National
TB programme inaccessible to patients Even
as the country observed the World TB Day on March
24, 2003, the 10th anniversary of Tuberculosis
being declared a global emergency by the World
Health Organization (WHO), the Directly Observed
Treatment, Shortcourse (DOTS) programme under
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
(RNTCP) has become inaccessible to a large section
of the population, according to experts.
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Govt
yet to formulate proposal for opening up medical
services to foreign players India, which has to submit its initial proposal
to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the areas
it intends to liberalise in the domestic healthcare
service sector for foreign players, has not taken
any initiative in this respect either at the official
or industry level.
GCP
Queries Understanding the overall issues in GCP and adopting
procedural norms as per national and international guidelines
becomes imperative in present times, especially for India
which is turning out to be the hub of clinical research
activities.
Nicholas
Piramal-Phadke’s lab to offer genetic abnormality tests MumbAI-based Nicholas Piramal-Dr Phadke’s lab
(NPPL), one of the leading diagnostic labs in the country,
will shortly provide screening and diagnosis of genetic
defects which account for more than 50 per cent of pregnancy
losses and childhood deafness, blindness and mental retardation
in the Indian population.
‘Liberalisation
can upgrade public healthcare facilities’ Ever since WTO negotiations on liberalisation of trade
in services began in 2000, there has been a global debate
on its benefits to countries in improving their economies.
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Even
as the country observed the World TB Day on March
24, 2003, the 10th anniversary of Tuberculosis
being declared a global emergency by the World
Health Organization (WHO), the Directly Observed
Treatment, Shortcourse (DOTS) programme under
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
(RNTCP) has become inaccessible to a large section
of the population, according to experts.
