Strengthening animal health and implementing a ‘One Health' approach can help prevent and control zoonotic diseases, which have a significant impact on animal welfare, economic productivity, and human health: Parshottam Rupala
NephroPlus will primarily use the funds to design, build, operate and maintain the dialysis centres in Tashkent city, the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and the Khorezm region. The dialysis centre in Tashkent will have 160 machines capacity.
Sharma, who would take charge of the NHA on February 1, 2021, will have to ensure a smooth rollout of the ongoing National Digital Health Mission (NDHA) on data privacy
Of the COVID-19-related assistance, USD 1.5 billion was towards vaccine procurement and USD 300 million to strengthen primary health care in urban areas and the country's future pandemic preparedness.
India’s high commissioner to Myanmar, Saurabh Kumar, met Myanmar’s health minister U Myint Htwe last week to discuss the issue of purchase of vaccines from SII, said people aware of the matter.
A shorter containment period of three months coupled with strong policy measures could limit the impact to $4.1 trillion, or 4.5% of world output, the Manila-based lender said in a report Friday. The Asia Pacific region is expected to account for about 30% of the overall decline in global output.
This is one of the largest ever assistance from a multilateral agency for the country’s health sector and is expected to significantly bolster the government’s efforts to ramp up its fight against the ravaging virus outbreak.
Companies manufacturing and distributing products, including medicines and personal protective equipment, are increasingly strained as production and distribution ramp-up to address COVID-19.
India has sealed a deal with four global agencies, including the World Bank and German development agency (GIZ), to build capacities of all 102 polluted cities across the country.
The loan will reinforce government efforts to develop health systems in urban areas and reach the urban poor and vulnerable sections.
The funds will be disbursed over next three years , subject to achievement of results, which include better health facilities and higher childhood immunisation rates.
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