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22nd conference of Asian Harmonisation Working Party inaugurated

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New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel on Tuesday inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonisation Working Party (AHWP).

The conference aims to develop and recommend approaches for the convergence and harmonisation of medical devices regulation in Asia.

The five-day conference is being conducted by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization and National Drug Regulatory Authority of India in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

AHWP was established in 1999 as a voluntary non-profit organisation of the 30 national regulators of member countries and industry members to promote regulatory harmonisation on medical device regulations in Asia and other regions.

“It was set up in accordance with the guidance issued by International Medical Device Regulators Forums. The AHWP works in collaboration with related international organisations such as International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), WHO, International Organization for Standardization,” said a statement from the Health Ministry,

The government intends that with such efforts, affordable medical devices to the best of the quality standards, is made available to the citizens across the vast and diverse geographical locations.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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