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Addressing AMR in the Draft Pandemic Treaty

For Prelims: World Health Assembly. antimicrobial resistance (AMR), “Zero Draft”, World Health Organization, pandemics, vaccines,...

07 Jun 2023 Health

G20 India Presidency: 3rd HWG Meeting

For Prelims: G20, Digital health, Intellectual property rights, Aadhaar, CoWIN, Aarogya Setu, World Health Organization (WHO), Sustainable...

06 Jun 2023 Health

AI-Driven Discovery of Abaucin: A Powerful Antibiotic

For Prelims: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Antibiotic, Superbug, Acinetobacter baumannii, AbaucinFor Mains: Implications of antibiotic resistance...

06 Jun 2023 Health

Rethinking India's Anaemia Policy

For Prelims: National Family Health Survey (NFHS),WHO,Anaemia Mukt Bharat,Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) For Mains: Issues...

05 Jun 2023 Health

Cure Fistula Permanently

Why in News? A Pune-based surgeon has developed the Distal Laser Proximal Ligation (DSPL) procedure to treat complex fistulas. What are...

05 Jun 2023 Health

76th Annual World Health Assembly

For Prelims: World Health Organization, World Health Assembly, G20, Ayushman BharatFor Mains: India’s participation in the World Health...

02 Jun 2023 Health

Tobacco Cultivation and Food Insecurity

For Prelims: World Health Organization (WHO), Tobacco, Food and Agriculture Organization, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control , World Food...

01 Jun 2023 Health

Fortification of Rice

For Prelims: Fortification of Rice, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), World Health Organization, Public Distribution System,...

30 May 2023 Health

National Rare Diseases Committee

For Prelims: National Policy of Rare Diseases, Rare Diseases, National Rare Diseases Committee For Mains: Impact of rare diseases on the...

30 May 2023 Health

Addressing the Menstrual Health & Hygiene

This editorial is based on Menstrual health is a public health issue which was published in The Hindu on 29/05/2023. It talks about the stigma...

29 May 2023 Health

NITI Aayog’s Annual Health Index 2020-21

Why in News? Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana emerged as the top performers among the ‘larger states’ in the NITI Aayog’s annual...

29 May 2023 Health

Child Wasting in India

For Prelims: India’s Child Wasting, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, Malnutrition, WHA, SDG. For Mains: India’s Child Wasting. Why in...

27 May 2023 Health

Health for All: WHO

For Prelims: Health for All, WHO, Climate Change, Covid-19, World Health Assembly, Paris Agreement, Universal Health Coverage. For Mains: Health...

25 May 2023 Health

Tribal Health in India

For Prelims: Tribal communities, Article 342, Tribal Health For Mains: Healthcare challenges faced by tribal communities, Impact of infrastructure...

25 May 2023 Health

Air Pollution

For Prelims: Air Pollution, Sentinel‑5P satellite, Google Earth Engine, AQI, Covid-19, NCAP, SAFAR. For Mains: Air Pollution. Why in...

23 May 2023 Health

Malnutrition

For Prelims: Malnutrition, SAM, MAM, NFHS, Global Hunger Index, POSHAN Abhiyaan. For Mains: Malnutrition and its Prevalence. Why in...

22 May 2023 Health

Hysterectomy

For Prelims: Hysterectomy, Article 21 For Mains: Issues in Women Health and Related Measures, Importance of Maternal Health Why in...

19 May 2023 Health

Artificial Sweeteners

For Prelims: Artificial sweeteners, Hypertension , World Health Organization (WHO), type-2 diabetes For Mains: Artificial sweeteners and their...

18 May 2023 Health

Alzheimer’s Disease

Why in News? After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted “accelerated” approval for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s...

17 May 2023 Health

Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy

Why in News? The recent news of a baby born in the UK with three parents' DNA has sparked curiosity and discussions about the scientific...

15 May 2023 Health