ICMR to start testing of AIDS vaccine
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will start phase I clinical trials to test a combination of two AIDS vaccine candidates.
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India to study neurological impairment of HIV infected
If studies in the West talk of NeuroAIDS and how the virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, back home in Pune, experts at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) have planned an ambitious study to find the prence of neurocognitive impairment in HIV infected individuals.
Creating Efficient Healthcare Model
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] After taking the telecom sector by storm, mobile phones are set to change the way healthcare is delivered
Sensor-based technology that address healthcare
Conversion of research activity into entrepreneurial ventures is gradually gaining importance in India. And for
academicians like professor A Q Contractor, currently the head of the Chemistry Department at the Indian
Institute of Technology – Bombay, such a platform has given a
India, France to collaborate on medical research
India and France will collaborate to explore the possibilities of RNAi (RNA interference) in areas of basic medical research and biotechnology.
New treatments for neglected diseases from research to implementation
3rd December 2010 marked the attendance of over 150 Indian and international health researchers, policy makers, experts from 22 countries and media personnel to support the vital cause of DNDi (drugs for neglected diseases initiative).
Asian HIV/Aids database launched
A new UN-backed website has launched providing details of HIV/AIDS prance in the Asia Pacific region, bringing together a host of resources on the disease for researchers, healthcare providers and government officials.
Asian Development Bank to Strengthen Disease Monitoring in Three Mekong Countries
The Asian Development Bank will provide $49m to strengthen surveillance response systems to prevent the spread of communicable and tropical diseases in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vietnam.
The ITO Deal Has Been a Positive Learning for Us
Dr Pervez Ahmed,a visionary and aleader in the fieldof healthcare, hasbeen the guidingforce behind theimplementation ofthe IT outsourcingpartnership betweenMax Healthcare […]
“The ITO Deal Has Been a Positive Learning for Us” : Dr Pervez Ahmed, Max Healthcare, India
Dr Pervez Ahmed, a visionary and a leader in the field of healthcare, has been the guiding force behind the implementation of the IT outsourcing partnership between Max Healthcare and Dell Services.
Bridging the gap in medical education : Prof A K Agarwal, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India
It is very crucial to bridge the gap in the context of medical education, where many of the emerging and demanding courses are not present in the conventional courses currently.
Delhi to get HIV/AIDS tele-medicine facility
A tele-medicine facility for HIV infected patients is being set up on a pilot basis in the Center of Excellence, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
National symposium on CSR and the Role of Pharmaceutical Sector in AIDS and TB in India
Project Connect, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a five year program launched by Population Services International (PSI) in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), organised a national symposium on,
