Context Lead toxicity in India continues to remain a public health concern. Lead toxicity Lead is a highly toxic metal and a very strong poison. Lead poisoning is a serious and sometimes fatal condition which occurs when lead builds up …
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 ADBM The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched by the Government in 2020 for promoting digitization of healthcare and creating an open interoperable digital health ecosystem for the country. It aims to do so by prescribing common health …
What’s in the news? Around 44 thousand calls have been received through Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS). Tele-MANAS aims to provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly catering to people …
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 …
Context India had set a target to eliminate measles and rubella (MR) by 2023, having missed the earlier deadline of 2020, due to a variety of reasons, exacerbated by disruptions due to the pandemic. An earlier target that was set …
What is a rare disease? A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. Rare diseases include genetic diseases, rare cancers, infectious tropical …
About PMBJP Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses. In 2015, an existing ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ was revamped as ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan …
What’s in the news? The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), the two prominent institutions under the Ministry of Ayush have launched ‘SMART’ (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research …
Context International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 kick starts with focussed activities being undertaken by Central Ministries, State Governments and Indian Embassies. Millets & the Indian Sub-Continent Some of the millets have been grown for more than 2000-3000 years and …