Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program Current Affairs, GK & News
GoI: TB Annual Report 2020
On June 24, 2020, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan released annual Tuberculosis (TB) report, 2020 through a virtual event. Along with the report, the minister also released the following A report on Joint Monitoring Mission Manual on Direct Benefit Transfer to TB patients under NIKSHAY Scheme A training module ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: direct benefit transfer • National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme • NIKSHAY • Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program • Sustainable Development Goals • Tuberculosis in India • Tuberculosis management
Union Health Ministry signs a pact with Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence to explore AI for combating tuberculosis
The Central TB Division of the Health Ministry has signed a pact with Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (WIAI) to explore the application of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence technology in its fight against TB. As per pact, Wadhwani AI would support the National TB programme in vulnerability and hot-spot mapping, modelling novel methods of screening and ..
Topics: Academic disciplines • Artificial intelligence • Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program • Technology • Tuberculosis • Tuberculosis in India
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
Tuberculosis is caused by various strains of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. National Tuberculosis Control Programme was started in 1962 on a 50:50 sharing basis between Centre and State. The objectives of the Programme were to reduce the morbidity and mortality; to ..
Topics: Clinical medicine • Directly observed treatment, short-course • Infectious diseases • Medicine • Mycobacterium • Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program • Tuberculosis • Tuberculosis in India • Tuberculosis management • World Tuberculosis Day