DECEMBER 21 ― Noncommunicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and cancer are leading causes of death globally. These four diseases are also.
Though the allocations for the department rose marginally, it does not amount to much once adjusted for inflation. Experts also pointed out that the revised estimates for last year's budget were lower than the budgeted estimate.
Scientists at the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory have developed a process for producing the country's first domestically produced supply of the medical radioisotope lead-212.