WHO probing 66 children death in Gambia Subject: Health Context: After death of 66 children in Gambia, WHO warns about four Indian cough syrups. Concept : Following the death of 66 children in Gambia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alert over four fever, cold, and cough syrups made by a […]
National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease and Stroke Subject : Health Concept : About NPCDCS Scheme The objective of the NPCDCS scheme to increase awareness of risk factors, to set up infrastructure (like NCD clinics, cardiac care units) and to carry out opportunistic screening at primary health care […]
Global pandemic fund to open for investment proposals in November Subject- Health A new fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response hosted by the World Bank will invite investment proposals from November 2022 as per the World Health Organization (WHO). The financial intermediary fund (FIF) It is built to financially boost efforts in […]
How does a rabies vaccine work? Subject: Health The death of a 12-year-old girl in Kerala from rabies, despite having multiple inoculations of the vaccine, has raised questions on the efficacy of rabies vaccines in India and their availability. How does a rabies vaccine work? Rabies is a disease that is caused by […]
HEALTHCARE BUDGET TOPIC: Economy/Health Context- The total health expenditure budget in 2022-23 has increased 0.23 per cent to Rs 86,200 crore unlike last year which saw 137 per cent increase in health and wellbeing expenditure. Concept- The key highlights of the budget are as follows: An open platform for National Digital Health Ecosystem […]
Heart failure due to genetic reasons Subject – Health Context – ‘Indians predisposed to heart failure due to genetic reasons’ Concept – According to experts, Indian men in the age group of 40-45 are more susceptible to heart failure. The World Health Organization says India reported 63 per cent of the total deaths […]
Smoking and vegetarianism could be protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection: CSIR survey Subject: Health Context: CSIR survey in different parts of India conducted on its employee has claimed Smoking and vegetarianism could be ‘protective’ against SARS-CoV-2 infection, however, causes have not been established. Concept: The aim of survey is to build a medical cohort […]
Bird flu and Bird migratory pattern Subject: Environment and health Context: Subject: Rising bid flu cases in India has impacted mainly poultry but many states like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh forests have reported bird flu in migratory birds raising concern about many endangered species. Concept: forest and protected areas of Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and […]
Pneumonia Subject: Health Context: Researchers point that pneumonia-related to Covid-19 is different and more damaging than common pneumonia caused by bacteria or viruses like influenza. Concept: Unlike rapid infection in large regions of the lungs in normal cases of pneumonia, the virus causing Covid-19 targets multiple small areas of the lungs. It then […]
Green corridor Subject: Health and infrastructure Context: A truck with the first batch of Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine pashed from IGI airport in Delhi to the Rajiv Gandhi super specialty hospital. Concept: A special road route managed in a way such that all the traffic signals in the route determined for […]