What’s in the news? The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), an average number of children per woman, has further declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level between National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5. There are only five …
What’s the news? The Union Health minister in his address to commemorate World Malaria Day 2022 has called for prioritization of malaria elimination and said leveraging technology and innovation will help in developing tailor-made solutions to advance India’s malaria elimination …
What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is an ancient disease and has been documented to have existed in Egypt as early as 3000 BC. TB most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary …
About ‘eSanjeevani’ Launched in 2009 by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare ‘eSanjeevani’ is a web-based comprehensive telemedicine solution. It aims to provide healthcare services to patients in their homes. Besides enhancing the quality of medical services, addressing issues …
About the scheme Ayushman Bharat is a flagship scheme of Government of India launched to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It aims to undertake path breaking interventions to holistically address the healthcare system at the primary, secondary …
Why in the news? Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. Earlier the Prime Minister had announced the fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes, including the public distribution system (PDS) and …
What’s in the news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has accorded its approval for supply of fortified rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System, Integrated Child Development Services, Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman-PM POSHAN and Other Welfare Schemes in …
About the programme The Anemia Mukt Bharat is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF to reduce the prevalence of Anemia all over India. It follows a 6X6X6 strategy (six target beneficiary groups, through six …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Rural Development organized over 100 rallies under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Campaign to spread awareness about under-nutrition across the country. More than 5,000 trainees from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana and …
About TB TB continues to be one of India’s severest health challenges. India has a large number of ‘missing’ cases every year that are not detected or reported. In 2018, the Government of India started a holistic initiative to End …