Immunisation Programme Current Affairs, GK & News
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
GAVI Alliance: India pledges 15 million USD
On June 4, 2020, PM Modi participated at the Global Vaccine Summit that was led by the United Kingdom. At the summit, the prime minster announced that India will pledge 15 million USD to GAVI Alliance. Highlights The world leaders have come together to find a vaccine to the COVID-19 with GAVI as an integrating ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 vaccine • GAVI • Global vaccine summit • Immunisation Programme • India-UK • virtual summit
Study: Impacts of COVID-19 lowered due to BCG Vaccination
Researchers of biomedical sciences of New York Institute of Technology say that the countries such as Netherlands, Italy and United States are more severely affected than countries with BCG policies. The Bacilus Calmette-Guerin vaccine that had been administered in India to protect the children against Tuberculosis, according to the study might be a game changer. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Elimination of Tuberculosis • Immunisation Programme • Mycobacterium tuberculosis • Vaccination • Vaccines
Gagandeep Kang awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), UK
Gagandeep Kang becomes first Indian woman scientist to be awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), United Kingdom. Gagandeep Kang She is a clinician scientist, who is well known for her key role in development of Rotavac. She currently appointed as executive director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, which is an ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Bharat Biotech Limited • Fellowship of the Royal Society • Gagandeep Kang • Immunisation Programme • Isaac Newton • Rabishield • ROTAVAC • Scientist • Serum International • Vaccine • WHO