DID YOU KNOW?
- India is the largest supplier of generic medicines with around 20% share in the global supply by manufacturing 60,000 different generic brands across 60 therapeutic categories.
- Drugs manufactured in India are shipped to over 200 countries around the globe, with Japan, Australia, West Europe, and the US as the main destinations.
- Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) is a common infection, leading to hospitalisation and death.
- Globally, 2.4 million annual deaths are caused by lower respiratory tract infections. India contributes to 23 per cent of the global community pneumonia burden.
- Household air pollution exposure leads to non-communicable diseases including stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.
- Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices can result in improved health, particularly through reduced air pollution.
- The global weight-loss market is estimated to reach $150 billion in the next decade, driven by factors such as the rising obesity rate, increased health awareness, and the popularity of weight loss programs.
- Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) is India’s largest cardiac stent maker, with one of the broadest product portfolios in the industry.
- India's surgical exports have experienced consistent growth over the past five years. In 2019-20, exports were valued at USD 0.45 billion. In 2023-24, it was increased to USD 0.70 billion.
- Birth defects can be prevented through vaccination, adequate intake of folic acid or iodine through fortification of staple foods or supplementation, and adequate care before and during a pregnancy.
- Care for people with autism needs to be accompanied by actions at community and societal levels for greater accessibility, inclusivity and support.
- Echinococcosis, a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms, is often expensive and complicated to treat and may require extensive surgery and/or prolonged drug therapy.
- The risk of premature death in people with epilepsy is up to three times higher than for the general population.
- Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the food-borne disease burden, with 125,000 deaths every year.
- Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700,000 deaths annually. They can be caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses.
- Malaria is a parasitic infection transmitted by Anopheline mosquitoes. It causes an estimated 249 million cases globally, and results in more than 608,000 deaths every year.
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