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New Real-Time Portal for Organ Transplants Launched
The NOTTO Real-Time Organ Transplantation portal brings forth a consolidated national wait list, facilitates real-time organ distribution, helps to facilitate national donation swaps, and enhances the transparency and effectiveness of transplantations. The tool promotes Digital Health governance but needs higher organ donor rates, participation of states on an equal footing, advanced hospital infrastructure, and public education to succeed.
CDSCO Approves India's First Dengue Vaccine
India is the first country to give approval for the world’s first dengue vaccine called QDENGA (TAK-003). It is a two-shot vaccine that can help protect against all four dengue serotypes without screening. Even though it will enhance the prevention of dengue disease, it will only succeed if it is made accessible to all.