Fatalities due to road accidents #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Road accident deaths in India: As per Road Transport Ministry’s annual Road Accidents in India-2021 report, road accident deaths increased by 9% in 2021 from the 2019 figure. A total of 4,12,432 road accidents were reported […]
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 […]
Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (MANAS) #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Tele-MANAS Tele-MANAS is a toll-free 24/7 number (14416) launched on October 10 2022 on World Mental Health Day by the Union government. It aims to provide free tele-mental health services all over […]
Alleviating the scourge of private healthcare #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Healthcare Expenditure in India: India’s public health expenditure as a percentage of its GDP is 1.28%. While its share of general government expenditure dedicated to health remains 8%. Due to these parameters private spending still […]
iNCOVACC #GS-03 Science and Technology, #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims iNCOVACC iNCOVACC is an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Bharat Biotech, American company Precision Virologics and the Washington University School of Medicine. Codenamed BBV154, it had received permission for restricted use in November. The nasal […]
Cervical Cancer Vaccine #GS-03 Science and Technology, #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix (the lowermost part of the uterus) and results in the formation of a malignant tumour there. Cervical […]
Health as the focus of air pollution policy #GS-02 Healthcare, #GS-03 Pollution For Mains: The negative effects of Air Pollution: The effects of exposure to bad air are felt in every organ of the body, and most deeply by the vulnerable in society, i.e., children, […]
The frontliners of the first 1,000-day window of life #GS-02 Healthcare For Mains: The need for Nutrition: Addressing malnutrition is critical to laying a strong foundation for human development. Optimal maternal nutrition and infant and young child feeding are the most effective set of interventions […]
Snakebites #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims: About Snakebite: A recent study has determined that almost 80% (up to 64,100 of the 78,600 deaths) of snakebite deaths in the world happen in India. Before the current study, it was thought that India is responsible for up to […]