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National Health Mission
In May 2013, the UPA government had launched National Urban Health Mission, which was later integrated into National Rural Health Mission and a new National Health Mission was created from 2014-15. Both NUHM and NRHM are now two of six components of NHM. The six components of National Health Mission as follows: National Rural Health ..
Rural Health Statistics Report
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently released the Rural Health Statistics Report. According to the report, there is an overall shortage of specialist doctors at the Community Health Centres. Key findings of the report There is an overall shortfall of 76.1% specialist doctors at the Community Health Centres in rural areas. There are ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: community Health Centre • General Physician • Gynaecology • Health and Family Welfare • Health and Wellness Centres • National Health Mission • National Health Policy • Primary Healthcare • Surgeon
World Haemophilia Day: April 17
Every year, the World Haemophilia Day is celebrated on April 17 by the World Federation of Haemophilia. This year, the World Haemophilia Day is celebrated under the following theme Theme: Adapting to Change What is Haemophilia? Haemophilia is a rare disorder where the human blood does not clot normally. This is because, the blood lacks ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Blood transfusion • genetic disorders • Haemophilia • NACO • National Blood Transfusion Council • National Health Mission • Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram • world haemophilia day
Anaemia Mukt Bharat Index released
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with UNICEF launched the anaemia Mukt Bharat index. The anaemia Mukt Bharat is an initiative to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in India. Key highlights Haryana topped the anaemia free India index or the anaemia Mukt Bharat Index with a score of 46.7. The index was ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Anaemia Free India • Anemia • Anemia Mukt Bharat • Haryana • Infant Mortality ratio • Maternal Mortality Ratio • National Health Mission
EVIN: India’s Plan to store COVID-19 Vaccines
The Government of India has started to identify private facilities and government facilities to create a hub to store COVID-19 vaccines. India is under the plan of rolling out multiple vaccines for COVID-19. The Government of India is to use the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (EVIN) to store the vaccine. Highlights The Government is making ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: cold storage • COVID-19 • COVID-19 vaccine • eVIN • National Health Mission • United Nations Development Programme
How important is ‘Privacy’ in the new National Digital Health Mission?
The draft of NDMH’s Health Data Management Policy that looks forward to inducting all necessary data privacy measures as part of the digitization of the healthcare system has been released recently by the National Health Authority (NHA) for public opinion. National Digital Health Mission The National Digital Health Mission is a flagship program of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ayushman Bharat Scheme • National Digital Health Blueprint • National Health Authority • National Health Mission • NHA