Measles Current Affairs, GK & News
United Nations approves Epidemic Preparedness Day
Context in Current Affairs: The United Nations General Assembly recently approved the resolution that proclaimed to mark December 27 as the the International Day of epidemic preparedness. The day is to be marked to facilitate exchange of information, transmission of scientific knowledge and best practices locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. This will help to prevent ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bird Flu • Bubonic Plague • COVID-19 • Epidemics Preparedness Day • Measles • Smallpox • United Nations • Zika virus
Lucknow Medical Hospital first in the country to launch Plasma Treatment Therapy
On April 27, 2020, the King George Medical University in Uttar Pradesh became the first government hospital to launch plasma therapy to treat COVID-19. The first dose of plasma therapy was given to a 58-year old patient. Highlights The Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) recently cleared the proposal of plasma therapy that was submitted ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Antibodies • DGCI&S • Health • Human antibodies • ICMR • Measles • plasma therapy • Polio • Vaccines
India provides over 30 Thousand Vaccines to the Maldives
On Thursday, 23rd January 2020, More than thirty thousand doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccines were handed over to the Maldives by India to tackle the recent outbreak of Measles at a government-run hospital in the island country of South Asia. Maldives was declared measles free by the World Health Organization (WHO) less than ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Denmark • Hulhumale • Indian Embassy • Maldives • Measles • Rubella • South Asia • UNICEF • World Health Organisation
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 Launched
Mission Indradhanush is a health mission scheme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on 25 December 2014 to achieve full immunization coverage at a rapid pace for all children and pregnant women in the country. From December 2014 to August 2017 Indradhanush was covered in four phases with above ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: diptheria • Hepatitis B • Immunization • Intensified Mission Indradhanush • Measles • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Mission Indradhanush • Narendra Modi • national vaccination drive • Poliomyelitis • Prime minister • Tetanus • Tuberculosis
WHO South-East Asia Region sets target of 2023 to eliminate measles & rubella
The member-countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region have resolved to eliminate highly infectious childhood killer diseases measles and rubella by 2023. The resolution was adopted at the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in New Delhi. Till date, 5 countries have eliminated measles – Bhutan, DPR Korea, ..
Topics: Congenital rubella syndrome • Infectious diseases • Measles • Medical specialties • Medicine • Pediatrics • RTT • Rubella • Teratogens • Vaccine-preventable diseases