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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Sep 27, 2019

JNU Inks MoU With IIT-Delhi For Research, Education, Technology

The Jawaharlal Nehru University inked an agreement with IIT-Delhi for cooperation in research, education and technology developments in science and other disciplines.
This collaboration between JNU and IIT-Delhi will also facilitate access to each other's libraries and central research facilities to intensify joint research projects and other related academic activities, it added.

Odisha Unveils 'Tikki Mausi' To Combat Malnutrition Among Children, Women

With an aim to spread awareness about child and woman's nutrition, Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti Department in collaboration with the UNICEF unveiled a mascot named 'Tikki Mausi'.
The department also launched a comprehensive state-level communication strategy in collaboration with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni Sahu and UNICEF's state chief Monika O Nielsen unveiled the mascot and also launched the state level communication strategy to make the public aware about child and woman's nutrition and their development.

RRCB Holds Presentation Session With Agencies To Assess Their Strength To Hold Recruitment Exams ...

Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) of Ministry of Railways held a presentation session with major Examination Conducting Agencies from all over India, to assess their strength and potential to hold large recruitment examinations for Indian Railways.
Based on these interactions, the Railways is expected to float tender for selecting the Examination Conducting Agency for holding the forth-coming examinations of Non-Technical Popular Categories and Miscellaneous Categories.
Indian Railways being the largest employer, has given employment to over 1.5 lakh people in last one year and almost equal number is in the pipeline.
Railway Examinations invite a large number of applications running into lakhs and more.
In 2018, one of the examinations had about 1.89 crore candidates which is a record.
Conducting such large scale examinations successfully has been a matter of concern and hence Examination Conducting Agencies are selected after minutely scrutinising their credentials and potentials.

Sep 26, 2019

Australia Government Body Announces Rs 3.32 Crore Grant To Promote Stronger Ties With India

In a bid to further promote stronger ties with India, an Australian government body has announced a grant of Rs 3.32 crore to 11 new projects that include workshops on woman social entrepreneurs and an innovative programme on school children.
The Australia India Council (AIC), a government body to build awareness and understanding between the people and institutions of the two sides, would allocate the grant of 689,000 Australian dollars (Rs 3,32,18,374) to the Western Sydney University (WSU) and the Australian National University (ANU), which will conduct the projects in collaboration with Indian organisations.

Dr Harsh Vardhan Launches 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' Campaign

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the new 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign' along with the National TB Prevalence Survey. Multi-stakeholder and community participation shall form the pivot of the countrywide campaign.
"As part of our commitment to end-TB, we have established patient forums in over 95 per cent of all districts in the first 100 days, which clearly shows our strong commitment to ending TB in the shortest time. These district forums will bring the voices of the affected to the fore, and highlight on-ground challenges faced by patients and their families in accessing TB care services", he stated.

Sep 25, 2019

Nasscom Inks Pact With China's I-Campus For Healthcare Innovation

Apex software industry body Nasscom said it has entered into a strategic collaboration with China's I-Campus to accelerate healthcare innovation and cooperation in life sciences and healthcare sector.
The development is part of Nasscom's ongoing efforts to bolster digital solutions for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
I-Campus, or the Wuxi International Life Science Innovation Campus, is an innovation incubation platform offering services in research and development, commercialisation and professional services in life sciences industry and has been co-built by the Wuxi municipal government, the Wuxi National High-tech District and Indian bio-pharma company AstraZeneca.

Sep 24, 2019

AIRSWEEE Fellowship: 3 Indian Women Entrepreneurs To Fly To US

Three Indian women entrepreneurs were selected as part of a fellowship programme that will allow them to visit the United States and get hands-on experience on the working of globally successful firms.
The All India Roadshow on Women's Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship (AIRSWEEE), a TiE Global's marquee programme, is supported by the US Embassy in India.
It seeks to not only economically empower women but also promote gender equity and boost their self-confidence.
The winners are Zaiba Sarang (29), Shraddha Sinha Khare (40) and Tharakeshwari Palanisamy (39), according to AIRSWEEE team which had announced the fellowship.
The winners of the fully-funded fellowship were announced during the opening session of the three-day 'Women Entrepreneurs Conclave 3.0.

Two Out Of Three Child Deaths Due To Malnutrition: Report

Two-thirds of the 1.04 million deaths in children under five years in India are still attributable to malnutrition, according to the first comprehensive estimate of disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition and the trends of its indicators in every State from 1990.
The report states that the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate attributable to malnutrition in children varies 7-fold among the States and is highest in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Nagaland and Tripura.
The report was published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health by the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative.
The report says the overall under-five death rate and the death rate due to malnutrition has decreased substantially from 1990 to 2017, but malnutrition is still the leading risk factor for death in children under five years, and is also the leading risk factor for disease burden for all ages considered together in most States.

Sep 23, 2019

Doctors, nurses need not take TOEFL, IELTS exam to practice in UK

Doctors, nurses, dentists and mid-wives who wish to practice in the UK will no longer have to appear for English language tests like TOEFL and IELTS as the country will now accept scores of Occupational English Test (OET) which the candidates have to anyway clear for registering with the relevant healthcare regulator.
The OET is an international English language test that assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals, who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment.

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