Global leaders commit $1.9 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts

The budget of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a partnership that includes the World Health Organization and the Gates Foundation, is expected to take a 30% cut in 2026 and has a funding gap of $1.7 billion up to 2029.

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EQT Partners lines up $1 billion CitiusTech exit

CitiusTech is a healthcare IT and digital consulting firm, currently serving to major health insurers, hospitals, and medical technology and life sciences companies. It earns about 95% of its revenues from the US though it has been trying to diversify its footprint in Europe and Japan

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Research team of Gujarat Biotechnology University receives assistance of over ₹1 crore from the 'Gates Foundation' for research related to women's health issues.

The study will be carried out in collaboration with Dr Rohina Aggrawal, Dean and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC), Ahmedabad.

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Study reveals mosquito-borne diseases perceived as rapidly escalating threats to humanity

Senior author Trudie Lang, director of The Global Health Network at University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Medicine, said the study provides "evidence from communities experiencing these threats from climate change right now across the Global South, where disease burdens are highest".

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25% of couples undergoing infertility treatment face catastrophic expenditure: Study

According to the report by the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health (ICMR-NIRRCH), the median out-of-pocket expenditure for infertility treatment at the country's public hospitals and private hospitals is Rs 7,340 and Rs 11,834, respectively, with 25 per cent incurring catastrophic health expenditure.

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Study estimates one million under-five deaths worldwide in 2023, India second highest contributor

The analysis used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, the latest in the series of assessments that measures health lost due to diseases, injuries and risk factors across 204 countries and territories.

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Padma Awardee Doctors Issue National Advisory Urging Immediate Action on Air Pollution

In the strongly worded statement, the signatories said air pollution is no longer a seasonal or environmental issue but a year-round public health emergency, particularly endangering children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with chronic heart and lung conditions.

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