A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between the Department of Social Justice and National AIDS Control Organization(NACO),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The MoU aims at reducing the incidence of social stigma and discrimination against victims of drug abuse and children and people living with HIV/AIDS. The agreement will also help in (a)developing specific strategies… Continue reading Social Justice Department, NACO sign MoU to enhance outreach on HIV/AIDS
Category: Factly: Schemes and Programs
This category contains all new schemes and Programs in Factly Articles for Prelims. You can find all relevant updates on Schemes and Programs on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
San-Sadhan’ Hackathon
The government has invited applications for its latest initiative under the Swachh Bharat Mission called the ‘San-Sadhan’ Hackathon, The initiative aims to ease the lives of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) by making toilets smarter, more accessible and easier to use. The initiative is being organized jointly by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Department… Continue reading San-Sadhan’ Hackathon
Leprosy
Union Minister for Health has asked the Ministers of Law, Minister of Social Justice and Chief Ministers for amending 108 discriminatory laws against persons affected by Leprosy. He stated that the National Leprosy Eradication Programme(NLEP) has achieved enormous success in leprosy control particularly in the last four decades. He also stated that India is committed… Continue reading Leprosy
Kolams help women map business potential
Recently,women from Tamil Nadu have started making Kolam inspired maps to identify lucrative locations to set up businesses. They complete the map with pie charts on exports and imports from the village.This has helped more than 5,000 women earn a sustainable income in six districts of Tamil Nadu. Kolam is a geometric line drawing composed… Continue reading Kolams help women map business potential
Explained: What fertility rate data show
During his Independence Day speech,Prime Minister has underlined challenges posed by population growth in the country. According to the data,the Total fertility rate(TFR) has dropped to 2.2. This is only marginally higher than the fertility rate (2.1) required for replacement of the existing population. Total fertility rate(TFR) is defined as the number of children born… Continue reading Explained: What fertility rate data show
FDA approves new oral three-drug regimen for extensively drug-resistant TB
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new oral three-drug regimen for the extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). The treatment involves Pretomanid tablets in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid, collectively referred to as the BPaL regimen. It has an efficacy rate of 90%. Pretomanid was developed by TB Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation. Tuberculosis (TB)… Continue reading FDA approves new oral three-drug regimen for extensively drug-resistant TB
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 aims at the social, economic and educational empowerment of transgender persons. Under the bill, transgender persons are defined as those “whose gender does not match the gender assigned to that person at birth and includes trans-men or trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons having socio-cultural identities”… Continue reading Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
57.3% allopathic practitioners are not qualified: Health Ministry
According to Union Health Ministry’s data, 57.3% of personnel currently practising allopathic medicine do not have a medical qualification. Section 15 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 prohibits a person other than a medical practitioner enrolled on a State Medical Register to practice medicine in the State. India has a poor doctor to patient… Continue reading 57.3% allopathic practitioners are not qualified: Health Ministry
India has fourth highest number of measles cases in the world: WHO
According to the latest measles surveillance data released by the WHO, India stood fourth among 194 countries in the number of measles cases registered between July 2018 and June 2019. Madagascar had the highest number of measles cases registered, followed by Ukraine and Philippines. According to WHO, children under the age of one gets infected… Continue reading India has fourth highest number of measles cases in the world: WHO
In reducing fertility, a little education may be worse than none, shows data
According to conventional wisdom,the higher the educational level of a woman, the lower the total number of children she will have. However,the official data on the total fertility rate(TFR) or the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime shows the connection may be more complex. The data shows that the culture… Continue reading In reducing fertility, a little education may be worse than none, shows data
