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Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Why in News The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced that the Wuhan coronavirus does not yet constitute a Public Health Emergency...
30 Jan 2020 Health
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Amendments to National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019
Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has given its approval to the amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019. The draft...
30 Jan 2020 Health
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Draft Bill to Raise Upper Limit for Abortion
Why in News The Union Cabinet has approved changes to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 in order to increase the upper limit for...
29 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News There have been allegations against Johnson & Johnson that its Baby Powder (talcum powder) contains asbestos which can cause...
28 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News Recently, the Lancet published a study titled “Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan,...
28 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News Recently, a screening drive was carried out by the National Health Mission (NHM) under the Centre’s Non-Communicable Disease...
27 Jan 2020 Health
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This article is based on “Guaranteeing healthcare, the Brazilian way” which was published in The Hindu on 21/01/2020. It talks about...
21 Jan 2020 Health
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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
