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26 Feb

United Green Hospital and Mindray India collaborates to inaugurate advanced standardised laboratory in Surat

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitness, State NewsDr. Haresh Vastarpara, laboratory in Surat, Mindray India, Mr. Sudeep Mukherjee, United Green Hospital

Surat, Gujarat: Mindray a leading medical device company and as a - ‘Trusted Partner for Healthier Bharat’ is glad to collaborate with United Green Hospital, Surat in inaugurating the first Mindray Standardized Laboratory in India. The company has established itself as a valuable and goal-driven global leader in medical technology both as a manufacturer and a marketer of medical devices. Mindray India has been constantly engineering to provide innovative, high-quality, feature-rich medical products for the Indian healthcare industry. Therefore, moving further on the path of quality and commitment, Mindray has come up with a solution to serve customers better by…

24 Feb

‘Crowd and Mask’ Monitoring System to prevent COVID-19

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitness, Science, Tech‘Crowd and Mask’, Artificial Intelligence (AI), COVID-19, IISER, innovators, Monitoring System

New Delhi : Innovators at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal have developed a unique ‘Crowd and Mask’ Monitoring System to prevent COVID-19 fromspread. This one-of-its-kind low cost Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled device is portable and easy to deploy across various locations, says a statement released by the institution. Wearing masks is among the primary precautions adopted to prevent COVID-19 from spread along with social distancing. With the Institute commencing the process of bringing students back to campus in phases, this AI-powered system will help to maintain a minimum of three feet of social distancing. In an initiative…

27 Jan

Private sector in COVID vaccination

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitnessbrand ambassadors, CSOs, district, doctor, expertise, guidelines, implementation, leverage, media, NGOs, nurse, pan-India, pandemic, partnership, skill, State, supplement, task force, vaccination

New Delhi : The private health sector is playing an important role in supplementing the activities of Government agencies in the on-going pan-India vaccination campaign to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The detailed set of operational guidelines prepared by the Government of India to assist the effective implementation of the vaccination programme had suggested that the administrations at both the State and district levels -- Mission Director, National Health Mission and District Magistrate / District Commissioner, may write to private sectormedical colleges and hospitals, professional associations, NGOs and CSOs representatives of RotaryClub etc. seeking their participation and support during…

23 Jan

Andaman and Nicobar Command conducts Tri-Services Para Jumping and Freefall Skydiving Training Course

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Andaman and Nicobar Command has accomplished yet another milestone by conducting the first ever Tri-Services Para Jumping and Freefall skydiving training course at Air Force Station Car Nicobar. The course was conducted by the Indian Air Force which trains personnel of Indian Armed Forces. During the Joint para jumping and skydiving course with participants from the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, a total of 267 jumps were undertaken within a short span of 04 days and a total of 31 persons qualified the basic and advanced course. The participants of basic course earned Para Wing. The training…

22 Jan

Selection of beneficiaries under the COVID 19 vaccination campaign

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitnessarmed forces, border, campaign, civil defence, comorbidity, containment, cut-off, data base, electoral roll, frontline workers, healthcare workers, home guards, police, prioritization, private, public, surveillance, underserved areas, vaccination, vulnerable

New Delhi : For a vast country like India, it will not be possible to immunise everyone at one go. The nation-wide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is, therefore, aiming to cover the most vulnerable, to begin with. Consequently, the Government has geared itself to cover healthcare workers, frontline workers, all citizens who are aged 50 and above, and those under 50 but have associated comorbid conditions. The total number of persons to be covered in the first phase is estimated to be about 30 crore – one crore healthcare workers, two crore front line workers, 26 crore persons aged 50…

21 Jan

DST INSPIRE faculty from Chennai working on alternative anti-cancer therapy using transgenic zebrafish

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Scientists are exploring an alternative anti-cancer therapy that involves targeting tumor generated the formation of new blood vessels which allow the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues, technically called angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is critical in the growth of cancer because tumors need blood supply to grow. Tumors trigger the growth of blood cells by giving off chemical signals that stimulate angiogenesis. Deregulation of angiogenesis is the main reason for tumor growth and progression. Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis has become a popular anti-cancer strategy after chemotherapy. However, the clinically approved anti-angiogenic drugs are ineffective due to parallel activation of…

21 Jan

Dr Harsh Vardhan unveils posters to address vaccine hesitancy and misinformation

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessCOVID-19, misinformation, vaccine hesitancy

New Delhi (India Science Wire): India has begun one of the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programs. While countries across the globe are asking India for access to vaccines, there are incidences of misinformation-driven vaccination hesitancy in the country. To address this, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, launched Information, Education and Communication (IEC) posters prepared by the Health Ministry. Dr Harsh Vardhan said “Let us put a STOP to these falsehoods”. He appealed to people to seek the correct information from credible and authentic sources such as the Health Ministry, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of…

21 Jan

Focus on management of adverse events in COVID-19 vaccination

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New Delhi (India Science Wire): The operation guidelines prepared by the Central Government for the COVID-19 vaccination programme currently underway, provides a detailed roadmap to ensure a robust surveillance system to monitor adverse events post immunization and better understand the safety profile of the vaccines. The recommended measures take into account the need to rapidly detect and promptly respond to adverse reactions since otherwise it can undermine confidence in the vaccine and immunization programme as a whole. Programme managers have been advised to be extra careful since the process involved vaccination of a large population within a short period. It…

20 Jan

Here is how COVID-19 vaccination introduction training programs are conducted?

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessCOVID-19, training, Vaccination introduction training program

New Delhi (India Science Wire): The COVID-19 vaccination programs are going on throughout the country. But how are these being conducted? How is the manpower trained for the whole program amidst the pandemic? How are the authorities ensuring that the program is being thoroughly followed and implemented? These are some of the questions that one must be thinking so here is the behind the scenes story of the vaccination training program. The taining programs have been conducted both at the State level and District level. Training of the manpower involved in the program have been conducted virtually using platforms like…

20 Jan

Inter-sectorial Convergence for COVID 19 vaccination

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitnessawareness, AYUSH, campaign, cold storage, connectivity, crowd control, implementation, logistics, monitor, municipalities, pandemic, planning, power, preparedness, railways, rural, training, tribal, urban, women, youth

New Delhi (India Science Wire): As many as 19 Ministries and Departments of the Government of India are involved in the implementation of the national vaccination campaign that is currently underway to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The lists of participants range from the Ministries of Women and Child Development, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Human Resource Development, AYUSH, Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Minority Affairs, Sports and Youth and Information and Broadcasting to the Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Defence, Home Affairs, Railways, Power, Food and Consumer Affairs, Labour & Employment, Information Technology, and Animal Husbandry Department.…