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AYUSH sector's manufacturing segment has grown from under USD 3 billion in 2014 to USD 23.3 billion in 2022, marking a CAGR of 17 per cent.
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are targeted cancer therapies that combine a monoclonal antibody (mAb) with a cytotoxic drug.
Ustekinumab is a human monoclonal antibody that prevents abnormal regulation of interleukin IL-12 and IL-23 associated immune diseases.
The combined effects of ambient air pollution and household air pollution are associated with 6.7 million premature deaths annually.
Government has allocated Rs. 10 billion each for the three Bulk Drug Parks to come up in India, with a total financial outlay of Rs. 30 billion.
Government of India has launched the Promotion of Research & Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector (PRIP) scheme with a budget outlay of Rs. 7 billion.
Of the various biobanks available globally, the most well-known is the UK Biobank, supported by the National Health Service (NHS).
The ICMR-INDIAB study conducted from 2008 to 2020, reported the prevalence of diabetes and metabolic NCDs in India greater than the earlier estimates.
A healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco use are ways to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Analysts estimate the global obesity drug market could surpass $100 billion within the next decade, underscoring the intense competition among pharmaceutical giants.
As of 2023, 34 countries in Africa and 13 countries in Central and South America are either endemic for, or have regions that are endemic for, yellow fever.
Foodborne diseases impede socioeconomic development by straining health care systems and harming national economies, tourism and trade.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves.
Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey followed by evidence of infection and disease in humans in other African countries in the 1950s.
More than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Yaws (Endemic treponematoses) is a chronic disfiguring and debilitating childhood infectious disease, affecting skin, bone and cartilage.