Ministry of science technology most

By: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw The Covid-19 outbreak has taken the world completely unawares, exposing the vulnerability of public health systems in coping with infectious disease pandemics. Effective go vernance of pandemics involves preparedness, response and recovery at local, national and international levels. As the world has fallen short on all these counts, the failure has allowed Covid- 19 to spread like wildfire across hundreds of countries, affecting lakhs & killing thousands. While many apocalyptic predictions are being made about a post-Covid-19 world, it can act as a wake-up call for all of us, as individuals, as a society and as a country. Life after Covid-19 will not — and should not — be the same. It will call for a change in priorities, in focus and in the way we do things. The coronavirus pandemic is a lesson that governments worldwide ignore research into infectious diseases at their own peril. Avian flu, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), MERS … [Read more...] about How to make India ready for future coronavirus-like crises

PUNE: Indian IT services providers are playing an important role in helping healthcare and pharmaceutical companies fight the Covid-19 pandemic globally. They are using predictive analytics, creating Covid-19 response teams and accelerating drug trials, to name a few ways in which they are playing a critical role at the backend. Pune-based Persistent Systems has, along with the Biocomplexity Institute, created Covid-19 response solutions for nurses as well as mobile apps for patients. Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant has designed and developed an online test booking facility for a retail pharma chain, helping millions of patients across the United States save time by quickly locating test centres and scheduling tests. “Cognizant is fulfilling the urgent need for rapid Covid-19 testing by enabling tens of thousands of customers of a global life sciences company to avail of its recently approved Covid-19 diagnostic kit and related essential supplies,” said Sairamkumar … [Read more...] about Indian IT helps global healthcare firms fight Covid-19

The Commissioner, who also highlighted achievements recorded in other tiers of health service delivery, noted that the increased investment in the health sector in the last one year covering infrastructure, human resource for health, disease control, use of technology and innovation, coupled with the implementation of the state health scheme, affirmed the commitment of Sanwo-Olu’s administration to the attainment of the universal health coverage. … [Read more...] about May 29 anniversary: Sanwo-Olu completes 37 road projects

Direct marketeer Amway will take the B Natural + range of products to individual customers across the country through its large army of micro-entrepreneurs. Under this partnership, the companies are expecting to sell health beverages worth ₹20 crore this year. … [Read more...] about ITC ropes in Amway to sell new immunity boosting fruit juices

More from Covid-19 Nissan puts focus on UK plant but sparks anger with Spain closure Cineworld plans to reopen UK cinemas in July with Tenet and Mulan among first films Boris Johnson wants people to 'move on' from Dominic Cummings row Coronavirus: Hancock laughs off claims test and trace brought forward to distract from Cummings row Coronavirus: EasyJet to cut up to 4,500 jobs over COVID-19 crisis Coronavirus: Travel and hotel firms demand scrapping of quarantine plan … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Test and trace programme launches amid reports of ‘crashes’