Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS 2 Judiciary, Digital divide & health Relevance: To understand eCourts initiative Synopsis: Pandemic exposed the eCourts system to the outer world. Digitization enabled Judiciary to respond the online world. However, many challenges also surfaced which need careful consideration. Judiciary pointed that despite CoWIN initiative,there were many digital impediments to the delivery… Continue reading Helping and hindering justice
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Gennova’s mRNA vaccine gets clearance for Phase 2/3 clinical trials
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About HGCO19 Vaccine:3 About mRNA Vaccines:4 Benefits of mRNA Vaccines:5 Disadvantages of mRNA Vaccines: What is the News? India’s first mRNA vaccine against coronavirus named “HGCO19” has been found to be safe and has been given the go-ahead from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to move… Continue reading Gennova’s mRNA vaccine gets clearance for Phase 2/3 clinical trials
A surfeit of sero surveys
Source: The Hindu Relevance: This article explains the advantages and disadvantages associated with Sero surveys Synopsis: Though Sero Surveys are useful in detecting the prevalence of antibodies, frequent surveys are expensive and futile Introduction: A sero surveillance ascertains the prevalence of past infectious disease in a population; In Covid cases, it helps to detect whether anti-bodies… Continue reading A surfeit of sero surveys
Why India needs an NHS-like healthcare model?
Source: Indian Express Relevance: Understanding issues in the Indian health sector Synopsis: India’s health care sector is plagued with various issues which have been exposed during Covid crisis. Let’s have a brief look at issues affecting Indian health sector. Context The Health ministry has claimed in Parliament that Punjab has reported only four “suspected” deaths… Continue reading Why India needs an NHS-like healthcare model?
Focusing on diseases sidelined by Covid 19
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Understand issues around non-communicable diseases. (NCD) Synopsis: Given the increasing menace of NCD there is an urgent need for a multi-stakeholder approach to handle the impending crisis. Contents1 Introduction2 The top contributors to NCD:3 About government initiatives:4 How Covid disrupts the NCD services5 Reasons for discontinuing the services6 Relationship between Covid… Continue reading Focusing on diseases sidelined by Covid 19
Odisha CM Launches Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana
Source: Outlook What is the News? The Odisha Chief Minister has launched the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart card scheme. About Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart card scheme: Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart card scheme is a new version of the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Scheme that was first launched in 2018. The scheme… Continue reading Odisha CM Launches Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana
Zydus Cadila vaccine gets emergency nod
Source: Livemint, The Hindu, PIB, Business Standard What is the News? Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI’s) has granted emergency approval for Zycov-D vaccine. About Zycov-D: Zycov-D is a DNA plasmid-based Covid-19 vaccine developed by Zycov Cadilla Group in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology under the ‘Mission COVID Suraksha’. It is the world’s first… Continue reading Zydus Cadila vaccine gets emergency nod
Lessons from India’s all cause mortality rate
Source: The Hindu Relevance: To understand the impact of Covid 19 Synopsis: There have been allegations of the government suppressing the death data. This can be derived from the estimate of excess deaths during the pandemic period. Contents1 Estimates of excess death2 Deaths during the pandemic period3 Global Trends4 State-wise trends5 Way Forward Estimates of… Continue reading Lessons from India’s all cause mortality rate
Govt to rationalise rates of health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat
Source: Business Standard Contents1 What is the news?2 About the scheme:3 What are the issues in the scheme:4 About the Government move:5 Benefits of the move: What is the news? In a move to encourage private hospitals to take part in Ayushman Bharat-Jan Arogya Yojana (JAY), the government is planning to rationalise the rates of… Continue reading Govt to rationalise rates of health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat
NE is cancer capital of India, finds govt study
Source: Times of India What is the news? A recently released report by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district and Mizoram’s capital Aizawl recorded the highest incidence of new cancer cases among both male and female. The report is… Continue reading NE is cancer capital of India, finds govt study
