October 10: World Mental Health Day

Every year, the World Mental Health Day is celebrated on October 10. The day was first initiated by World Federation for Mental Health. The day is marked by several International organisations spread all over the world. In some countries like Australia, the day is a part of Mental Health Week. Highlights According to WHO, mental ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Global mental health • Mental health • Mental Health Awareness • mental health care • World Health Assembly • World Health Orgabnization • World Mental Health Day

India becomes a member of Global Anti-Microbial Resistance

India has recently become a member of the Global Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hub. The hub was launched during the 71st session of the World Health Assembly in 2018 & is headquartered in Germany. It is aimed at helping countries decide the allocation of resources for R&D on AMR by identifying gaps ..

Topics: AMR • Disease • Health • Infection • Medicine • World Health Assembly

India joins the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub

The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology has announced the membership of India into Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hub. Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial Resistance is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance ..

Topics: AMR • Antimicrobial • Antimicrobial resistance • Antimicrobial Resistance in Australia • Evolutionary biology • Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership • Health • Pharmaceuticals policy • Veterinary medicine • World Health Assembly

WASH for Healthcare

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) amenities, including waste management and environmental cleaning services, are critical to their safe functioning of the health care institutions. Lack of WASH and Associated Complications Lack of WASH services will result in a compromise of infection prevention and control. As a result, patients are at risk of avoidable infections. Lack ..

Topics: hygiene • National Health Mission • sanitation • WASH • Water • World Health Assembly

14 June: World Blood Donor Day observed

The World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) was celebrated around the world on 14 June 2019. Theme for 2019 was- Safe blood for all. About World Blood Donor Day Background: In May 2005, during 58th World Health Assembly (WHA), ministers of health from all around the world unanimously declared their commitment and support towards voluntary blood ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Father of Transfusion Medicine. • Karl Landsteiner • Melbourne Declaration • resolution WHA58.13 • Rwanda • WBDD 2019 Theme • World Blood Donor Day • World Health Assembly