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The government has shipped 5.86 crore doses of COVID-19 ‘Made in India’ vaccines to 71 countries as grants as well as commercial sales as part of international manufacturer agreements until March 15, 2021, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi with the true spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (where the universe is one family) initially supported the access to medicines to more than 150 countries in addition to the availability of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 75 countries in India.
To boost export of AYUSH products, the ministry is also providing incentives to AYUSH drug manufacturers for registration of AYUSH products with US Food and Drug Administration, European drug regulator EMEA, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency-UK, Natural Health Products Directorate of Canada and Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia and other international regulatory agencies abroad for the purpose of export, Rijiju said
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine developed by Voxelgrids Innovations Private Limited is entirely made in India and eases some of the primary challenges associated with widespread adoption of MRI – cost, size, and time.
The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), a Lucknow-based constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is known for its research and development related to various botanical disciplines. A broad spectrum of research activities is being conducted at CSIR-NBRI, which includes plant diversity, systematics and herbarium, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, plant ecology, environmental technologies, molecular biology, biotechnology, plant genetic resources, plant conservation, and agro-technologies.
Diphtheria is a highly contagious infection. It can affect the nose and throat, and sometimes the skin. If left untreated it can prove fatal. In high-income countries, all babies are vaccinated against the infection. However, in low- and middle-income countries, the disease can still cause sporadic infections or outbreaks in unvaccinated and partially-vaccinated communities.
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has “rescued the world” from the deadly coronavirus and the contributions by the country must not be underestimated, a top American scientist has said.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has on Saturday approved the vaccination of dependents of retired soldiers and Armed forces personnel in service hospitals, the Indian Army said.
Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), the public sector manufacturing unit of the Ministry of AYUSH has received a shot in the arm in the matter of potential sales volumes, thanks to the recent tie up with the Government e-Market (GeM) portal for selling its products online.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’s constituent laboratories have been working relentlessly in partnership with industry to launch repurposed drugs through process development and conducting clinical trials. CSIR labs have also extensively contributed towards the launching of diagnostic kits including Feluda and Dry Swab Direct RT-PCR method for the screening of SARS-CoV-2.
