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Huge media campaign on immunisation from March 23 17 March 2015
The government will launch a major 15-day media campaign from March 23 to educate the masses on immunisation, ahead of implementing its ambitious health programme - 'Mission Indradhanush' in April. Health Minister J P Nadda will hold deliberations with the...
Keywords: Health Ministry, measles, whooping cough, whooping cough
Read MoreAmerican researchers create panacea drug 11 August 2011
In a major breakthrough in the medical field, researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have created a drug called DRACO which would serve as a panacea for several health problems ranging from common cold to...
Keywords: wonder drug, DRACO, wonder drug, polio
Read MoreFirst World Immunization Week from today 21 April 2012
Immunization saves between 2 and 3 million lives each year. Vaccines are relatively inexpensive and extremely powerful weapons against disease, disability and death. They protect people of all ages, from babies to senior citizens, against life-threatening diseases. For the first...
Keywords: diphtheria, infants to senior citizens, infants to senior citizens, diphtheria
Read MoreHealth Authorities To Launch “MR Vaccine” Drive From August In Hyd 29 July 2017
Health Authorities To Launch “MR Vaccine” Drive From August In Hyd: The health authorities have unveiled its plans to launch a massive Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine drive in Hyderabad. The vaccine drive will be the first time in the...
Keywords: Hyderabad Health Authorities, National Measles Elimination And Rubella Control Programme, National Measles Elimination And Rubella Control Programme, August To September
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