Indian Hypertension control Initiative – Medicoz Community The Indian Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) is a joint initiative started by the MoHFW, the ICMR ,State Governments, and WHO- India to improve hypertension control to prevent deaths due to non-communicable diseases. The United Nations General Assembly has recently recognized IHCI for its effective intervention to control hypertension […]
Community Medicine Update
The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines come under the NHM, MoFHW and serve as an important tool to improve the quality and outcomes of the healthcare system in India.The 2022 guidelines have been developed keeping in view the following: • Recent developments in the public health system (NQAS, LaQshya, SUMAN etc.) • Impact of […]
Community Medicine Update
Brentuximab vedotin improves survival of pediatric patients with classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the most common malignancy in the age group of 15-19 years and accounts for 7% of all pediatric malignancies. Brentuximab vedotin has been recently approved by FDA to treat high-risk classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) in pediatric patients. The addition of brentuximab […]
Paediatrics Update