ASHA Current Affairs, GK & News
Centre issues guidelines to set up health infra in rural areas
The Government of India recently issued guidelines to contain COVID-19 in rural areas. What are the guidelines? COVID-19 Care Centre for asymptomatic cases should be established in peri urban and rural areas. These centres should have a minimum of thirty beds. This should be set up mainly in areas where home isolation is not possible. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: ASHA • Disease Surveillance • Health • Health and Wellness Centres • Primary Healthcare • Rapid Antigen Test • rural health
Integrated Health Information Platform: Key Facts
The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan recently launched the Integrated Health Information Platform. According to the health ministry, India is the first country to adopt such an advanced surveillance system. About the Platform The Integrated Health Information Platform is to operate under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme. The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme operates under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: ASHA • epidemic diseases • Health • Integrated disease surveillance program • Integrated Health Information Platform • World Bank
State Health Register to be launched by Karnataka Government: First of its Kind
On May 27, 2020, the Karnataka State Government announced that it will launch a “State Health Register” to collect data of all its citizens. The register is first of its kind in the country. Highlights The register will hold names of all the citizens of the state. The need to maintain such a register has ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Topics: ASHA • B.S. Yediyurappa • Funds • Health care • Karanataka • Natural resource management
“Nigah” Scheme to be launched by Himachal Pradesh Government
The Himachal Pradesh Government is to launch a new programme called “Nigah”. The programme aims at educating family members that are coming from other parts of the country. Highlights The Nigah Programme is to deploy ASHA, anganwadi and health workers to create awareness about maintaining social distancing during home quarantine. Under the programme the health ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Topics: Anganwadi Centres • Anganwadi Services • Anganwadi workers • ASHA • COVID-19 • Government Schemes • Health • Health care • Himachal Pradesh • Nigah Scheme
COVID-19: “Sahyog” Mobile application launched by Survey of India
The Survey of India has launched a mobile application called “Sahyog” to collect information about COVID-19 specific data sets through community engagement. Highlights The application will help to increase response activities of the GoI towards the pandemic. The data collected through the Sahyog application will be used to enhance other applications such as “Arogya Setu” ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Anganwadi workers • Arogya Setu • ASHA • contact tracing • Geospatial Technology • ICMR • mobile application • Public Awareness Campaign • sahyog • Survey of India