Goitre Current Affairs, GK & News
October 21: Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
Every year the Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day is marked on October 21. The day is also known as World Iodine Deficiency day. It is celebrated to create awareness of importance of Iodine in everyday diet. Also the day aims to bring out the necessity of iodine for the normal growth, function and development ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Goitre • Iodine • Iodine deficiency • World Iodine Deficiency Day
2019 edition of World Thyroid Day (WTD)
The World Thyroid Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 25 to promote awareness and understanding of thyroid health and the advances made in treating thyroid diseases. The thyroid gland is an important part of the body and is extremely important as it regulates metabolism, affects energy levels, crucial body functions, and heart rate. ..
Topics: Behavioral endocrinology • Endocrine diseases • Endocrine system • Glands • Goitre • Hyperthyroidism • Hypothyroidism • Organ systems • RTT • Thyroid • Thyroid disease • Thyroid hormones
Tackling Anaemia
Even though India has was to dramatically reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty from 306 million people living on less than $1.90 (on a PPP basis) a day in 2011 to 48 million today, it is puzzling to see why it has been unable to show a similar dynamism in its record ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Children • Food fortification • Goitre • ICDS • Integrated Child Development Scheme • iron-deficient diet • malnutrition • Mid Day Meal Scheme • Millets • Ministry of Human Resource Development • Ministry of Women and Child Development • National Food Security Act • NFSA • Niti Ayog • Odisha • Poverty • Rice • women