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 September 2015, an existing ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ was revamped as ‘Pradhan Mantri …
The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare organized the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) Scientific Dialogue 2023. The dialogue was organized to bring all the stakeholders under one roof to brainstorm ideas about interventions and best practices …
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 …