Sanofi Introduces Pentavalent Paediatric Vaccine ‘Shan5’ in India

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has launched its paediatric pentavalent vaccine, ‘Shan5’, developed and manufactured by its affiliate Shantha i...

Drugs on EMI

People in an extremely backward Haryana town, where almost every fifth person has hepatitis C, are forced to seek treatment on EMIs

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Immunising children is a growth strategy

This has been a truly extraordinary year for India. Not just because 2014 saw more than half a billion people cast their vote in the world’s largest democratic electi...

Rajasthan to introduce Pentavalent Vaccine

Rajasthan is all set to introduce pentavalent vaccine under the routine immunisation plan from November 1.As many as 16 lakh children in the State will receive the vaccine ...

Redesigning Birth Control in the Developing World

How single-use injectable contraceptives could change family planning in Africa. Access to birth control just got significantly easier in four African countries. Sayana Pre...

Even if you build a toilet, they may not come: water expert

Bangladesh and India have long tried to stop people from defecating in outdoor public places – a practice that spreads fatal diseases – but Bangladesh has had m...

Helping Children, Despite Death Threats: A Vaccinator Explains

When my translator and I arrive in a crowded, dusty neighborhood in Karachi, Fatima Noor is waiting in a full black burqa. But she pretends not to see us. She turns down th...

AMC Plans Free Hepatitis-B Vaccination for School Children

Around one lakh people from India and China die every year of Hepatitis-B. There is a need to create awareness on the disease, which is more infectious and communicable tha...

Improving health care, CONGRATULATIONS! INOCULATIONS!

The World Health Organization gives China a glowing report for its lowering of infant and maternal mortality rates FANS of the China model frequently say that, for all the ...