Blood Pressure Monitors Current Affairs, GK & News
India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) project
Analysis of the data from the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) was recently released. What is the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)? It is a five-year initiative by the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), State Governments, and the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor and treat ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Blood Pressure Monitors • BP • Complications of hypertension • India-WHO • WHO
COVID BEEP
The Union Minister of India Shri Jitendra Singh recently launched COVID BEEP, the first physiological parameter monitoring system for COVID-19 patients. About COVID BEEP COVID BEEP is Continuous Oxygenation and Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod. It is the first indigenous wireless cost-effective parameter monitoring system. The COVID BEEP was developed by IIT Hyderabad ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Blood Pressure Monitors • COVID BEEP • glucose • IIT • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Wireless Devices
Government notifies four commonly used medical devices as drugs
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has notified four medical devices including blood pressure monitors, nebulisers, digital thermometers and glucometers as drugs under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The decision will enable the government to ensure their quality and performance. Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will regulate import, manufacture and sale of these ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Blood Pressure Monitors • Digital Thermometers • Drug Controller General of India • Drugs • Glucometers • Medical devices • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Nebulisers • Public health