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[Public Health] Drug Menace in India, National Policy for Drug Demand Reduction 2014

Mrunal10/01/2015Technology34 Comments

In India, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh have permitted Opium Cultivation for medicinal purpose. National policy for drug demand reducation 2014 Read More...

[Public Health] NPPA, Drug Price control, Sravan Implant, Cigarette packing rules update

Mrunal24/10/2014Technology33 Comments

NPPA: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority Drug is responsible for enforcing Drug price control order 2013 (DPCO) to control the price of 384 essential Read More...

[Public Health] National Health Policy 2014- Salient Features & National AYUSH Mission (NAM)

Mrunal24/10/2014Technology11 Comments

In the Late 80s, Indian Government enacted Mental Health Act, but many deficiencies, hence not implemented. Finally in 2014, National Mental Health policy Read More...

[Public Health] Global Hunger report, Hidden Hunger, National Nutrition Mission, Newborn action plan,

Mrunal23/10/2014Technology33 Comments

As per Global hunger report, malnutrition has declined in India, but Hidden Hunger is still a challenge? What is Hidden Hunger & What steps has Government Read More...

[Public Health]- Ebola, Cavilon, Kala-Azar Revised strategy, Free Rotavirus vaccine, XDR-TB, BRCA genes, NOTTO

Mrunal15/09/2014Technology93 Comments

Ebola, How does it spread? What are its symptoms? Revised strategy to combat Kala Azar in India. XDR TB- how is it different than MDR-TB? NOTTO organs Read More...

[Public Health] Current Affairs 2012-13: Government schemes, Policies, Yearbook stuff (Part 1 of 3)

Support Staff18/04/2013Science124 Comments

Prologue Constitutional provisions FR DPSP Duties 7th Schedule Bills/ Laws Draft National Health Bill 2009. Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2009 PCPNDT 2004 NCHRH Bill 2011 Draft Mental Healthcare bill, 2012 Draft DNA profiling Bill, 2012 Policies National Population Policy 2000 (NPP) National Blood Policy, 2002 National Policy on NDPS 2012 National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPP) 2012 Committees related … Read More

[Public Health] Current Affairs 2012-13: Diseases, Drugs and Research (Part 2 of 3)

Support Staff18/04/2013Science50 Comments

Universal Immunization program (UIP) India Declared Polio-Free Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) Polio Virologist dead BIBCOL Integrated Vaccine Complex Penta-valent Vaccine JEEV Vector control Blindness control Leprosy Iodine AIDS control NACO NACP phases One Two Three Four Bridge Population Mother to Child AIDS: 12th FYP Goal Truvada Truvada: Issues/concerns OraQuick Home Red Ribbon Express (RRE) Anti-retro viral drugs Two types of … Read More

[Public Health] Current Affairs 2012-13: Mock Questions (Part 3 of 3)

Support Staff18/04/2013Science

This is the third and last article, on Current affairs related to Public Healthcare. Part 1: Polity, laws, policies, bills, yearbook (schemes)+ any current affairs related to that. click me Part 2: Current affairs related to major diseases (AIDS, TB, Cancer, Heart), and other misc. science tech stuff from Hindu related to Healthcare. click me Part 3: Mock questions based … Read More

[Public Health] Japanese Encephalitis Menace in India: Reasons, Prevention and control

Mrunal20/10/2012Technology40 Comments

Japanese Encephalitis is spread through Culex mosquitoes are normally zoophilic, i.e. they prefer to take blood meals from animals rather than from humans. Read More...