The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) is a nationwide public health initiative in India established to strengthen and maintain an effective surveillance system for epidemic-prone diseases. Designed to...
The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) aims at correcting the imbalances in the availability of affordable healthcare facilities in the different parts of the country in general,...
DOTS, is an acronym for Directly Observed Treatment, Short course. The DOTS strategy represents the most important public health breakthrough of the decade, in terms of lives which...
Tuberculosis is caused by various strains of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread...
Home Based New Born Care (HBNC) is a new scheme of Ministry of Health Government of India, launched to incentivize ASHA for providing Home Based Newborn Care. ASHA...
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has rolled out a new scheme for the promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19...
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) is a flagship maternal and child health initiative launched by the Government of India under the National Health Mission (NHM) in 2011. The...
The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a flagship safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM) of the Government of India. Launched in April 2005, the scheme...
The Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) is a social security and insurance scheme launched by the Government of India to provide life and disability insurance coverage to rural...
The Central Road Fund (CRF) is a dedicated non-lapsable fund established by the Government of India to finance the development and maintenance of the country’s road infrastructure. It...
The Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) is a Central Government health assistance scheme established to provide financial support to poor patients who are suffering from life-threatening diseases and require...
National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) was proposed in Union Budget 2010-11 for funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technology. Rationale Behind NCEF In many areas of...
