- July 21, 2019Govt bans use of Colistin in animal feed and fishing.
Deccan Herald– July 21,2019. “Overuse of antibiotics in animal farms endangers us all as it multiplies drug resistance in the environment,” lead author of the study Ramanan Laxminarayan, who heads the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy in the Washington DC had stated, explaining the significance of the study.
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- July 12, 2019Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: study.
Down to Earth– July 12, 2019. A similar study in 2017 by non-profit Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy had predicted that the use of antibiotics will increase by 82 percent in India by 2030. Antibiotic powders and tablets are fed to animals to increase livestock production and nutritional level.
Read moreRead more Read More - June 24, 2019Measles vaccine in early childhood associated with long term health and cognitive benefits.
MedicalResearch.com– June 24, 2019. Arindam Nandi, CDDEP: During a time where vaccine hesitancy and mistrust in vaccines are high, readers should be reminded that beyond saving lives, vaccines are also associated with improved cognitive ability, education and physical stature- benefits that extend beyond early childhood. It is important to counter misinformation regarding vaccines with scientifically backed […]
Read moreRead more Read More - June 20, 2019Measles vaccination linked with health, cognition, and schooling benefits among children in LMICs
Researchers at CDDEP, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Pennsylvania, RTI International, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health assessed the long-term associations of measles vaccination and child anthropometry, cognition, and schooling outcomes in Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam.
Read moreRead more Read More - June 13, 2019Hib vaccine is linked to better health in children in India: Study.
The Quint Fit– June 13, 2019. Co-author and CDDEP director, Ramanan Laxminarayan said, “Hib vaccination is a critical component of the pentavalent vaccine, which was introduced in 2011. Although we tend to focus on short term consequences of immunization, this study shows that the effect of Hib vaccination on schooling and cognitive development can be significant. Denying children vaccines […]
Read moreRead more Read More - June 12, 2019Hib vaccine linked with better health, cognition, and schooling outcomes in Indian children
Researchers at CDDEP, the University of California, Riverside and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health assessed the long-term associations of the Hib vaccine with anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling outcomes among Indian children.
Read moreRead more Read More - June 3, 2019Dangerous meat.
Governance Now– June 3, 2019. “A CDDEP report says the true extent of the spread of AMR from meat animals in India hasn’t been scoped, but mentions a telling fact: only one company produces benzathine penicillin for human use, whereas six make it for veterinary use. ‘It’s clear,’ says Dr. Isabel Frost, ‘that the use of antibiotics in […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 30, 2019The politics of antibiotics- Interview with Ramanan Laxminarayan.
Books & Ideas– May 30, 2019. “The growing resistance to antibiotics potentially threatens the future of mankind. Ramanan Laxminarayan suggests that this major political challenge requires as much international cooperation as the fight against global warming does.”
Read moreRead more Read More - May 30, 2019Tourists are spreading superbugs across international borders, report warns.
The Telegraph– May 30, 2019. “The report, published by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), found that tourists are contributing to the spread of AMR across international borders – with as many as 88 percent of unwell tourists returning to the UK from India infected with drug resistant bacteria.”
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