India to develop swine flu vaccine by 2010: AzadNovember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India would be able to indigenously develop swine flu vaccine by June next year, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told parliament Tuesday. "Three companies are working towards developing indigenous vaccine for the swine flu and it is expected that clinical trials would start in January 2010.
Rs.332-cr budget to check swine flu: AzadNovember 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central government has committed Rs.332.92 crore in various health measures to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1), more commonly known as swine flu, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday. The first case of swine flu in the country was confirmed in May this year.
Focus more on swine flu as it is highly contagious: AzadNovember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said his ministry was focusing on tackling swine flu more than dengue, which had infected 783 people in the national capital, as the former was a "highly contagious" disease. "Swine flu is a communicable disease whereas dengue is spread by the mosquito bite.
India developing own influenza vaccine for first time: AzadNovember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here Friday. "Public health challenges will continue to put pressure on our system and we have to be better prepared to respond to these challenges through effective regulation, surveillance, capacity building, supervision and care," he said.
Azad asks rich nations to help more in health sectorOctober 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday urged the developed countries to invest more in areas of population control and family planning in the developing countries despite global financial crisis. The global economic downturn....in most developed countries, has had a significant impact on the availability of resources with international aid agencies in the health sector, such as the Global Fund, the World Bank, etc.," Azad said at the ongoing 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Beijing.
Priest who lived and died with leprosy patients in Hawaii now a saint; seenOctober 11th, 2009 Priest who lived with leprosy now a saintVATICAN CITY — A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he hailed as heroes of holiness. Among the 10,000 pilgrims packing St.
Pope canonizes 5 new saints, including priest who helped leprosy patients in HawaiiOctober 11th, 2009 Pope elevates 5 new saints, 1 for work in HawaiiVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th-century priest whose work with leprosy patients on a Hawaiian island has been hailed by U.S. President Barack Obama as inspiring those helping AIDS sufferers in today's world.
Software for better data on immunisation: AzadOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is not happy with data on the outcome of immunisation drives and his ministry is developing a software which will keep a thorough record of all such health campaigns. The outcome of immunisation drives is not satisfactory.
Hawaii group leaves for Europe for leprosy priest's canonizationOctober 2nd, 2009 Hawaii group leaves for Damien's canonizationHONOLULU — A contingent of more than 500 Hawaii residents will be in Belgium this weekend to join festivities leading up to the canonization of a Catholic priest who ministered to leprosy patients in the 19th century before contracting the dreaded disease himself. Father Damien in Rome.
Don't leave for greener pastures, Azad tells AIIMS doctorsSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday appealed to the faculty and doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) not to be lured by highly-paying private hospital jobs but stick on "for more satisfaction". "As a health minister, both private and public sector are the same for me, but as the president of AIIMS I will ask the doctors not leave," said Azad.
Hawaii's elderly leprosy patients traveling 12,000 miles to see 1800s priest become a saintSeptember 25th, 2009 Leprosy patients to see 1800s priest canonizedHONOLULU — Most need wheelchairs. Their average age is 80.
Azad bats for therapeutic cloningSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday urged the scientists to tap the potential of therapeutic cloning to heal and regenerate damaged body parts and find treatment for complex medical problems. "Although India remains totally opposed to reproductive cloning owing to the doubtful nature of its safety, success utility and ethical acceptability, therapeutic cloning can be considered on case-to-case basis," Azad said at an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) function.
Private sector can start medical colleges in backward areas: AzadSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will allow the private sector to set up medical colleges in backward states, hilly areas and the northeast region, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Monday. "We will allow the private sector to set up medical colleges in backward states, hilly areas and the northeastern region," Azad said here at a healthcare meet organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), an industry lobby.
Open colleges at district hospitals, Azad to private sectorSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday invited the private sector to set up medical colleges along with government district hospitals in backward, hilly and northeastern states of India - a reformative step that private players termed as "music to ears". "We will soon allow the private sector to set up medical colleges along with our district hospitals in backward states, hilly areas and the northeastern region," Azad said here at a healthcare meet organised by industry lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
First swine flu death reported in BangladeshAugust 31st, 2009 DHAKA - In the first swine flu death case in Bangladesh, a female patient who infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus died in hospital Sunday. The patient, Mita Charkrabortee, 37, came from Savar aera, some 30 km northwest of capital Dhaka, and died at 10.30 p.m., said Mejba Azad, media coordinator of the Lab Aid hospital where the woman was admitted.
