Context: Prime Minister of India to launch ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ and 8th Poshan Maah. About Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan: What it is? India’s largest-ever women and child health mobilisation campaign. A whole-of-government, whole-of-society effort combining health, nutrition, and awareness under one umbrella. Jointly led by MoHFW & MoWCD, integrated with Poshan Maah …
Syllabus: Health Source: TH Context: India has made commendable progress in tuberculosis (TB) care through new strategies including molecular testing, shorter BPaLM regimen, nutrition support via Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), and community engagement. Key Developments in TB Care: Decline in TB incidence: India reduced TB incidence by 17.7% from 2015 to 2023, showing progress from …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: The Global TB report has been released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Key findings: The world suffered huge reverses in progress towards tuberculosis (TB) elimination in 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The biggest impact was felt in terms of …
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