The World Health Organization (WHO) published its inaugural position paper in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, emphasizing the immunization to protect infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). This marks WHO’s first formal guidance on RSV-specific vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for infants.

Under 5 acute malnutrition is a serious global health issue, with Kenya facing a considerable burden. Despite a decade of collecting clinical data through the District Health Information Software-2 (DHIS2), Kenya's government is still working on useful tools for timely forecasting of malnutrition, with challenges to predict short term changes in malnutrition rates. This study aims to counteract this by using machine learning and different indicators to improve the prediction rates of under 5 acute malnutrition in Kenya.

From $10 billion in 2014 to $165.7 billion in 2024, India's bioeconomy has expanded. In terms of biotechnology, India is ranked 12th in the world and third in Asia-Pacific for biotechnology. It has created the first DNA-based vaccine and HIV and Dengue diagnostic kits in history.

A recent study by the US-based research group Climate Central analysed the extent to which pregnant women have been exposed to excessive heat since 2020 and the extent to which climate change is responsible. The study showed that  heat waves can raise the odds of pregnancy complications by 1.25 times. Due to rising exposure to extreme heat, climate change is significantly increasing the risk of pregnancy complications worldwide.

Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad unveiled a new AI-based diagnostic tool called Amruth Swastha Bharat, developed by Quick Vitals to provide non-invasive diagnostic blood and vitals testing.