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UP launches Filaria Campaign
The Uttar Pradesh Government has launched a three-day campaign against Filaria as GoI has set a target of eradicating Filaria completely by 2021. The campaign began on November 25, 2019 and is to run till December 10, 2019. Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
NSO Survey on Household Health Expenditure
The National Statistical Office on November 23, 2019 released its survey on Household Social Consumption related to health. The survey was conducted between July 2017 and June 2018. It was a part of the 75th round of National Sample Survey. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
WHO study on physical activity-India ranks 8th
The World Health Organization on November 22, 2019 published its study about physical activity of adolescents aged between 11 and 17 years. The study was conducted across 146 countries with the help of data from 298 school-based surveys. The assessment ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
GoI to expand WHO’s 3S programme in the country
The Government of India will expand the 3S programme-Smart Safety Surveillance of WHO in the country. The expansion is being done to make sure the vaccines distributed under universal immunization programme are safe and also to optimize post-marketing surveillance of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
November 20: World COPD Day-marked by WHO
The WHO (World Health Organization) and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) organizes World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day on the third Wednesday of November every year. It was first launched in 1997 by WHO, GOLD and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Initiatives of GoI to promote Fit India Movement in schools
The Department of Higher Education operating under Ministry of Human Resource Development has developed actions on Fit India Programme. The operations have been sent to all the Higher Education Institutes. The advisory has been circulated to Department of School Education ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
NITI Aayog Report: Health Reforms
On November 18, 2019, NITI Aayog released a report on “Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks-Potential Pathways to reforms”. The report provides a framework to build a rigid health system for India. Key findings of the Report The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Pakistan-First Country to introduce WHO approved India made Typhoid Vaccine
Pakistan becomes the first country to introduce WHO approved typhoid vaccine. The Vaccine is to be used in southern Sindh province as more than 10,000 cases of Typhoid were documented since 2017. Highlights A four-week campaign will be conducted targeting ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
NITI Aayog releases Report on Health System for India
On 18 Nov, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar released the report on ‘Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks—Potential Pathways to Reforms’. The report was released in the presence of Bill Gates. The report charts a clear ..
LANCET Report on Health and Climate Change, 2019
On November 13, 2019, the Lancet journal published report on “Health and Climate Change, 2019.” The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a comprehensive yearly analysis that tracks the progress across 41 indicators. The project is a collaboration ..