Tag: Health

In News Recently, a short tuberculosis treatment regimen of six months called BPaL as against the usual 18-month protocols has won the scientific vote with trials in multiple countries showing it had favourable outcomes in 84% to 94% of the sickest TB patients.  About BPaL BPaL is a combination of three newer antibiotics: bedaquiline, pretomanid […]

In News The Ministry of Ayush has taken a significant step to achieve “One Herb, One Standard”.  One Herb, One Standard and One Nation About: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Ayush) and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) for Inter-Ministerial cooperation for promotion and facilitation of “One Herb, […]

Context The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has celebrated its Silver Jubilee. About  At the inaugural session of the event, the Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0) and Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app were launched. IPDMS 2.0: It is an integrated, responsive, cloud-based application developed by NPPA with technical support from Centre for […]

In News Recently, the scientists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) decoded the mystery disease which hit the paddy crop causing “dwarfing” of the plants. Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus (SRBSDV) Origin: Named after Southern China where it was first reported in 2001, was found to be the factor causing the disease. The incidence of stunting […]

In  News  African health ministers launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to curb the toll of sickle cell disease Sickle cell disease (SCD) About:  It is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Red blood carries  oxygen to all parts of the body. Healthy red blood cells are round, […]

In News Recently, a new study in India found that warning labels on food packets are most effective in helping consumers identify foods high in sugar, saturated fat and sodium as compared to other labelling formats. About the Study Background:  The study comes at a time when the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India […]

In  Context  Over the last few weeks, nearly 3,000 cattle have died in Rajasthan and Gujarat due to a viral infection called the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).  Lumpy Skin Disease About: It is caused by a virus called the Capripoxvirus and is “an emerging threat to livestock worldwide”.  It is genetically related to the goatpox […]

In News Recently, African Swine Fever has been confirmed for the first time, at a private pig farm in Kerala, after more than 15 pigs on the farm had died due to the disease in the last ten days. About African Swine Fever (ASF) Cause: Large DNA virus of the Asfarviridae family. Only virus with […]

In Context The Union government has formed a task force headed  by Dr VK Paul, a member of NITI Aayog in the wake of Monkeypox cases in India. Monkeypox About: Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the same family of viruses that causes smallpox.  Occurrence of Disease: The […]