Measles cases soar in Europe: WHO

Some 41 countries out of 53 the World Health Organization includes in its Europe region reported the infectious disease, WHO said. In 2022, 941 cases were registered.

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Medical education regulator asks States, UTs to do away with seat leaving bond in medical colleges

In a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education of all states and UTs, president of the Under Graduate Medical Education Board of the NMC, Dr Aruna V Vanikar said the Commission has received grievances pertaining to the "alarming levels of stress, anxiety, and depression" faced by medical students specially PG students across various institutions.

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WHO chief worried about missing deadline for pandemic accord

"I must say I'm concerned that member states may not meet that commitment," said Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in an address to the global health agency's Executive Board.

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Cameroon launches malaria vaccination programme in global milestone

Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organization (WHO)-approved RTS,S vaccine developed by British drugmaker GSK is meant to work alongside existing tools such as bed nets to combat malaria, which in Africa kills nearly half a million children under the age of five each year.

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Singapore fund to invest $750 million in health business

Over the next three years, the Singapore-based private equity firm Quadria Capital plans to spend $1.5 billion in the healthcare industry in south and southeast Asian nations. Fifty percent of this will be invested in India.

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KGH digitises lab services under Ayushman mission

Andhra Pradesh has created Ayushman Bharat health account (ABHA) numbers to over 4 crore people. This enables patients to interact with participating healthcare providers, allowing them to receive digital lab reports, prescriptions, and diagnoses.

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India reports 355 new COVID-19 infections, active case tally now 2,331

India has registered a single-day rise of 355 new COVID-19 infections and the number of active cases of the disease in the country now stands at 2,331, the Union health ministry said on Friday. Two deaths -- one each from Karnataka and Kerala -- were reported in 24 hours, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am.

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