March 19, 2024

Health


‘Eat Right Campus’

Nearly 100 jails across the country have been certified as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), marking a significant milestone in its goal of promoting safe and healthy eating habits within different campuses. Uttar Pradesh had the most certified jails, followed by Punjab, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh. The certification is based on compliance with key parameters like basic hygiene criteria, steps to ensure the provision of healthy food, and efforts towards building awareness about local and seasonal food. This initiative falls under FSSAI’s Eat Right India movement and aims to promote safe, healthy....Read More

Ayushman Bharat Scheme

Uttar Pradesh has become as the first state in the country to issue 5 crore cards under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme providing health insurance. ABOUT AYUSHMAN BHARAT It is a government-led healthcare scheme launched in The scheme aims to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and has two main components: the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana program and Health and Wellness Centers. PM-JAY is the world’s largest health insurance scheme fully financed by the government. It offers a sum insured of Rs.5 lakh per family for secondary care and tertiary care. Health Benefit Packages covers surgery, medical and day care treatments,....Read More

Poshan Pakhwada

Poshan Pakhwada 2024 is being organized from 9th March till 23rd March, 2024. The focus of mass sensitization and community activities would be around the following main themes- Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB)- towards better Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) September is celebrated as Rashtriya Poshan Maah across the country. Tribal, Traditional, Regional & Local dietary practices focused on sensitization around nutrition Health of pregnant women & Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices The Ministry of Women & Child Development is the nodal Ministry for coordinating activities during the Poshan Pakhwada. In the State/UT, Department of Women &....Read More

Food colouring agents

The Karnataka government has banned use of food coloring agents in Gobi Manchurian and cotton candy across the state over health concerns, primarily because eateries use food colouring agents like Rhodamine-B and Carmoisine, which studies have shown to be toxic. Rhodamine B (RhB) is a chemical compound commonly employed in synthetic dyes for colouring silk, jute, leather, cotton, and wool, as well as in the cosmetics and plastics industries. Its low cost, however, also makes it a popular choice for food colouring. Of the 171 samples collected from eateries across the state, 107 were prepared using unsafe chemicals like Tartrazine,....Read More

In recognition of country’s tireless efforts to combat Measles and Rubella, India has been bestowed with the prestigious Measles and Rubella Champion Award by The Measles and Rubella Partnership at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C., USA. The Measles and Rubella Partnership comprises a multi-agency planning committee, including the American Red Cross, BMGF, GAVI, US CDC, UNF, UNICEF, and WHO, all dedicated to reducing global measles deaths and preventing rubella illness. ABOUT MEASLES Measles is a highly contagious virus, spread by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing. It is caused by a single-stranded, enveloped RNA....Read More

‘Poshan Utsav’

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) organized the ‘Poshan Utsav’ in New Delhi, aiming to advocate and spread the importance of proper nutrition. The ministry unveiled the ‘Poshan Utsav Book’ and introduce a “cartoon coalition” in support of the POSHAN cause. Curated by the Deendayal Research Institute (DRI) and backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the ‘Poshan Utsav Book’ is crafted to promote cultural heritage and traditional nutritional practices. Designed as an atlas on food, the book provides insights from cultural, social, economic, and scientific angles.Read More

This campaign is an effort for observing World’s Birth defect day, which is observed on 3rd of March every year and the National Birth Defect Awareness Month is an initiative in raising awareness for all birth defects and improve the care and treatment for children. Six percent of children are born with Birth Defects every year worldwide. The theme of this National Birth Defect Awareness Month 2024 is “Breaking Barriers: inclusive support for children with birth defects”. The birth defects awareness campaign would be focusing on the awareness about prevention, early identification and timely management. The month-long activities are planned....Read More

Measles

More than half of the world’s countries will be at a high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent action is taken, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) update. ABOUT MEASLES Measles is an airborne virus that mainly affects children under the age of five. Measles virus belongs to the Paramyxoviridae family and is very well known for its rapid transmission. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases on the planet. Humans are the only natural hosts of measles virus. A person infected with measles can potentially spread the virus....Read More

Operation AMRITH

Kerala recently initiated Operation AMRITH (Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention for Total Health). This programme enforces the original H1 rule, mandating a doctor’s prescription for acquiring any class of antibiotics. BACKGROUND In 2011, the Indian government introduced the H1 rule to prohibit the over-the-counter (OTC) sales of antibiotics without a prescription, responding to the growing concern over antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Major objective of Schedule H1 drug is to control the un-restricted use of antibiotics. This specified list of drugs should be sold by chemists only after retaining a copy of the prescription by them. The supply of a drug specified in Schedule....Read More

The Centre launched an initiative to improve nutrition in adolescent girls using Ayurveda. The project for anaemia control under Mission Utkarsh will be a joint public health initiative by the Ministries of Ayush and Women and Child Development. It would be launched in five aspirational districts first as a pilot project. In the first phase, the focus may be on improving the anaemic status of adolescent girls (14-18 years) in five aspirational districts of five states – Assam (Dhubri), Chhattisgarh (Bastar), Jharkhand (Paschimi Singhbhum), Maharashtra (Gadchiroli), and Rajasthan (Dhaulpur). Under Mission Utkarsh, 15 central ministries or departments will work to....Read More

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