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Teams have been deployed to Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala and Panchkula district in Haryana.
Department of Animal Husbandry on January 4, 2021, notified the detection of Avian Influenza (H5N8) in samples of dead ducks from Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala.
It was also reported from poultry samples from the Panchkula district.
New Delhi: In a move to check the bird flu threat, the Centre on Wednesday (January 6, 2021) deployed multi-disciplinary teams to Avian Influenza affected districts in Kerala and Haryana.
According to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, the teams have been deployed to Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala and Panchkula district in Haryana.
Regulator approves indigenous non-invasive ventilator for COVID-19 patients
Regulator approves indigenous non-invasive ventilator for COVID-19 patients
06 January 2021 | News The ventilator has gone through stringent tests for electrical safety, performance and bio-compatibility at NABL accredited agency.
Image Credit: PIB
CSIR-NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories) scientists, along with medical professionals from CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) came forward to address the shortages of ventilators in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and indigenously designed and developed the non-invasive bilevel positive airway pressure ventilator–SwasthVayu, with additional features to treat COVID-19 patients.
The performance of the device has been evaluated by the expert committee constituted by Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The expert committee, after careful evaluation, has conclu
Regulator approves indigenous non-invasive ventilator for COVID-19 patients
Regulator approves indigenous non-invasive ventilator for COVID-19 patients
06 January 2021 | News The ventilator has gone through stringent tests for electrical safety, performance and bio-compatibility at NABL accredited agency.
Image Credit: PIB
CSIR-NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories) scientists, along with medical professionals from CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) came forward to address the shortages of ventilators in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and indigenously designed and developed the non-invasive bilevel positive airway pressure ventilator–SwasthVayu, with additional features to treat COVID-19 patients.
The performance of the device has been evaluated by the expert committee constituted by Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The expert committee, after careful evaluation, has conclu
Union Finance Minister chairs review meeting of National Infrastructure Pipeline ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 23:01 IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Union Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman in a meeting with Secretaries of the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) implementation.
The Ministry of Finance said in a release that the agenda of the meeting was to discuss the progress of NIP projects, expenditure incurred so far and the initiatives were taken to expedite the project implementation. This was the second review meeting by the Finance Minister with various Ministries & Departments to monitor and accelerate NIP project implementation, the release said.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deployed multi-disciplinary teams to Avian influenza affected Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala, and Panchkula District, Haryana, to help with the implementation of government containment plan, the Government of India said on Wednesday. According to an official release, the Department of Animal Husbandry on January 4 notified detection of Avian Influenza (H5N8) in samples of dead ducks from Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala. A similar report of Avian Influenza has also been received from poultry samples from Panchkula District of Haryana, the release said. The two multi-disciplinary teams comprising of experts from National Center for Disease Control, National Institute of Virology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi and Lady Hardinge Medical College. New Delhi has been deployed to the affected districts by Health Ministry on January 4 to assist the State Health Departments in implementation government