Drug Updates

Rotary Club of Delhi South Installs Solar Power Plant and Donates Relief Aid to Leprosy Patients

The Rotary Club of Delhi South (RCDS) has taken a proactive step to support leprosy patients and their families across Delhi NCR. In collaboration with Lepra and Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise Ltd (ACRE), RCDS has installed an on-grid solar power plant at the Mother Teresa Home for leprosy patients in Tahirpur, Delhi. This initiative […]

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Smile Train Achieves 700,000 Free Cleft Surgeries in India, Helping to Change Lives One Smile at a Time

Smile Train, the world’s largest NGO focused on cleft care, has reached an incredible milestone in India – providing over 700,000 life-changing and free cleft surgeries through their vast network of 150+ partner hospitals across the country. Susannah Schaefer, Smile Train’s President and CEO, made the announcement during her visit to Bengaluru, where she expressed […]

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ENTOD Eye Health Foundation’s Glaucoma Awareness Campaign Reaches Millions Across India

The ENTOD Eye Health Foundation successfully launched a glaucoma awareness campaign across India from March 12th to March 20th, 2023. The campaign aimed to educate people of all ages about the dangers of glaucoma and the importance of regular eye tests. The foundation used innovative social media challenges like the #GlaucomaDanceChallenge and the #GlaucomaSelfieChallenge to […]

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Nutrizoe Launches Zoe Bars, Empowering Women with On-the-Go Energy and Nutrition

Nutrizoe, a women-focused wellness brand, has unveiled Zoe Bars, India’s first energy bars custom-designed for women. These delicious bars are a nutritious and convenient snacking option that provides an instant energy boost while satisfying cravings for sweets. Made with 100% vegetarian, preservative-free ingredients, Zoe Bars are fortified with essential multivitamins and three types of protein […]

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Indian Immunologicals Limited partners with ICAR-CIFA for fish vaccine development

Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) has partnered with the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) for the commercial development of a vaccine against Hemorrhagic Septicemia in freshwater fish. This infection is caused by the opportunistic pathogenic bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila and is a significant economic problem in Indian aquaculture. All of the cultured freshwater fish species in […]

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LabelBlind to Study the Baseline Nutrition Values of Packed Food Products

Looking at the importance and increased need for front of pack labelling of packaged food products in the country, FoLSol® by LabelBlind®, India’s first food labelling and regulatory compliance digital food rating platform will study the baseline nutrition values of packed food products.  The statistical findings of the study done by LabelBlind® would go on […]

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AIIMS Rishikesh and SaveLIFE Foundation sign MOU to enhance trauma care in India

To advance road safety and emergency medical care across India, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh and SaveLIFE Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). AIIMS, Rishikesh has a Level 1 Trauma Centre along with a department of trauma care and surgery. SaveLIFE Foundation is best known for its efforts to get a […]

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Dozee partners with British International Investment to transform public healthcare in India

MillionICU, an initiative by Dozee, India’sfirst AI-based contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Early Warning System (EWS), has partnered with British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, to upgrade 6000 hospital beds in ~140 public hospitals across India and in other regions to transform the public healthcare landscape. The […]

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HealthCare Global becomes India’s first mercury-free cancer care chain of hospitals

HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), the largest cancer care network in India, becomes a mercury-free hospital by eliminating mercury-based medical measuring devices to promote more stringent medical hygiene and eco-friendly practices. HCG phased out mercury-based instruments such as thermometers, sphygmomanometers, blood pressure monitoring devices, gastrointestinal devices, calibrators, containing mercury across all 26 centres in India. […]

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Alarming Rise of Spinal Problems in India: Minimally Invasive Surgery to Deal With

The changing lifestyle has increased spine-related problems across the world, and in India, it is on the alarming rise mainly due to unhealthy lifestyles, bad postures and sedentary jobs, stressful work-flow, and environmental degradation. The common problem majority of Indian face is – back pain because a sedentary lifestyle leads to weak muscles and ligaments, […]