iNCOVACC Context: The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh recently launched the intranasal COVID19 vaccine iNCOVACC. Who is manufacturing it? iNCOVACC, the intranasal COVID¬19 vaccine is being manufactured by the Hyderabadbased vaccine developer Bharat Biotech International Ltd. (BBIL). It is the first intranasal COVID vaccine approved for the primary two-dose […]
Cervical Cancer Context: The Government of India has stated that it will begin distributing vaccines for prevention of cervical cancer through schools that aim to prevent cervical cancer in girls between the ages of 9 and 14. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was suggested for inclusion in the […]
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion Context: The historic judgment of the Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that unmarried women in a consensual relationship are also entitled to safe and legal abortion along with its strong emphasis on women’s right to bodily autonomy […]
Paediatric Cardio-Care Context: According to the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI), the prevalence of congenital cardiac anomalies is one in every 100 live births; or an estimated 2,00,000 children are born with CHD every year. Only 15,000 of them receive treatment. What is the […]
The Lumpy Skin Disease Origin: The Lumpy Skin Disease was initially found in an outbreak in Zambia in 1929. The Lumpy Skin Disease is caused by the LSD virus (LSDV), a poxvirus of the genus capripoxvirus. The studies indicate that until the 1980’s the virus […]
National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) Context: Recently, the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2022, was released, with 384 drugs in it across 27 categories. While 34 new drugs are on the list, 26 drugs from the earlier NLEM were dropped. How are they […]
The outline of an essential global pandemic treaty For Mains The need for a global treaty on Pandemics In a globalised world, any disease which originates in any part of the world can spread through out the globe if few conditions are met. The number […]
‘Tomato flu’ detected among children in India, says Lancet For Prelims About Tomato flu: Tomato fever is a rare viral contagious disease in humans caused by Coxsackievirus A 16, which belongs to the Enterovirus family. It derives its name from the tomato-shaped red rashes that […]
Centre Mum on Availability, Requirement of key Leprosy Drug For Prelims About Leprosy Leprosy is a chronic, progressive bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium Leprae. Leprosy is also called as Hansen’s Disease. It is transmitted mainly by breathing airborne droplets from the infected individuals. It has a […]
An Overlook into the Monkeypox Outbreak Context: Due to zoonotic events, monkeypox, a rare viral virus that was formerly confined to several regions in western and central Africa and travellers visiting these countries, has spread. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the disease outbreak a […]