Union Health Minister Current Affairs, GK & News
Mobile Application ‘eBloodServices’ launched by Union Health Minister
As the COVID-19 pandemic has restricted activities and movement of people across the globe, one challenge that has emerged for all the States and as well as Central Government of India is in ensuring safe blood for the citizens who require regular blood donation for blood or bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, etc. On 25th ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) • Dr Harsh Vardhan • eBloodServices • ERaktkosh Team • Indian Red Cross Society • New Delhi • Union Health Minister
72nd session of WHO Regional Committee of South-East Asia inaugurated in New Delhi
Union Minister of Health, Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the week-long 72nd session of World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia (SEA) in New Delhi. This is the 2nd occasion that India is hosting Regional Committee meeting. Last meeting was also hosted by India in New Delhi. Indian Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan was unanimously elected ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Topics: 72nd session of WHO Regional Committee of South-East Asia • Dr Harsh Vardhan • New Delhi • Union Health Minister • WHO Regional Committee of South-East Asia
Centre to raise Health Services Expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan while addressing a query during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha announced that Government has set a target to raise health services expenditure to 2.5% of country’s GDP (Gross domestic product) by 2025. He also highlighted that public expenditure on health services has increased continuously over the years and continues ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Health and Education Cess • Health Services Expenditure • Higher Education Funding Agency • National Health Policy 2017 • National Health Protection Scheme • Union Health Minister
Lancet Study on TB
Medical Journal Lancet had undertaken a study on Tuberculosis (TB) in three high-burden countries, including India. The findings of the burden of TB in India are: India’s goal to end the epidemic by 2025 was too “ambitious” and “unrealistic”, Hence unattainable. 57% reduction in incidence and 72% reduction in mortality will been seen only by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: HIV • MDR-TB • Medical Journal Lancet • TB • Tuberculosis • Union Health Minister
India hosts Global Digital Health Partnership Summit
The 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit being held at New Delhi was inaugurated by the Union Health Minister J P Nadda in the presence of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology. The summit provides an opportunity to support governments and health system reformers in improving ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Australian Digital Health Agency • GDHP • Global Digital Health Partnership • Global Digital Health Partnership Summit • Global Digital Health Partnership Summit 2019 • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • New Delhi • Union Health Minister • WHO • World Health Organization