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Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed ambassador of Swasth Immunised India campaign
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has been appointed as an ambassador of Swasth Immunised India campaign. The Swasth Immunised India campaign has been launched by Serum Institute of India (SII) and Network 18. Swasth Immunised India campaign The Swasth Immunised India campaign aims to build a robust campaign aimed at spreading awareness on the importance and benefits ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Immunisation • Kareena Kapoor Khan • Network 18 • Polio • Serum Institute of India • Smallpox • Swasth Immunised India campaign
World Polio Day Observed On 24 October
The World Polio Day (WPD) is observed every year on 24 October by the World Health Organization (WHO) to create awareness about the hazards of the crippling disease. The day also observed to commemorate the birth of American medical researcher and virologist Jonas Salk, who successful discovered and developed the first polio vaccine (or poliomyelitis) ..
Topics: Albert Sabin • Immunization • India National PolioPlus • Jonas Salk • Medical specialties • Medicine • Polio • Polio eradication • Polio vaccine • Vaccination • Vaccine
World Polio Day: October 24
The World Polio Day is observed annually across world on 24 October to create awareness about hazards of the crippling Polio disease. The day was instituted by Rotary International to commemorate birth of Jonas Salk who had led first team of researchers which had developed vaccine against poliomyelitis (polio virus). This development had led to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Days and Events • Diseases • Global Polio Eradication Initiative • GPEI • Polio • Public health • world polio day
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launches Green Good Deeds campaign
Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has launched people-oriented campaign “Green Good Deeds” to sensitize the people and students, in particular, about climate change and global warming. Referring to the crucial role played by “Polio Sainiks” for Pulse Polio campaign, Dr Vardhan has underlined the need for “Green Sainiks” ..
Topics: Government of India • Harsh Vardhan • Lok Sabha • Medical specialties • Narendra Modi ministry • Polio • Pulse Polio • Vardhan
The 2018 National Immunisation Day (NID) celebrated on January 28
President Ram Nath Kovind has launched the countrywide Pulse Polio programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children below five years at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The programme will cover around 17 crore children to maintain the country’s polio-free status. The president administered the drops on the eve of 2018 National Immunisation ..
Topics: Government buildings • India National PolioPlus • Medical specialties • Medicine • Polio • Pulse Polio • Ram Nath Kovind • Rashtrapati Bhavan • RTT • Subhasini Mistry
President Ram Nath Kovind launches Pulse Polio programme for 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind has launched Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) Programme for year 2018 by administering polio drops to children at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The event was organised on the eve of the National Immunisation Day (NID), observed on 28 January. More than 17 crore children of less than 5 years across the country will ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Diseases • Immunization • National • Polio • President Ram Nath Kovind • Public health • Pulse Polio Immunization