Producing More Drugs For Lethal Diseases Is Not The Answer
... developed partly due to the use of public-private partnership (PPPs) mechanisms that spread the financial and organisational risk of product development. Anne-Laure Ropars, from the George Institute will be discussing the rise of drug development for neglected diseases and the role of PPPs at a major internatio...First Northeast Private-run Medical College Inaugurated in Tripura
... the state government, is the first public private partnership (PPP) model in the healthcare education in India," said K. Balachandran Nair, chairman-cum-managing director, Universal Empire Group (UEG), a Kerala based trust. GENET is a sister organization of UEG. With the establishment of the medical college, ...MP Forms Youth Network to Spread Awareness on AIDS
...he Madhya Pradesh AIDS Control Society (MPSACS) in partnership with the National Service Scheme (NSS) and UNICEF is a first step in that direction, the official added. The red ribbon is the global symbol created in 1991 by Visual Aids in New York that stands for solidarity with people living with HIV and AIDS...Max Healthcare Launches Outpatient Health Plans
...and diagnostics facilities under one plan. It is a partnership between a healthcare company, an insurance company and a third party administrator," said Analjit Singh, chairman of Max Healthcare Institute at the formal launch of the new product by film actor Juhi Chawla. On offer is a standalone Max Healthcare...India Launches A Massive Campaign Against HIV/AIDS In Rural Areas
...more susceptible to the disease. The government in partnership with UNAids had launched this new campaign on Tuesday, in the capital city of Delhi. Council leaders of around 500 villages attended the launch, and its primary aim was to try and enlist their support in controlling the spread of the disease. Denis...AIDS Control Programme to Focus on District Level
...oin the fight against AIDS. "The aim is to build partnership with a countrywide community of locally elected leaders in the rural and urban areas, as they have the potential to influence policies, programming and resource management," she added. India is currently home to 5.21 million HIV-infected people and...Innovation Needed In The Field Of Diagnostics: Nair
... be compared to the human heart. Commenting on the partnership between Narayana Hrudayalaya and Teleradiology Solutions, Mr Nair said Indians have made huge advances in every field and now advise and interpret the data of patients in the U.S. and Europe. Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya also...Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
...here is a strong body of evidence that exercise in partnership with other healthy lifestyle and medical interventions does have benefit” for patients with type 2 diabetes, he said. “People often think that you have to be a triathlon competitor to get benefits from exercise. In fact there is substantial benefit g...iGATE Completes Phase I Testing Of Meningitis Vaccine
... vaccine. // The project, which is being done in partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), an American NGO based in Seattle aimed at eliminating epidemic meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. Vaccine development partners include the Center...Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
...here is a strong body of evidence that exercise in partnership with other healthy lifestyle and medical interventions does have benefit” for patients with type 2 diabetes, he said. “People often think that you have to be a triathlon competitor to get benefits from exercise. In fact there is substantial benefit g...Ranbaxy, Aurobinda Pharma Applauded by Annan
...ur efforts and we need to work together in a broad partnership to step up the response." In that light, he said that the companies have committed individually to continue to review their product offerings and the prices of their existing and new HIV medications and diagnostics, especially for children, to make t...Scientists Put "Allergy-Friendly" Hotel Rooms to the Test
In partnership with industry, University at Buffalo researchers are conducting one of the first scientific air-quality tests of "allergy-friendly" hotel rooms.// The project is expected to provide data applicable to other environments where indoor air quality is ...Jharkhand Ropes in Private Players for Health Scheme
In a unique public-private partnership in healthcare, the Jharkhand government has set up a trust that will ensure medical care for the poor that will be partly funded// by private investors in the state. The Sarva Swasthya Mission Trust is the brainchild of Chief Minister Arjun Munda ...Norway Grants $80 mn to India's Health Mission
...ta, was quoted as saying: "Our belief is that this partnership will become the model to reduce infant mortality f...ance and extend services on maternal health. The partnership will be governed by a joint Norway-India steering committee under the chairmanship of the secretary ...MoU for HIV/AIDS Signed by Nigeria and Clinton Foundation
...ndation. Obasanjo said that he hoped the MOU and partnership with Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative would provide a significant boost to ongoing efforts by the federal government to combat the pandemic....India needs dental health leadership, says expert
...caries." As a first step, the global taskforce in partnership with Colgate-Palmolive (India) is setting up a dental healthcare centre of excellence in the capital, to be headed by Hari Prakash - currently director of Ghaziabad-based ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research. Among others, Bedi is keen to get ...Toddlers' Delayed Speech not Due to Parenting Faults
...stitute for Child Health Research in Australia, in partnership with Curtin University of Technology and other researchers analysed the speech development of 1,766 children in Western Australia. The studied children were from infancy to seven years of age, with particular focus on environmental, neuro-developme...Initiative to Offer Medical Treatment to the Poorest
...houses have initiated India's first public-private partnership to form a trust to ensure medical treatment // to the people living below poverty line in Jharkhand. Christened as 'Sarva Swasthya Mission Trust', it is a unique experiment based on a new concept of health security which would provide health covera...Corporate Groups To Participate In Jharkhand Health Care Scheme
...n trust is being formed by Jharkhand Government in partnership with the major corporate groups, an official release said here today Independently run by a mission management group reporting to the trust, the new concept of health security would protect th poor from borrowings and indebtedness to bear the high co......ating in the first phase of the programme. "This partnership with Colgate and its health promotion activities in India and around the world will play a vital role in helping to reach our goals," said Bedi. Bedi, who was chief dental officer in England from October 2002-October 2005, sought support from denta...