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New York, Jan 21 (JEN): One year has passed since Ebola began spreading in West Africa, ravaging villages and local economies, and yet, amid dramatic improvements in the three most affected countries, the United Nations can now report progress in the fight against the deadly virus, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Tuesday as he urged the global community to help the region regain its footing following the unprecedented outbreak. more
7 dead of Swine flu in AP and Telengana

Hyderabad, Jan 20 (JEN) Swine flu continued to afflict Andhra Pradesh and Telengana as 7 people died and 173 affected of the dreaded disease since January 1 with 25 fresh cases being repor ...

Mankind Pharma 5th fastest growing company: Report

New Delhi, Jan 20 (JEN): Within a short span of 20 years, Mankind Pharma, has set the Indian pharmaceutical industry astonished by achieving the rank of 5th largest and fastest growing compa ...

No new Ebola cases reported in most of Liberia counties over past week – UN

New York, Jan 20 (JEN) The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Mondaywelcomed encouraging statistics recently released by Liberia’s Minister of health and Socia ...

UN health agency urges greater government action against non-communicable diseases

New York, Jan 20 (JEN) The international community has an opportunity to reverse the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and prevent the grim annual toll of 16 million people ...

Novo Nordisk launches Ryzodeg in India

New Delhi, Jan 19 (JEN): Novo Nordisk, the global leader in diabetes care, on Monday announced the launch of Ryzodeg for people with type 2 diabetes in India. Ryzodeg is a combination of two ...

International experts, led by UN, kick off Ebola recovery assessment in Sierra Leone

New York, Jan 16 (JEN) Spearheaded by the United Nations, a team of international experts has begun an Ebola Recovery Assessment (ERA) mission in Sierra Leone as part of an effort to partner ...

Stepathlon extends support to underprivileged

Bengaluru, Jan 12 (JEN): Stepathlon, the pedometer based mass participation event, designed to create a global health revolution among corporate professionals, has completed three successful ...

World Bank says Ebola puts future prosperity of Liberia, Sierra Leone 'at high risk'

New York, Jan 13 (JEN) Job losses and food insecurity are among the far-reaching and persistent socio-economic impacts of Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the results of two n ...

Two leading Ebola vaccines show ‘acceptable safety’ – UN health agency

New York, Jan 10 (JEN): The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that two promising Ebola vaccines appear safe and could soon be tested in West Africa, as the agency wrapped up an expe ...