On 3rd September, 2020, CDSCO released a draft classification for non-notified Medical devices. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is going to classify non-notified medical devices like gowns, adhesive drapes,...

Presently in India, only notified medical devices are regulated as Drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules in 1945. The Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) streamlined the process...

After the outbreak of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that hand hygiene is important to prevent the virus's spread. Hand hygiene guidelines of WHO recommends the use of an...

India is touching its peak in numbers of COVID-19 cases daily, making it critical to increase testing rapidly. Diagnostic companies worldwide are constantly manufacturing COVID-19 kits for mass testing and further prevention...

The rapid spread and alarming increase in the number of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) cases caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the community is increasing the burden in...

A growing number of research centres, hospitals are investigating antibody testing and blood- plasma therapy as a way to fight the new coronavirus in sick patients. People who survive an infectious disease...

COVID-19 is disrupting global distribution on a scale unseen in recent times, creating extreme challenges for the supply chain of imported drugs and healthcare products.  Increased border controls and customs regulations resulting...

All over the world, scientists are working around the clock to find a vaccine against COVID-19. Global experts estimate that a fast-tracked vaccine can bring a vaccine to market in approximately 12-18...