Breastfeeding Current Affairs, GK & News

Manipur tops rankings in Health Ministry report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices”

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has recently released a report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices” with data from the State and UTs on 8th August in New Delhi. In it, Manipur has topped the rankings in the Breastfeeding report card in the country. National capital ..

Topics: Ageing • Breastfeeding • Breastfeeding and HIV • Breastfeeding in public • Childhood • Harsh Vardhan • Human development • Infant • Infant feeding • RTT • Vardhan

Manipur tops in Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices

Northeastern state of Manipur has topped rankings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in India. The report card on Breastfeeding was released by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister. Union Heath Minister also appealed influential personality on social media to spread message of benefits of breastfeeding to masses. Key ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Breastfeeding • Breastfeeding Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices • Convention on the Rights of the Child • Manipur • Report card on Breastfeeding • World Breastfeeding Week • World Health Organisation

2019 edition of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is being held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. The purpose of WBW is to create awareness among the parents about breastfeeding and to encourage parents to adopt breastfeeding. The week also create awareness about the importance of initiation ..

Topics: Breastfeeding • Breastfeeding in public • Breastfeeding promotion • Childhood • Health • WBW • World Breastfeeding Week • World Health Organization

Government of India (GoI) bans Oxytocin for domestic use to public sector

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only from 1st July 2018. It has also banned the import of Oxytocin and its formulations. Only Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), a public sector company, would be manufacturing this drug for domestic use ..

Topics: Abortifacients • Branches of biology • Breastfeeding • Drugs • Midwifery • Obstetrics • Organ systems • Oxytocin • Peptides • Uterine contraction

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observing from August 1st to 7th

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed every year from August 1st to 7th to focus attention on the important aspect of promotion and support of breastfeeding. The 2017 theme is “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”. To intensify the efforts for promotion of breastfeeding in India, the Union Health Ministry has initiated a nationwide programme called “MAA-Mother’s ..

Topics: Breastfeeding • Breastfeeding and HIV • Breastfeeding promotion • Childhood • Health • World Breastfeeding Week