by many state medical councils
TRENDS
Fortis partners with RED.Health to augment emergency ambulance service in Delhi-NCR
The leading hospital group in partnership with RED.Health plan to reduce the time gap needed by a patient to avail ambulance service in critical emergency hours.
TRENDS
Gennova's mRNA Omicron booster shot in India to be available at Rs 2,292
When asked about the prospects of uptake of a booster dose of m-RNA vaccine amid the tepid response seen in the country, Gennova officialS said they have some foreign countries have requested for exporting their m-RNA vaccine, which can be stored at 2 to 8 degree Celsius.
TRENDS
Quality concerns: Indian drug regulators probing 209 risky manufacturing sites, 45 in Himachal get notice
The joint team comprising central and state drug regulators, after conducting inspections of 51 erring firms, the most in any state, has issued show-cause notices to 26 manufacturing units in the hill state.
TRENDS
Heatwave crisis | Develop training manuals to prevent deaths, Mansukh Mandaviya tells affected states
The Union health minister urged state governments to implement action plans at the ground level with a timely warning to the people and ensure preventive preparedness to reduce the impact of heatwaves
INDIA
Gennova's mRNA jab gets regulator nod, 1.2 million boosters approved by CDL Kasauli
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on June 20 announced that the Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova was supported under the Mission Covid Suraksha.
TRENDS
Heatwave crisis | Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chairs key meeting; five-member team to visit affected states
A team comprising five senior officials from the Union Health Ministry, Indian Meteorological Department and NDMA will soon visit states reeling under severe heatwave
TRENDS
Exclusive: ICMR reviewing preliminary findings on link between Covid jabs and sudden heart attack deaths: DG Rajiv Bahl
Bahl said the institute was conducting four studies to assess the link between COVID vaccination and sudden heart attack deaths in India. One study focuses on assessing the sudden heart attack deaths from the angles of vaccination, long COVID, and severity of the patient’s condition, the ICMR chief said.
TRENDS
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day: Can gene therapy be the silver bullet? An Indian start-up looks for a breakthrough
Sickle cell disease causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped, which results in them becoming rigid and sticky, which often slows or blocks the blood flow, leading to a range of health problems.
TRENDS
Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases account for over 33% of Jan Aushadhi medicine sales, reveals govt data
Ravi Dadhich, chief, Jan Aushadhi Yojana, said that the generic medical outlets under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) record Telmisartan, Amlodipine and Metformin among their top-selling drugs.
TRENDS
CERT-In denies CoWIN data breach to Parliament panel, say hackers collated data from different sources
A lawmaker part of the committee said government officials denied a data leak from the CoWIN portal, and that the leaked data in public domain was a collation of data bought from several sources.
