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Procter & Gamble's net profit dips by 2% to Rs 207 cr in December quarter

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care on Monday said its net profit declined 2 per cent to Rs 207 crore for the October-December quarter on account of commodity cost inflation. The company, which follows the July-June financial year, had posted a net profit of Rs 212 crore in the same period of last fiscal. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 1,137 crore in the period under review as against Rs 1,092 crore in the year-ago period, Procter & Gamble said in a statement. "Despite external headwinds and macro-economic environment, we delivered a resilient performance as this quarter recorded sequential progress across topline and bottom line," Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Managing Director LV Vaidyanathan said. This has been possible behind the company's integrated growth strategies of a focused product portfolio, superiority, productivity, constructive disruption, and an agile and accountable organisation, it added. The board of the company on Monday declared an .

India accounts for 57% of leprosy cases globally: Dr Lobo at book launch

Dr Lobo shared his thoughts on leprosy at the launch even of his book titled 'Dr S K Noordeen: Architect of the Global Leprosy Elimination Program'

India accounts for 57% of leprosy cases globally: Dr Lobo at book launch

Dr Lobo shared his thoughts on leprosy at the launch event of his book titled 'Dr S K Noordeen: Architect of the Global Leprosy Elimination Program'

For insurance cover against cancer, maintain high sum for hospitalisation

February 4 is World Cancer Day: here is advice on how meet ancillary expenses in treating disease

Govt needs to complement intent with concrete roadmap to boost tourism

In order to attract more international tourists, India must increase investment and leverage public-private partnership models in healthcare at a faster pace

On the agenda: Budget focuses on quality and reach of healthcare in India

It is hoped there is both a short- and long-term vision to make India a leader in the pharmaceutical sector beyond generic drug manufacture

More funds for social sector in Budget: Pain points & what's on offer

Health spending dipped in 2022-23

Union Budget 2023: What health and nutrition sectors want this year

Here's what voices from healthcare & nutrition sector are expecting from Union Budget

Focus mustn't waver, we must continue to invest in health: K Srinath Reddy

We have to create a multi-layered, multi-skilled health workforce. This is good even from the point of view of employment generation, says PHFI founder

US FDA joins global regulators probing tainted overseas cough syrup

The agency seeks more information about the specific raw materials used and whether they were obtained from any of the same suppliers

Aam Aadmi clinics in Punjab are political gimmickry: BJP's Tarun Chugh

Chugh claimed that the entire state "knows that the health dispensaries and mini hospitals are being converted into Aam Aadmi clinics for political reasons"

Healtech startup Innovaccer lays off 15% employees amid structural rejig

An Innovaccer spokesperson said that the company's priority is to fully support its impacted employees, which includes offering them a generous package

Abbott faces criminal investigation over baby formula, says report

The Michigan plant came to national attention in 2022 after FDA, while fielding reports of infants sickened by formula produced there, found strikingly unsanitary co

Digital healthcare provider MediBuddy lays off around 200 employees

MediBuddy, an end-to-end digital healthcare platform in India, has laid off 8 per cent of its workforce, around 200 people, across all departments as a restructuring exercise

Medical value travel key to address disparities in healthcare system: Govt

One of the highlights of three days meeting was a side event on Medical Value Travel

Union Budget 2023: Experts don't expect surprises in social sector outlay

While experts believe that provision for various social schemes may go up, the sector is unlikely to see any major announcements

Budget wishlist: Pharma, healthcare industries seek simplified regulations

Fortis Healthcare MD & CEO Ashutosh Raghuvanshi said increased policy support is required to encourage, facilitate medical value travel to India

Cipla launches diagnostic device, says it will provide results in minutes

Cippoint offers parameters to test for cardiac markers, diabetes, infectious diseases, fertility

Over 100 mn records linked digitally to Ayushman Bharat Health Account

Over 300 million citizens have generated their unique Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) so far

Germany to scrap Covid mask rule mandate in long-distance transport

Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country's last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the health minister said on Friday. The mandate will be dropped on February 2, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced in Berlin. Other European countries already have scrapped mask mandates in public transport, and Lauterbach faced increasing pressure to follow suit in recent weeks. Masks remain mandatory in doctors' practices, while masks and negative tests are still required to enter hospitals and nursing homes. Rules for local transportation are a matter for Germany's 16 state governments, and an increasing number have dropped or are dropping their mask mandates. Some also have scrapped rules requiring infected people to isolate at home. The long-distance transportation rules were scheduled to end on April 7, though legislation allows for them to be suspended earlier if the situation is better than expected. After one of Germany's top virologis