Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency

​Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa's top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency.

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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: FORDA calls off strike after meeting Union Health Minister Nadda

​FORDA called for the expeditious acceptance of the demands put forth by the residents of RG Kar Medical College, including the resignation of the responsible authorities, such as the Principal, MSVP, Dean, and the Head of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine.

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Medic's rape-murder: Doctors' strike to continue as meeting with health ministry inconclusive

​The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association on Monday announced the extension of its indefinite strike to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata after their meeting with officials from the Union health ministry here failed to bring out any resolution

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"AIIMS Rajkot now self-sufficient for virus detection": Union Health Minister JP Nadda

"Earlier, this institute (AIIMS Rajkot) was dependent on NIV (National Institute of Virology) Pune for virus detection, now it is self-sufficient for virus detection. PM Modi envisioned providing tertiary (higher-end) healthcare facilities to the common people," said JP Nadda after visiting AIIMS.

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Shortage of medical, para medical staff in test checked hospitals of Railways observed: CAG

​According to the CAG, the Indian Railways (IR) provide medical and health services to about one crore railway beneficiaries through 129 hospitals and 586 Health Units and the review on "Management of Health Services in Indian Railways" covered the issues for assessing the adequacy and quality of health services provided by it during the period 2017-18 to 2021-22.

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States get nearly 75% of health, life insurance GST: FM

Govt and the finance ministry in particular is of the view that rates and policies related to GST are a shared responsibility of the Centre and the states as the all-powerful GST Council is the deciding authority. The Opposition-ruled states have, however, sought to put the blame on the Centre for any policy decision or rates that do not suit them, officials said.

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Indian spices not banned in Singapore and Hong Kong: Govt

In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for health Anupriya Patel said that the Spices Board has implemented various measures to address the ethylene oxide (EtO) limits set by importing countries. These measures include mandatory pre-shipment testing of spices destined for these markets and issuing detailed guidelines to exporters to prevent EtO contamination during all stages of the supply chain, including raw material procurement, packing, storage, and transportation.

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