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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Sep 08, 2019

Delhi to host 1st conference on military medicine for SCO member-states

The first conference on military medicine for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states will be held from September 12 to September 13, 2019.
The conference will be the first military co-operation event hosted by India, under the SCO Defence Co-operation Plan 2019-2020, after it became an SCO member-state in 2017.
The conference will be conducted by the Indian Armed Forces under the aegis of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), with the aim to share best practices in the field of military medicine, build capacities and overcome common challenges.

Sep 07, 2019

Sex Ratio Improved From 918 To 931 In Five Years

States and districts were honoured for improved sex ratio and awareness generation under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign.
Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh received honours for improving sex ratio at birth. Nine districts were also awarded for better sex ratio at birth.
These include East Kameng of Arunachal Pradesh, Mahendragarh and Bhiwani in Haryana, Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu's Namakkal, and Jalgaon district of Maharashtra.
During the event, 10 districts were also awarded for good work in awareness generation and outreach activities under the campaign.
Women and Child Development Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani said, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narender Modi, the country has made remarkable 13 points jump in national sex ratio from 918 to 931 in last 5 years.

Sep 06, 2019

Govt. Launches Campaign To Promote 'Eat Right Movement'

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, kick-started POSHAN Maah 2019 with a year-long social and mass media campaign on the Eat Right India movement.
Dr. Vardhan also launched the new Eat Right India logo that represents a healthy plate, an online eat right quiz and online course for frontline health workers.
The Eat Right India movement is a crucial preventive healthcare measure to trigger social and behavioural change through a judicious mix of regulatory measures, combined with soft interventions for ensuring awareness and capacity building of food businesses and citizens alike.

Sep 05, 2019

'Prerna App' To Monitor Schools

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated an important app related to the education system. Its name is Prerna App and Prerna Web Portal.
Through this, the attendance of teachers and students in the schools of Basic Education Council can be monitored from the mid-day meal.
CM launched it at Indira Gandhi Foundation. Project Director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Vijay Kiran Anand said that teachers have to register school attendance through Prerna App.
They have to take selfie with the children and upload it on the app. Assessment of students 'learning output in council schools and Kasturba Gandhi Girls' Schools will also be done through the portal.
Through the portal, the Chairman and Vice President of the School Management Committee will also upload photos of other activities including regular meeting of the committee, prayer meeting, sports and uniform distribution through the app. Officers inspecting schools will also have to upload photos on the portal and the app.

Sep 04, 2019

Govt Mulls To Establish 42 New Outlets Of PMBJAK Within Health Care Institutions In J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, Government is mulling to establish 42 new outlets of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMBJAK) within health care institutions in the state.
This was stated by Financial Commissioner of J&K Health & Medical Education Atal Dulloo.
Out of these 42 outlets, 19 will be opened in Jammu Division and 23 in Kashmir Division.
The regulatory clearance for operating these shops has been obtained for 14 stores whereas 30 stores are in the pipeline & expected to open in a fortnight.

India To Contribute USD 22 mn To Global Fund For AIDS, TB, Malaria

India has announced a contribution of USD 22 million to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFTAM) for 2020-22 as part of its commitment towards eliminating these diseases.
India shares a sustained partnership with the Global Fund since 2002, both as recipient and as a donor.
India stands firm to its long-standing partnership with the Global Fund and its commitment to eliminate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
India's pledge for the Global Fund strongly demonstrates its strong political leadership to achieve universal health and its equally strong commitment to work across borders and join hands in fighting the epidemic of these three diseases.

Rajasthan To Launch AB-MGRSBY Health Insurance Scheme

The Rajasthan government will launch a new health insurance scheme -- Ayushman Bharat-Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojna (AB-MGRSBY).
The scheme will be implemented after merging the Centre's Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) and the state's Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna (BSBY).
The decision to merge the two schemes was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
With the merger of AB-PMJAY and BSBY, the number of families getting benefit will increase.
The Chief Minister said that complaints of irregularities under BSBY were being received and these shortcomings have been taken care of in the new scheme.

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