Multivalent meningococcal meningitis vaccine from SII achieves WHO prequalification

Jul 25, 2023

"As the first conjugate vaccine to safeguard against the five predominant causes of this deadly disease, MenFive® offers hope for a future free from...

Widespread outbreak of dengue, other epidemics affect Pakistan

Sep 11, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 : Amid ravaging floods, Pakistan is hit with a dengue outbreak that has gone out of control across the country.

Epidemics top the world's short-term risks: WEF

Jan 19, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 : Infectious diseases, extreme weather and livelihood crises pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years,...

Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks

Jun 08, 2022

Santiago [Chile], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will face another peak of COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks, a local epidemics monitoring group predicted...

Punjab extends parole period beyond 16 weeks

May 02, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 2 : The Punjab Cabinet has approved the extension of parole period beyond 16 weeks during epidemics and disasters for...

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss readiness at THSTI meet

Dec 06, 2022

The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), an autonomous research institute of Department of Biotechnology under the central government's Ministry of Science...