Unusual manifestations of patients with severe organ involvement such as liver, kidneys, brain or heart associated with dengue infection have been increasingly reported in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and also in dengue patients who do not have evidence of plasma …
Aim: to decrease the prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency Objective: Prevention of vitamin A deficiency Promoting consumption of Vitamin A-rich food –promotion of regular dietary intake of Vitamin A-rich foods by all pregnant and lactating women and by children under 5 …
INTRODUCTION India has the world’s highest tuberculosis (TB) burden, with an estimated 26 lakh people contracting the disease and approximately 4 lakh people dying from it every year. TB usually affects the most economically productive age group of society The …
There are two categories of COVID-19 Vaccines: Component Viral Vaccines and Whole Virus Vaccines. Component Viral Vaccines Protein Subunit: Contains isolated and purified viral proteins e.g. Epivaccorona, Novavax. Virus-like Particles (VLP): Contains viral proteins that mimic the structure of the …
There have been several unique challenges with COVID‑19 vaccine development. The urgency to create a vaccine for COVID‑19 led to compressed schedules that shortened the standard vaccine development timeline. Timelines for conducting clinical research – normally a sequential process requiring …
POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission), targets to reduce Stunting, undernutrition, Anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively. Recently, the Ministry for Women and Child Development …
India’s healthcare system has been battling various issues, including the low number of institutions and less-than-adequate human resources for quite a while now. There’s a need to make people and processes in the healthcare sector made more accountable; for that greater …
Given the magnitude of the family planning programme in India, there is a need to strengthen the coordination of all its aspects, focusing on planning, programmes, monitoring, training and procurement. The Fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) states that almost …
Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative 2017 (National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare GOI) OBJECTIVES To reduce maternal and newborn mortality & morbidity due to APH, PPH, retained placenta, preterm, preeclampsia & eclampsia, obstructed labour, puerperal sepsis, newborn …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Dengvaxia, the first vaccine approved for the prevention of dengue disease caused by all dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3 and 4) in people ages 9 through 16 who …