Paediatric 2021

  Serum Institute of India , the largest vaccine producer and manufacturer of biologics, has bought the 50% stake in the Indian packaging joint venture  SCHOTT Kaisha  from former co-owners Kairus Dadachanji and Shapoor Mistry. The joint venture between Germany’s specialty glass company  SCHOTT AG  and Indian group Kaisha, manufactures  pharma  packaging products such as vials, syringes, ampoules and cartridges used to package life-saving medications. With this acquisition, Serum is securing its supply of high-quality  pharma  packaging amid rising global demand, said a company statement. “Even the best medication can’t reach the patient without the right packaging," said Adar Poonawalla, CEO  Serum Institute  of India. SCHOTT  is the perfect partner for us to do this because of their expertise and global network. As a longtime customer, we use their vials, ampoules and syringes to store our vaccines including  COVISHIELD , he added. “As India has steadily established its position

  CHENNAI: Ahead of an expected third wave, the Tamil Nadu chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), in coordination with the  state health department , is training nurses and doctors online to manage Covid-19 in children. Nearly 10,000 staff nurses and 3,800 paediatricians in government and private hospitals across the state have received the training so far. IAP, a body of paediatricians, aims at preparing close to 50,000 healthcare workers in the state before the onset of a third wave. The training programme has four modules — triaging, clinical management, prevention and overview of paediatric Covid. The program is being conducted free of cost. K Rajendran, state secretary of IAP, said a majority of the nurses are hesitant to handle paediatric Covid cases as they are uncertain about the patient’s response to medicines. So, one main aspect of the programme is to train them on how to manage children and when to raise a red flag so that mortality will remain low. "Anoth