MDNIY designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine

The Department of Yoga Therapy and Training of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) has been designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine for a period of four years. MDNIY had started collaborating with WHO Country Office in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Delhi eliminates Leprosy

India’s capital New Delhi has got rid of Leprosy as a public health problem, as the incidence rate of leprosy has declined from 4.5 cases per 10,000 of population in 2001 to 0.8 cases at present. As per WHO guidelines, ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

CDSCO passes WHO standards, expected to boost Indian vaccine exports

WHO (World Health Organization) has approved that India’s national  regulatory authority — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — and its affiliated institutions meet the prescribed international benchmarks. What does this move mean? India, with 12 major manufacturing facilities, is ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Free generic drugs via public hospitals; Three fold increase in the allocation to health sector in the 12th Plan

The allotment for the health sector during the 12th Plan had been enhanced three times over the previous Plan allocation to handle complex challenges. The outlay in the 12th Plan had been fixed at Rs. 3-lakh crore, which was 1.95 ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs