Minister Harsh Vardhan nominated to GAVI Board

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan was recently nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI as a member of GAVI board. The term of the minister as a member in the GAVI board will be between 2021 and 2023. The Minister is to represent the South East ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • International Current Affairs • Persons in News Current Affairs

Topics: Asia-Pacific Vaccine Access Facility • COVAX • COVID-19 vaccine • Dr Harsh Vardhan • GAVI • Immunisation Programme

Gujarat, Tripura, and Nagaland Best Performing States in Annual TB Report 2020

With a focus on eliminating Tuberculosis(TB) from the country by 2025, in January 2020 the Government of India renamed the ‘National Tuberculosis Control Program’ to the ‘National Tuberculosis Elimination Program’. In a virtual event, the Annual TB Report 2020 was released on 24th June 2020. The Report was released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Union Health ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Dr Harsh Vardhan • Gujarat • Nagaland • National Tuberculosis Elimination Program • Tripura • Tuberculosis • Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare

Mobile Application ‘eBloodServices’ launched by Union Health Minister

As the COVID-19 pandemic has restricted activities and movement of people across the globe, one challenge that has emerged for all the States and as well as Central Government of India is in ensuring safe blood for the citizens who require regular blood donation for blood or bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, etc. On 25th ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Topics: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) • Dr Harsh Vardhan • eBloodServices • ERaktkosh Team • Indian Red Cross Society • New Delhi • Union Health Minister

COVID Testing I-Lab created by the DBT- AMTZ COMManD Consortia flagged off by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare

On 18th June 2020, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched the I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic laboratory) in New Delhi. This is the first-ever I-Lab in India that was launched. The I-Lab will help in scaling up the testing for Covid-19 across the country. It will be deployed by ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Andhra Pradesh Med-Tech Zone (AMTZ) • COVID-19 • Department of Biotechnology (DBT) • Dr Harsh Vardhan • Infectious disease diagnostic laboratory (I-Lab) • New Delhi

What is iFLOWS?

iFLOWS is a flood warning system that alerts flood prone areas. The warning is provided 6 to 72 hours in advance. It was launched in Mumbai. Highlights iFLOWS was launched by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddav Thackeray and Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. iFLOWS is Integrated Flood Warning ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Dr Harsh Vardhan • Flash Floods • Flood Warning System • IFLOWS • Natural Disasters • Rainfall • Rainstorms • urban floods