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According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)–IV (2015-16), the prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years is 53% and among...
22 Jun 2019 Health
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National Health Mission and Janani Suraksha Yojana
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM). The Yojana was launched on 12th April 2005....
22 Jun 2019 Health
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This article is based on editorial “Missing remedies: on West Bengal doctors' strike” which appeared in The Hindu on 17th June 2019. It...
21 Jun 2019 Health
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Richer Nations have Lower Trust in Vaccinations
Richer and more developed nations appear to have a lower trust in immunisation than those in the developing world, a major new study has found. As...
20 Jun 2019 Health
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Indian scientists have developed a new vaccine against anthrax. It is claimed to be superior over existing vaccines as it can generate an immune...
20 Jun 2019 Health
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The World Health Organization (WHO) in its global campaign against antibiotics has launched a new online tool called AWaRe. The campaign aims to...
20 Jun 2019 Health
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Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Causes and Lapses
This editorial is based on the article "A failing state” which appeared in Indian Express on 19th June, 2019. The article talks about cause...
19 Jun 2019 Health
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Hypoglycaemia and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
In the outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar, witnessing around 350 cases and 103 deaths till now, most of these deaths have been...
18 Jun 2019 Health
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Fruit bats have been identified as carriers of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala. About Fruit Bat Fruit bats, as opposed to insectivorous bats,...
13 Jun 2019 Health
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Air Pollution and Life Expectancy
An environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment in its report “At the crossroad” has said that Life expectancy in India has...
12 Jun 2019 Health
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Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Kiran Bhaskar (an Indian-American scientist at the University of New Mexico) led team has developed an early version vaccine for...
12 Jun 2019 Health
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Several children have died in the Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar, due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which is locally known as Chamki...
12 Jun 2019 Health
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The United Nations has set the year 2030 as the deadline to end global hunger and India as of now has performed poorly in its efforts to eliminate...
11 Jun 2019 Health
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The Milk Fortification Project of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is intended to address vitamin deficiency in consumers. It has seen...
10 Jun 2019 Health
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The first-ever World Food Safety Day is being celebrated on June 7. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018 in...
08 Jun 2019 Health
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Whenever one suffers a severe infection, medical practitioners prescribe antibiotics to help one fight the infection caused by bacteria. Also known...
08 Jun 2019 Health
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The Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs has launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020) league, a quarterly cleanliness assessment of...
07 Jun 2019 Health
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Swachh Bharat Mission Reduced Groundwater Contamination: UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund(UNICEF),report revealed that groundwater is 12.7 times less likely to be contaminated in Open...
06 Jun 2019 Health
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A recent paper published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India has argued the importance of screening of every pregnant woman for...
06 Jun 2019 Health
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Recently, Kerala has confirmed the outbreak of Nipah virus in the state. This is the second consecutive year when a Nipah virus outbreak has...
06 Jun 2019 Health
