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PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission on October 25, 2021, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Key Points This scheme is of worth Rs 5000-crore and is India’s largest scheme launched to scale-up health infrastructure. The mission was launched to improve the public health infrastructure in urban as well as rural areas. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Health and Wellness Centres • Health Infrastructure • healthcare • PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission • Public Health Units
Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index
Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index was recently released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The index measures the readiness in adopting the personalised healthcare of 11 health systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index This is a newly launched index. It measures the progress of a health system towards personalised healthcare. It evaluated the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Asia-Pacific • Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index • Asia-Pacific region • Health in India • healthcare
AYUSH Grid to integrate with National digital Health Mission
The AYUSH Grid emerging as the IT backbone of AYUSH Sector is to be integrated with National Digital Health Mission. This will help the public in availing varied options for their health needs. Also, it will accelerate the mainstreaming of AYUSH disciplines of health care. Ayush Grid Project It was initiated by the Ministry of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: ayush grid • Ayushman bharat • healthcare • Healthcare in India • Ministry of Ayush • National Digital Health Mission
GoI: Guidelines for Quarantine issued
On April 5, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued guidelines for quarantine. According to the guidelines, the quarantine is separation and restriction of movement. It shall be applied to an individual or a group of persons. Key Highlights of Quarantine The Quarantine shall be preferably placed in the outskirts. The Quarantine facilities ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Biomedical Waste • Corona virus • COVID-19 • COVID-19 testing • Guidelines • Health • healthcare • Quarantine
CDC introduces “Clara” to aid people find potential COVID-19 symptoms
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot, called ‘Clara’ to assist people in finding the potential symptoms of COVID-19. The CDC has collaborated with CDC Foundation and Healthcare Bot service of Microsoft Azure to develop the self-checking bot Clara. It is currently available only in the ..
Topics: Artificial intelligence • Coronavirus • healthcare