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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Why in News The government is planning for the nationwide rollout of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme...
20 Jan 2020 Health
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The Big Picture: Tackling Infant Mortality
Recent death toll of infants at the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota district (reaching 110 deaths in the past month) has brought to the...
17 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News Avian influenza A(H9N2) virus infection has been reported in a 17-month-old boy in Maharashtra. This is the country’s first...
13 Jan 2020 Health
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Under-5 Girls Face High Mortality in India: UNICEF
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report....
13 Jan 2020 Health
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10 Jan 2020 Health
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Annual Crimes in India Report 2018: NCRB
Why in News The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) published the annual Crime in India Report 2018. It shows the crime statistics in the country...
10 Jan 2020 Health
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First National Conference on Intersex Human Rights
Why in News Recently, the first national conference on intersex human rights was organised by Srishti Madurai in partnership with Intersex Asia in...
03 Jan 2020 Health
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WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019
Why in News Recently, the World Health Organization has released a report which projected a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic. The shift...
02 Jan 2020 Health
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2020 as Year of the Nurse and Midwife: WHO
Why in News The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the year 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honour of the...
02 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has announced the results of the first (April-June) and second (July- September)...
01 Jan 2020 Health
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Mere 30% of Poshan Abhiyaan Funds Used
Why in News Only 30% of the funds released under the Poshan Abhiyaan have been utilised by the State governments and the Union Territories since it...
30 Dec 2019 Health
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Why in News Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has achieved its target of creating Urban India Open Defecation Free (ODF). Urban areas of 35...
24 Dec 2019 Health
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Afghanistan First Country to Recognise Indian Pharmacopoeia
Why in News The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has formally recognised the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP). It is a reputable book of standards for...
21 Dec 2019 Health
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2019 Pollution and Health Metrics: Global, Regional and Country Analysis Report
Why in News The 2019 Pollution and Health Metrics: Global, Regional and Country Analysis report from the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution...
20 Dec 2019 Health
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Why in News Recently, an advisory was issued by the Union Health Ministry to States to adopt the Gujarat model of “non-interventional approach...
18 Dec 2019 Health
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Packaged Foods Breach Salt and Fat Limits
Why in News According to a recent analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an array of packaged snacks and fast foods breach safe...
18 Dec 2019 Health
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Sustainable Development Cell for Coal Mining
Why in News The Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a ‘Sustainable Development Cell (SDC)’ in order to promote environmentally...
16 Dec 2019 Health
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Why in News India’s drug pricing regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has allowed an increase in the maximum retail...
14 Dec 2019 Health
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Introduction The medical device industry is a unique blend of engineering and medicine. It involves the creation of machines that are used to...
13 Dec 2019 Health
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13 Dec 2019 Health