Source: Click here News: India and the UK Government has launched a Virtual Vaccines Hub. Facts: Objective: To distribute vaccines for Covid-19 and other deadly viruses by sharing knowledge on clinical trials and regulatory approvals and get vaccines to people who need them most in a safe, secure and energy-efficient way. Previous such collaboration with the UK: This… Continue reading India and UK launches Virtual Vaccines Hub
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India’s plan for Vaccination
Context: Recently unveiled India’s COVID-19 vaccine policy, should make adequate allowances for ground realities. What is India’s plan on vaccinating people? Strategy to slow the virus spread: With a definitive cure not yet available for COVID-19, vaccines present the world with the best strategy to slow the virus down. India’s plan: The U.K. and the U.S. began vaccinating… Continue reading India’s plan for Vaccination
Mucormycosis Fungal Infection
Source: Click here News: Doctors have witnessed more than 12 cases of Covid-19 triggered Mucormycosis fungus infection. Facts: Black Fungus or Mucormycosis: It is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes which exist in the environment. Symptoms: The symptoms are face numbness, one-side nose obstructions or swelling of eyes or pain.… Continue reading Mucormycosis Fungal Infection
NITI Aayog releases ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’
News: NITI Aayog has released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India. Facts: The document is a joint effort of Health Vertical, NITI Aayog and Institute for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba,Canada. Vision of the Paper: To make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for… Continue reading NITI Aayog releases ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’
NFHS findings
Context: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released data fact sheets for 22 States and Union Territories based on the findings of Phase I of the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5). What are the worrying findings? Malnutrition: Of the 22 States and UTs, there is an increase in the prevalence of severe acute… Continue reading NFHS findings
Fifth Edition of National Family Health Survey
News: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey(NFHS). Facts: NFHS: It was conducted after a gap of three years.It contains detailed information on population, health, and nutrition for India and its states and Union Territories. This is the Phase 1 of the survey conducted in 17… Continue reading Fifth Edition of National Family Health Survey
Issues faced by Nursing sector in India
Context: Nursing education in India suffers poor quality of training, inequitable distribution, and non-standardised practices. In News: The year 2020 has been designated as “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife”. Nurses and midwives will be central to achieving universal health coverage in India. What are the structural challenges affecting nursing sector in India? Low… Continue reading Issues faced by Nursing sector in India
Plasmodium ovale and other types of malaria
Source: Click here News: A not very common type of malaria, Plasmodium ovale has been identified in a jawan in Kerala. Facts: Malaria: It is caused by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito, if the mosquito itself is infected with a malarial parasite. Types: There are five kinds of malarial parasites — Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax (the commonest… Continue reading Plasmodium ovale and other types of malaria
India’s first indigenous vaccine HGCO19 gets nod for human trials
News: India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate HGCO19 has received approval from Indian Drug regulators to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trial. Facts: HGCO19: It is a novel mRNA vaccine candidate developed by Gennova, Pune and supported with seed grant under the Ind-CEPI mission of Department of Biotechnology of Ministry of Science & Technology. Additional… Continue reading India’s first indigenous vaccine HGCO19 gets nod for human trials
New cross-sector initiative for universal health coverage
Source: Click here News: Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System initiative has been launched. Facts: Lancet Citizens Commission: It is a first of its kind participatory, countrywide initiative in collaboration with world’s leading health journal The Lancet and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University. Objective: To develop a citizens’ roadmap to achieving universal… Continue reading New cross-sector initiative for universal health coverage
