Page-6 of Topic: Public health
Mata Vaishno Devi shrine adjudged as India’s Best Swachh Iconic Place’
The famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has been adjudged as the India’s ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’ on the basis of the overall improvement...Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches campaign Angikaar for change management
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has recently launched a campaign for change management “Angikaar” for social behaviour change. The campaign focusesing on issues such as...
Renovated National Food Laboratory inaugurated at Ghaziabad
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated regulator Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s (FSSAI) National Food Laboratory (NFL) in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was inaugurated on the...
ICMR finalizes India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has finalized India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL). With this, India has become the first country to compile such list that...
PRETOMANID: US FDA approves new drug for drug-resistant TB
United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new drug-Pretomanid for treating drug-resistant strain of Tuberculosis (TB). Pretomanid is novel compound developed by New York-based non-profit...Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches 5th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2020
In New Delhi, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the 5th edition of the annual cleanliness survey – Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020)...NIRDPR collaborates with BDL to supply sanitary napkins to 11,516 students free of cost
The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has collaborated with public sector enterprise Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on a pilot project to supply sanitary napkins...Punjab Online Food Delivery Hygiene Rating Ban
The Government of Punjab implemented a decisive public health measure banning the online sale and delivery of food from outlets that do not meet prescribed hygiene standards. This...
No sedentary screen time for children: WHO Guidelines
As per new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, children should not engage in more active play than sedentary screen time. It says babies and toddlers must not be...
ICMR launched 'MERA India' to eliminate malaria from India by 2030
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched ‘MERA (Malaria Elimination Research Alliance) India’, with aim of eliminating Malaria from India by 2030. It is a collective group... ICMR launched ‘MERA India’ to eliminate malaria from India by 2030
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched ‘MERA (Malaria Elimination Research Alliance) India’, with aim of eliminating Malaria from India by 2030. It is a collective group...
