What are the issues related to Primary Health Care in India? Enumerate the ways to solve the issues related to PHC?

The state of Primary Health Care in India is apparent from the deaths of 154 children in Bihar due to an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. The falling capacity of state machinery to handle any sudden outbreak. AES has been ..

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The education system needs change, not polishing up. Critically analyze the statement in context of recent Draft national education policy.

The draft national education policy was released recently. It was based on Committee led by Dr K. Kasturirangan. Feature of draft NEP: It aims to cover the�three years of preschool before Class 1 It wants early childhood education to be ..

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Enumerate the concerns related to the antibacterial resistance. What are the factors responsible for its occurrence?

Antimicrobial resistance is a situation when microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) evolve or change when they are exposed to antimicrobial agents (such as antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antimalarials, and antihelminthics) and develop resistance mechanisms to it. The medicines ..

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What are Non communicable Diseases? Enumerate the provisions of the National Programme for prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and strokes (NPCDCS).

Non communicable diseases are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behaviour factors. These are also known as�chronic diseases. The main types of NCDs�are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. The country is facing a ..

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What are Fixed Dose Combination Drugs (FDCs)? Enumerate the concerns associated and despite all the harms why they are so popular in India?

A fixed drug combination is combination of two or more Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) combined in a single dosage form. Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) were declared irrational by a Health Ministry expert committee set up in 2014. Concerns associated: FDCs ..

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Enumerate the benefits of the CCR5-Delta 32 Mutation to the Indian Bioinformatics Industry.

Cysteine-cysteine chemokine receptor 5 is a protein on the surface of white blood cells.�It is found in the cell membranes of many types of mammalian cells, including nerve cells and white blood cells. Various mutations of the CCR5 gene are ..

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