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Climate change is damaging health of children: Lancet report
According to the new report published in the Lancet, scientists and health experts warn that children across the world will suffer from infectious diseases, malnutrition and air pollution worsened by climate change. ‘The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change ..
India’s cancer care facilities ‘highly inadequate’, says a report
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science, Technology and Environment headed by former Union Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh was constituted to examine an expanded role for the Department of Atomic Energy, through the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), to address India’s ..
World Pneumonia Day: 12 November
On 12 November, the world observes World Pneumonia Day. World Pneumonia Day is being marked every year since 2009. The day was hosted by the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia for the first time in 2009. This year the theme ..
Government launches Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan( SUMAN) initiative
Union Minister for Health along with several State Health Ministers recently launched Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative for Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths. The initiative aims at ensuring dignified, respectful and quality health care at no cost and zero ..
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
World Pneumonia Day is being marked every year since 2009. The day was hosted by the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia for the first time in 2009. The coalition includes several organizations across the world like CARE, Save the Children, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
FSSAI released draft regulations of Safe Food and Healthy Diet for school children
The food regulator, FSSAI-Food Safety and Standards Authority of India released draft regulations for school children. The draft was titled “food Safety and Standards (Safe Food and Healthy Diets for School Children) Regulations, 2019. The regulator has sought comments from ..