Why in News? Poor animal health in factory farming can negatively affect food safety, our environment and climate, leading to…

Why in News? The National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) has issued advisory to municipalities, panchayats urging them…

Context: In case if a person gets infected by COVID-19, he/she must have a comprehensive health insurance plan to cover…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has recently approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020. What is Assisted Reproductive…

Why in News? A Correspondence published in the The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) about an asymptomatic Chinese woman…

Why in News? IVRI releases live attenuated Classical Swine Fever (CSF) cell culture vaccine (Indigenous strain). Highlights: Classical Swine Fever…

Why in News? The use of herbicide Paraquat has killed more than hundreds of people in the last two years…

Why in News? January 30, 2020 is the First-Ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day(World NTD Day). What is Neglected Tropical…

Why in News? Cabinet approves proposal for official amendments in the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCIM) Bill,…

Why in News? Cabinet approves official amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019. Highlights: The Union Cabinet has…

Why in News? The State governments and the Union Territories utilised a mere 30% of the funds released under the…

Why in News? Intersex individuals and rights organisations have sought a national ban on unnecessary medical surgeries conducted on children…

Why in News? A study tracing the growing burden of cancer in India states that most of the increase in…

Why in News? The Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) has been recognised officially by the National Department of Regulation of Medicines and…

Why in News? The anaemia control programme review indicated challenges in IFA supply chain management, demand generation and monitoring. Considering,…

Why in News? The Government has informed Lok Sabha about the prevalence of Anaemia among women and children in urban…

Why in News? The Parliament has recently passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019. What are e-cigarettes? An electronic…

A recent report by Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiatives (SAATHI), a public health group on pharmaceutical marketing…

Context: Indian organ donation day is observed by the Government of India on November 30. It is observed with the…

Why in News? Government of India is implementing Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent health and Nutrition (RMNCHAN) strategy to improve…

Why in News? Intensified Mission Indradhanush, IMI 2.0 is to be rolled out from 2nd December, 2019. Universal Immunization Programme…

Why in News? The committee was constituted to examine an expanded role for the Department of Atomic Energy, through the…

Why in News? The latest Sample Registration System (SRS) 2015-2017 bulletin for MMR which was released recently has reported a…

1.Pro-active Governance and Timely Implementation. (PRAGATI) Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired the 31st interaction through PRAGATI…

Why in News? According to the National Health Profile (NHP)-2019, which was recently released by the Union Health Ministry, “Andhra…

Why in News? Aimed at enabling children to eat and grow healthy, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India…

Why in News? The Union Health Minister released the National Health Profile, 2019. National Health Profile (NHP): The NHP is…

Why in News? The Union Health Minister inaugurates National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’. Highlights: On…

Why in News? In an announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on World Polio Day (October 24), an independent…

1.Aye-aye: World’s Weirdest Little Primate Why in News? North Carolina State University has revealed a new secret about a strange…

Why in News? Demographers from around the world gathered in Delhi recently to mark 25 years of National Family Health…

Why in News? The Government will launch the second phase of nationwide immunisation drive, i.e. Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0, to…

Why in News? 25 years of Pulse Polio Programme to be celebrated in October 2019. Pulse Polio Programme: The Pulse…

What to Study? Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its Johnson’s Baby Powder after tiny amounts of asbestos…

Why in News? Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh have emerged as the top performing States with free…

Why in News? National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey of India (2015-19) was released recently. About the Survey: The survey…

Why in News? The Union Health Ministry on Monday finalised the names of 19 part-time members of the National Medical…

Why in News? The first pan India survey (a part Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey) on nutrition levels among children conducted…

Why in News? Rattled by the high number of children dying due to acute encephalitis syndrome, the Union Health ministry…

Why in News? The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey released by the government recently has highlighted the glaring contrast existing in…

Why in News? The National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) has been designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Priority…

1.GALO Why in News? Members of the Galo community in Arunachal Pradesh can recall the name of their ancestor from…

Why in News? The Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), launched a 10-year national rural…

Why in news? Since its inception in September, 2018, the union government’s tobacco Quitline, for counselling in south Indian languages,…

1.Vaccine Hesitancy Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared vaccine hesitancy one of the ten biggest threats…

Why in News? Over 3,000 people have been killed by a deadly Measles virus in DR Congo this year What…

Context: A study by Lancet has shown that India is unlikely to meet "Poshan Abhiyaan" scheme About Poshan Abhiyaan: Poshan…

Why in News? A report regarding Under five mortality rate was recently published by India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative in…

Why in News? The use of herbicide Paraquat killed around 170 people in the last two years in Odisha’s Burla…

Context: At least three lots of MDH sambar masala were recalled from retail stores in California this week after tests…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet is likely to approve an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in…

Why in News? Tamil Nadu has the lowest consumption of iodized salt despite being the third biggest producer of salt…

Why in News? On September 3, India was again declared free of the H5N1 virus, which causes avian influenza or…

Context: According to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures, India bears over a third of the global burden of rabies, and…

Why in News? India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB…

Why in News? The Central TB Division of the Health Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wadhwani…

1.Missile Ghaznavi Context: Pakistan has successfully carried out night-training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi'. About Missile: The ballistic missile…

Why in News? One of the three 100-day goals the health ministry has set for itself, The Prohibition of E-cigarettes…

Why in News? Child well-being index, a tool designed to measure and tracks children’s well-being comprehensively has been released. Highlights:…

Why in News? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of…

Why in News? XDR-TB, an abbreviation for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), is a form of TB which is resistant to…

Why in News? The NITI Aayog seeks creation of roadmap by Department of Food and Public Distribution for taking the…

SAN-SADHAN HACKATHON Context: The government calls for applications for its latest Initiative under the Swachh Bharat Mission called the ‘San-Sadhan’…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has held that the state governments can exercise their power to execute a compulsory…

Context: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan asked the Delhi government to make malaria and dengue notifiable diseases. What is…

Context:India has got its first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) finalised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) which…

Why in News? A day-long NHRC National Level Review Meeting on Mental Health concluded at India International centre, New Delhi,…

Context: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory asking all States and Union Territories to…

PATTAMADAI SILK MAT Context: The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Pathamadai Silk Mat About:…

Context:  Rajya Sabha passed the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill that seeks to overhaul the medical education regulation infrastructure. Since…

PRO-ACTIVE GOVERNANCE AND TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION. (PRAGATI) Context: The Prime Minister chaired his thirtieth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal…

Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. Stats: As…

Context- Doctors and medical students under the Indian Medical Association (IMA) held a protest march Why National Medical Commission Bill?…

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2019 Context: World Hepatitis Day 2019 is being observed on July 28, 2019. Theme: “Invest in eliminating…

Context: The recently published National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare highlights the State-wise…

Why in News? POSHAN Abhiyaan has been set up by Government of India in 2017 for a three-year time frame.…

Why in News? The Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, India, 2019, a report by the MoSPI and The World Food…

Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched its first guidelines on self-care interventions for health. More on News: The…

 Litchi is being most commonly blamed for the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar.  Research paper By Jacob states:…

      Prepared by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation & The UN World Food Programme.       31.4% of Indian children…

      Is a Report on Health published by NITI Aayog       Report on Rank of States and UTs’ has ranked…

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM). It is being implemented…

Context: This is the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) prescription to combat the growing menace of antibiotic abuse and burgeoning resistance…

Why in News: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned of a potential public health disaster if action…

CONTEXT: World Malaria Day is observed every year on 25 April, to spread awareness about malaria disease globally and to…

CONTEXT: April 17 is observed as the World Haemophilia Day every year. It was started in 1989 by the World…

CONTEXT: World Allergy Week 2019 was observed from 7 to 13 April 2019. The theme for World Allergy Week 2019…

CONTEXT: A national symposium on evidence synthesis began in Delhi on 11 April 2019. BACKGROUND: Its focus was on making…

Why in News? A two-day convention is being organised on 9-10th April 2019 by the Central Council for Research in…