The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday (October 3) appointed Soumya Swaminathan as Deputy Director-General for Programmes of the United Nations agency based in Geneva, Switzerland that is concerned with international public health.

Hyderabad: Sphaera Pharma Pvt. Ltd, a Gurgaon-based drug discovery and development company, on Tuesday (July 21) said UK-based biomedical research charity Wellcome Trust had agreed to fund the development of its new drug to treat multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).