HIV drug resistance: brief report 2024
This brief report summarizes recent information on HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in the era of integrase-strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) for HIV prevention and treatment. In this report, WHO documents
Drugs
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National strategic plan for tuberculosis elimination 2017-2025
<p>This national strategic plan (NSP) formulated by the Central Tuberculosis Division to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 aims to fight the bacteria by better detection, treatment, prevention, and strengthening policies.</p>
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Quantification of labile heme in live malaria parasites using a genetically encoded biosensor
<p>Malaria parasites degrade substantial quantities of hemoglobin to release heme within a specialized digestive vacuole. Most of this heme is sequestered in an inert crystal. However, the concentration
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Estimated effects of adding universal public coverage of an essential medicines list to existing public drug plans in Canada
<p>Canada’s universal health care system does not include universal coverage of prescription drugs. We sought to estimate the effects of adding universal public coverage of an essential medicines
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3% drugs in India are substandard, shows health ministry survey
Over 3% of all drugs sold across India are of substandard quality, according to the first-ever survey conducted by the union ministry of health and family welfare. In the largest ever scientifically
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Delays and loss to follow-up before treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis following implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF in South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
<p>South Africa has a large burden of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), with 18,734 patients diagnosed in 2014. The number of diagnosed patients has increased substantially with the introduction
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Vitamin D can protect against colds, flu: Study
Taking extra vitamin D can protect against colds, flu and other respiratory infections, said a study on Thursday which reopened a debate on the usefulness of over-the-counter supplements. A review of
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National Drug Survey 2014-16
Over 3% of all drugs sold across India are of substandard quality, according to the first-ever survey conducted by the union ministry of health and family welfare. In the largest ever scientifically
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Neglected disease research and development: a pivotal moment for global health
The ninth G-FINDER survey reports on 2015 global investment into research and development (R&D) of new products for neglected diseases, and identifies trends and patterns across the nine years of global
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Paracetamol pills in Malaysia do not contain deadly virus, says Health Ministry
The Malaysian Health Ministry today shot down rumours circulating on social media that P/500 paracetamol tablets in Malaysia contain the ‘Machupo’ virus. Malaysia’s Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor
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Health budget hiked by 28 pc; 5,000 PG seats to be created
To ensure availability of specialist doctors at the secondary and tertiary levels, the Centre today announced the creation of additional 5,000 post- graduate (PG) seats every year even as it increased