Hypertension Current Affairs, GK & News
India’s chronic disease burden fuelled Covid waves
As per researchers from India and California, high levels of chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension in India has fuelled the brutal coronavirus waves. Highlights Findings from large-scale studies of Covid-19 highlighted that, patients from southern district of Madurai had higher risk of dying as compared to those in China, Europe, South Korea and U.S. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: chronic diseases • COVID-19 • Disease burden • Hypertension • Second wave of Covid-19
Anamaya: Tribal Health Collaborative
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister recently launched the Tribal Health Collaborative called “Anamaya”. Key Features of Anamaya It is a multi-stake holder initiative. It was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The initiative will also be supported by the Bill and Melinda ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Abhay Bang committee • anamaya • child mortality rate • Hypertension • Mortality rate • Tribal • Tribal Affairs • Tribal Affairs Ministry • Tribal Welfare • Tuberculosis
Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey
The study “Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey” was commissioned by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The study was carried out between February 2016 and October 2018. About 1.12 lakh children and adolescents (0-19 years) were covered for height and weight measurements, and biological samples from 51,029 children (1-19 years) were taken from all ..
Topics: Adolescence • Branches of biology • Cholesterol • Chronic condition • Global health • Health • Healthy diet • Hypertension • Non-communicable disease • Nutrition • Obesity
2019 edition of World Hypertension Day (WHD)
The World Hypertension Day (WHD) is observed every year on May 17 to spread awareness about the disease that the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls a “silent killer” and “global public health issue”. The 2019 theme “Know your numbers” is meant to raise awareness about high blood pressure in people across the world. The idea ..
Topics: Artery • Blood • Blood pressure • Cardiovascular system • Circulatory system • Complications of hypertension • Heart • Hypertension • Labile hypertension • Medical specialties • Stroke • World Hypertension Day
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launches India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI)
The India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) has been launched by Preeti Sudan (Secretary of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)) and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan (Director of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)) in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. The purpose of IHMI is to reduce disability and death related to Cardio-Vascular Disease ..
Topics: Branches of biology • Cardiovascular disease • Health • Hypertension • Nutrition • RTT • Soumya Swaminathan • Trans fat