Shortage of funds for providing AIDS drug in Africa and India
The number of people on antiretroviral therapy has doubled to 1 million worldwide and tripled in Africa and Asia. Asia and Africa are two regions which are hit greatly by AIDS. Though, there is a immense increase in antiretroviral // treatment, it is still far less than the requirement, and the WHO goal to treat 3 million people by 2005, will never happen world wide critics say. Repor...NHS To Continue Providing Alzheimer's Drugs
The NHS will continue to provide crucial drugs to patients who suffer from moderate dementia, according to the revised plans which have been unveiled. // There were protests from campaigners and doctors earlier when the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) had announced that Alzheimer's drugs were no longer cost effective, and the NHS will not provide them. As many...Drug Makers Banned From Providing Gifts To Doctors
Time and over again, doctors have been pampered by provision of gifts, tickets to sporting events, meals and vacations by pharmaceutical companies as a part of the promotional campaign. In addition, doctors without jobs have been provided consulting jobs.// What do they expect in favor? Nothing more than a prescription of their latest expensive medication. In an attempt to prevent suc...Government Questioned On Providing Unhygienic Food In Train
Delhi High Court Thursday asked the government, the railway ministry and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) to reply to a petition accusing them of supplying unhygienic food to rail passengers.// A division bench comprising judges M.K. Sharma and Reva Khetrapal issued notice to the respondents to file their replies by July 19. The bench had directed IRCTC,...Pakistan Assures of Providing Best Medical Care to Abdul Qader Khan
Detained nuclear scientist Abdul Qader Khan, diagnosed with prostate cancer, will get the best treatment and the public would be kept informed of his health conditions, the// government has said. Since the health condition of Khan is of public interest, the government would like to assure that best medical care was being provided to Khan in consultation with his family and personal do...