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World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
The World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is celebrated on January 30. The day is marked to create awareness on the neglected tropical diseases. Theme In 2022, the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is celebrated under the following theme: Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty related diseases History The first World Neglected Tropical ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Buruli ulcer • Chagas disease • Chickengunya • cystic • Dengue • Filariasis • Leishmaniasis • leprosy • Lymphatic filariasis • Neglected Tropical Disease • Poverty • Rabies • Snakebite • Snakebite Envenoming • Trypanosomatida • UAE • World Health Assembly (WHA) • World Health Organization (WHO) • World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
UP launches Filaria Campaign
The Uttar Pradesh Government has launched a three-day campaign against Filaria as GoI has set a target of eradicating Filaria completely by 2021. The campaign began on November 25, 2019 and is to run till December 10, 2019. Highlights The campaign will cover 47 districts and will aim at eradicating Filaria from Uttar Pradesh. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Topics: Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis • Health • Health care • Lymphatic filariasis • Mosquito • Uttar Pradesh
National Symposium on United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
On October 30, 2019, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organized National Symposium on the following theme Theme: United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. Highlights The event was inaugurated by the Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. The minister also signed the “Call to Action to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2021” Significance The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Health • Lymphatic filariasis • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Neglected Tropical Disease • WHO
Poonam Khetrapal Singh appointed as WHO regional director for South-East Asia
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed the South-East Asia regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a second five-year term. Under her leadership, the Region has made remarkable progress. In her first term, she focused on building an increasingly responsive and accountable WHO in the Region, while prioritizing persisting and emerging epidemiological ..
Topics: Infectious diseases • Lymphatic filariasis • Medical specialties • Medicine • Neglected diseases • Pediatrics • RTT • Trachoma • Tropical diseases • Vaccine-preventable diseases • World Health Organization • Yaws
Poonam Khetrapal Singh elected as new Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh from India has been unanimously re-elected as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia for another 5-year term beginning February 2019. The elections were held at the ongoing 71st regional committee meeting of WHO South-East Asia in New Delhi. In her ongoing first term as Regional Director, four countries in the Region ..
Topics: Infectious diseases • Lymphatic filariasis • Maldives • Medical specialties • Medicine • Neglected diseases • Neglected tropical diseases • Pediatrics • RTT • Tropical diseases • Vaccine-preventable diseases • Yaws
10th Meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis held in New Delhi
The 10th Meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) was held in New Delhi, India. It was inaugurated by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda. This is second time India hosted meeting of GAELF. Earlier in 2002, India had hosted second meeting of GAELF. Key Facts The 10th meeting ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Topics: Conferences • Diseases • Events • Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis • Lymphatic filariasis • National • Public health