Priyanka Chopra receives UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award

Miss World 2000, Priyanka Chopra has been honored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. She was named as the recipient of the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by United Nations Children’s Fund in June this year, received the award in New York on Tuesday, 3rd December 2019. Priyanka Chopra ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Goodwill ambassador • Miss World • Padma Shri • Priyanka Chopra • UNICEF • UNICEF Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award • United Nations Children's fund

Pakistan-First Country to introduce WHO approved India made Typhoid Vaccine

Pakistan becomes the first country to introduce WHO approved typhoid vaccine. The Vaccine is to be used in southern Sindh province as more than 10,000 cases of Typhoid were documented since 2017. Highlights A four-week campaign will be conducted targeting 10 million children of age nine months to 15 years. The campaign is launched with ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Health • Typbar Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine • Typhoid conjugate Vaccine (TCV) • United Nations Children's fund • Vaccines • WHO

UP launches Dastak Campaign to eradicate AES & JE

Uttar Pradesh government has launched a massive campaign called ‘Dastak’ to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) disease. About Dastak Campaign It is a state-wide campaign against communicative diseases which will run from 1st to 31st July 2019. It is started by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. This campaign is part ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Acute Encephalitis Syndrome • DASTAK campaign • Government of Uttar Pradesh • Japanese encephalitis • Social and Behaviour Change Communication • UNICEF • United Nations Children's fund • Vector borne diseases