March 29, 2024

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Guinea Worm Disease (GWD)

The world is closing in on eradicating Guinea worm disease. There were more than 3.5 million cases of this disease in the 1980s, but according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) weekly epidemiological report, they dwindled to 14 cases in 2021, 13 in 2022, and just six in 2023. India received Guinea worm disease-free certification status from the WHO in 2000. ABOUT GWD Guinea worm disease, also called dracunculiasis, is the work of the Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis). It is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases. Symptoms The disease causes intense pain, swelling, and ulcers, making it hard for people....Read More

First Skill India centre

The inaugurated the first Skill India Centre (SIC) of the country in Sambalpur, Odisha was inaugurated in Sambalpur, Odisha. The centre is equipped with best-in-class infrastructure, cutting-edge technologies and modern facilities that will catalyse demand for formal skills and will serve as a catalyst in enabling youth to acquire the skills needed to succeed in their respective fields. The SIC will play a pivotal role in designing curriculum along with industry experts which will be aligned with the changing industry needs, promote standardization, and create employment opportunities that meet the demand for skilled talent across industries.Read More

Achieving one of the three priority areas agreed upon during India’s G20 presidency in 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) virtually. ABOUT GIDH The Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) is a WHO Managed Network aiming to amplify and align resources toward country-led digital health transformation through strengthened collaboration and knowledge exchange. It acts as a vehicle to facilitate the implementation of the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025. The Initiative aims to achieve the following objectives through collaborative efforts: Assess and prioritize country needs for sustainable digital health transformation. Increase the....Read More

ISRO announces YUVIKA 2024

To address the staunch curiosity of young minds, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a special programme for School Children called "Young Scientist Programme" or "YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (YUVIKA). ISRO has chalked out this programme to "Catch them young". YUVIKA programme is also expected to encourage more students to pursue in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based research and aligned career. Young Scientist Programme - YUVIKA was conceived to impart basic knowledge on Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications to the younger students with a preference to rural areas of the country. The programme envisages two weeks’....Read More

Rhodamine-B

The Tamil Nadu government banned the sale and production of cotton candy in the state after it was found that the chemical Rhodamine-B was being used for making it, which is harmful for health. Samples of cotton candy were sent for testing by the food safety department, which found the presence of 'cancer-causing' Rhodamine-B in it. As per the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006, preparation, packaging, importing, selling and serving food items with Rhodamine-B in wedding ceremonies and other public events is a punishable offence. ABOUT RHODAMINE-B Rhodamine-B or RhB is a water-soluble chemical compound commonly used for dyeing in....Read More

Eat Right India

Over 500 hospitals in India have been certified as 'Eat Right Campus' by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Among the certified hospitals, about 100 are government hospitals. More than 2,900 workplaces across the country are now recognized as Eat Right Campus, transforming lives of thousands of people working in these campuses. FSSAI has established rigorous criteria and a comprehensive evaluation process for the Eat Right Campus certification. ABOUT THE INITIATIVE Eat Right India movement was started in 2019. The initiative aims to promote safe, healthy, and sustainable food environments within institutions and workplaces. Eat Right India....Read More

Alaska Pox

Alaska health officials have confirmed the first death from a recently discovered viral disease – Alaskapox. The double-stranded-DNA virus comes from the same genus as smallpox, monkeypox and cowpox. It was first identified in an adult in Fairbanks, Alaska in 2015. It is most common in small mammals. To date, no human-to-human transmission of Alaskapox virus has been documented. Symptoms of Alaskapox may include one or more skin lesions (bumps or pustules) and other symptoms like swollen lymph nodes and joint and/or muscle pain. Immunocompromised people might be at increased risk for more severe illness.Read More

APPAR initiative

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship recently attended the National Conference on APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card. Around 25 crore APAAR IDs have already been created till date. ABOUT APAAR The aim of APAAR is to establish a unified student identity system called ‘One Nation, One Student ID’. The Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry initiative aims to provide a unique and permanent 12-digit ID to every student. The APAAR ID connects a student's academic bank of credits (ABC), which stores all of his or her academic learnings, certificates, credentials, formal or informal credits earned from....Read More

Tata Trusts is set to launch India’s first state-of-the-art Small Animal Hospital in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. The hospital is a first-of-its-kind and spans over 98,000-square-foot, across 5 floors with a capacity of over 200 beds. Inspired by philanthropist and former Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata’s vision for a super speciality hospital for pets, the facility will provide round the clock services through pet-sensitised veterinarians, nurses and technicians trained to deliver quality care with a mission to save lives. The hospital will be launched in March 2024. The hospital will have facilities like: Emergency & Critical Care - 24x7 triage and treatment....Read More

Ministry for Health and Family Welfare launched two new initiatives recently. ABOUT KILKARI ‘Kilkari’ (meaning ‘a baby’s gurgle’), is a centralized interactive voice response (IVR) based mobile health service which delivers free, weekly, time-appropriate 72 audio messages about pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare directly to families’ mobile phones from the second trimester of pregnancy until the child is one year old. Women who are registered in Reproductive Child Health (RCH) portal) based on the woman’s LMP (last menstrual period) or the child’s DoB (Date of Birth), receive a weekly call with pre-recorded audio content directly to the mobile phones of pregnant....Read More

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