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Committee to examine Pentavalent vaccine’s safety
In the wake of 21 infants dying after receiving Pentavalent vaccine in the country, the government will conduct a study to ascertain its safety. The government will soon set up a national-level Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) Committee that will launch a ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Only 19% countries follow Breastfeeding Code
As per World Health Organisation (WHO), only 19% countries of 199 countries, subscribing to the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes have passed laws incorporating all Code’s recommendations. In India 46 % of infants are exclusively breastfed in their first six ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
MDNIY designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine
The Department of Yoga Therapy and Training of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) has been designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine for a period of four years. MDNIY had started collaborating with WHO Country Office in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Delhi eliminates Leprosy
India’s capital New Delhi has got rid of Leprosy as a public health problem, as the incidence rate of leprosy has declined from 4.5 cases per 10,000 of population in 2001 to 0.8 cases at present. As per WHO guidelines, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
CDSCO passes WHO standards, expected to boost Indian vaccine exports
WHO (World Health Organization) has approved that India’s national regulatory authority — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — and its affiliated institutions meet the prescribed international benchmarks. What does this move mean? India, with 12 major manufacturing facilities, is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Free generic drugs via public hospitals; Three fold increase in the allocation to health sector in the 12th Plan
The allotment for the health sector during the 12th Plan had been enhanced three times over the previous Plan allocation to handle complex challenges. The outlay in the 12th Plan had been fixed at Rs. 3-lakh crore, which was 1.95 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs