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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONE HEALTH

WEBAbout: He launched a special issue of ICMR’s Indian Journal of Medical Research which discusses the One Health approach, corroborating multisectoral research informing regarding biosafety, …

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Shaping India’s Path to Inclusive Health Care

WEBContext World Health Day, observed annually on April 7, serves as a reminder of the importance of health equity, a fundamental human right as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). Therefore, it is important to examine the theme of "My Health, My Right," exploring the challenges and solutions to achieving health equity in …

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NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY-5 (NFHS-5)

WEBThe National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) Phase 2 data was released on November 24, 2021. India has also officially hit a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.0 that indicates a decrease from the 2.2 in the …

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India’s Health Priorities & the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declara

WEBIndia’s top 3 health priorities were in line with the economic and social disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic and what could be done to prevent such loses further. The three priorities included: Building resilient systems for health emergency prevention, preparedness and response. Strengthening cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector …

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Schedule M of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules: Health Ministry Notif

WEBGMP for Pharma Companies in India: GMP is mandatory standards which builds and brings quality into a product by way of control on materials, methods, machines, processes, personnel, and facility/environment, etc. GMP was first incorporated in Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 in the year 1988 and the last amendment …

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Rural Health Statistics Report 2021-22

WEBKey Highlights of the 2021-22 Report: Health Centers –. As per norms, each sub center ( SC) is supposed to cater to a population of 3,000-5,000, each Primary Health Centers ( PHC) to a population of …

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National Health Authority (NHA)

WEBPursuant to Cabinet decision for full functional autonomy, National Health Agency was reconstituted as the National Health Authority in January 2019. An attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family …

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76th World Health Assembly

WEBWorld Health Organization (WHO) WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It was established in 7 April 1948, which is commemorated as World Health Day. Work: the agency leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage and …

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‘DELHI DECLARATION’ ON DIGITAL HEALTH

WEBAbout: The Delhi Declaration on digital health for sustainable development calls for WHO’s leadership in digital health and for it to establish a specific mechanism to centrally coordinate digital health to assist its Member States. The global intergovernmental meeting on digital health is being hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfarein …

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Operation AMRITH (Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention for Total …

WEBDespite a decade since the H1 rule’s announcement, no State government had adopted it until Kerala recently initiated Operation AMRITH (Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention for Total Health). The programme - Operation AMRITH - enforces the original H1 rule, mandating a doctor’s prescription for acquiring any class of antibiotics.

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Moving forward with a newer concept of Universal Health Care

WEBMarch 20, 2023. Context. The article underscores the need to move forward with a newer concept of UHC, with an intersectoral convergence beyond medical and health departments. It also put emphasis to move forward from the Alma Ata declaration of primary health care towards a holistic model governing all levels of healthcare.

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National Family Health Survey (NFHS): Centre defends NFHS-6

WEBThe NFHS Number of Surveys Conducted News Summary Regarding Disability Data The National Family Health Survey (NFHS): About: It is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. Objective: To collect reliable and up-to-date information on fertility, family planning, …

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HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY (HPR)

WEBHealth Professional Registry (HPR) Health Professional Registry (HPR) is a comprehensive repository of all healthcare professionals involved in delivery of healthcare services across both modern and traditional systems of medicine. HPR is a core building block of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). Through HPR, healthcare …

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WHO Prequalifies 2nd Malaria Vaccine

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford University and manufactured by Serum Institute of India, to its list of prequalified vaccines. The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine prequalified by WHO, following the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine which had obtained prequalification status in …

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Populism Does Not Help Public Health

WEBPopulism Does Not Help Public Health. Jan. 30, 2024. Context. In the diverse picture of India, with busy cities and peaceful villages living side by side, there is a quiet battle happening for public health but this fight often gets less attention compared to the appeal of curing diseases. Even though preventing these diseases is important, the

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National Health Claim Exchange (NHCX)

WEBAbout National Health Claim Exchange (NHCX) It is a digital health claims platform developed by the National Health Authority. It will serve as a gateway for exchanging claims-related information among various stakeholders in the healthcare and health insurance ecosystem. It is designed to be interoperable, machine-readable, …

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Guidelines for confirming heatstroke and heat-related deaths

WEBSteps taken by the govt. A National Action Plan on Heat-Related Illness was released by the Health Ministry in July 2021. It outlines the health challenges posed by heat waves and how to deal with them. The India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) aims to reduce the impact of heat by providing sustainable cooling and thermal comfort for all by …

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Ayushman Bharat to all senior citizens

WEBAs perthe India Ageing Report 2023,just over 20% of people over the age of 60 years are covered under health schemes such as Central Government Health Scheme, Employees State Insurance Scheme etc. Coverage is higher in elderly men (19.7%) than elderly women (16.9%). There is not much rural-urban divide in the coverage, according …

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Vajiram and Ravi Student Portal

WEBThere is a long way to go to achieve Health for All in rural India. This requires - an increase of public health to 2.5-3 per cent of GDP as was supported by the economic survey 2020-21. Dedicated efforts towards promoting innovations such as utilising private sector expertise ( as mentioned by health policy in 2017),

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A Macro View of the Fiscal Health of States

WEBEmergency provision for health spending and livelihood during the COVID-19 pandemic was not easy and required Union-State fiscal coordination. States were able to reprioritise expenditure and quickly contain the fiscal deficit. The reduction in fiscal deficit is a combination of expenditure-side adjustments, improved Goods and Services Tax (GST

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