United States President Trump has freezed the funding  to the World Health Organization while a review is conducted.Trump said the review would cover the WHO’s “role in severely mismanaging and covering up…

Kerala is set to become the first state in the country to commence convalescent plasma therapy, which uses antibodies from the blood of cured patients, to treat critically ill COVID-19 cases on a…

The Centre has sanctioned 15 thousand crore rupees for India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package. Out of it, seven thousand 774 crore rupees will be utilized for immediate…

India has lifted its near-total ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine – a anti-malarial drug touted without evidence  as a potential coronavirus prevention and cure  It said in a statement that India is…

World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, provides us with a unique opportunity to mobilize action around a specific…

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a fast-track $1 billion India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help India prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic…

In order to ensure speedy detection of coronavirus cases, those residing in COVID-19 hotspots or areas which have reported large numbers of cases may have to undergo a rapid antibody blood test for the…

The Union Cabinet  approved extending the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks.             The Cabinet approved the Medical Termination…

An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already killed at least 106 people in China,. Infections have been confirmed in many other countries.      …