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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - October 2019

Oct 2019

Oct 11, 2019

14 States To Lose Over ₹440 Crore For Not Meeting National Health Mission Norms

Up to 14 States will pay dearly for not upgrading their health infrastructure in line with the demands of the National Health Mission being steered by the Ministry of Health.
They will lose a substantial 20 per cent chunk of the funding from the Centre, over ₹440 crore, that had been tied to certain conditions.
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh are among the bigger States to have suffered the most penalty. The hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the north eastern states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Territories of J&K, Lakshadweep and Delhi, and Goa and West Bengal will collectively lose over ₹440 crore for not performing well on immunisation, and falling short on parameters such as upgrading district hospitals, running of primary health centres, screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among people over 30 years, availability of mental health services, and digitising human resources (HR).

Global Fund Raises $13.92 Billion To Fight Aids, TB, Malaria

A conference of the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria raised at least USD 13.92 billion for the next three years.
Macron, who hosts the international conference in the French city of Lyon, vowed to keep working to reach the USD 14 billion goal which the organization had set up from the USD 12.2 billion brought in during the last conference in 2016.

Saudi Arabia Allows Women To Serve In Armed Forces

Saudi Arabia announced that it will allow women in the ultra-conservative kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad programme of economic and social reforms.
The move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom, even as rights groups accuse Riyadh of cracking down on women activists.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, has approved a handful of reforms aimed at widening women's rights, including allowing them to drive and to travel abroad without consent from a male "guardian".

Singapore to Ban Ads for Sugary Drinks in Bid to Tackle Diabetes

Singapore will become the first country in the world to ban ads for the most unhealthy sugary drinks in its latest move to combat rising diabetes rates.
Products deemed "less healthy" must now display labels grading their nutritional and sugar content, with those considered to be most unhealthy banned from appearing in ads across all media platforms, including broadcast, print and online channels.
This aims to reduce the influence of such advertisements on consumer preferences.
It added that the measures were only a start and it would continue to explore the possibility of a sugar tax or ban.

Oct 10, 2019

Health Ministry Launches WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy

The Union Health Ministry has launched the 'World Health Organisation (WHO) India Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2019–2023: A Time of Transition', with the collaboration providing a strategic roadmap for the WHO to work with the Indian government towards achieving its health sector goals; improving the health of its population; and bringing in transformative changes in the health sector.

India Hands Over 10,000 Vials Of Anti-Rabies Vaccines To Myanmar

India has handed over 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines to Myanmar in an effort to help the Naypyitaw in its fight against the Rabies disease.
In a handing over ceremony held in Yangon, the Deputy Chief of Mission Sumit Seth handed over the vials of Anti-Rabies Vaccines to Myanmar's Director General of Department of Medical Research Zaw Than Htun, Indian Embassy in Myanmar.
The aim of this goodwill donation was to provide support to the Government of Myanmar for its fight against Rabies and to showcase the strength of India's pharmaceutical industry in manufacturing high-quality vaccines at a highly competitive price.
The Director-General thanked New Delhi for its initiative and recalled the growing bilateral health cooperation between the two countries.

Govt Collaborates With IIM Bangalore To Launch Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced its partnership with Indian Institute of Management (IIM)- Bangalore to launch a new programme 'Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship'.
The two-year Fellowship programme will be delivered by IIMB's Centre of Public Policy (CPP), an independent public interest-oriented policy think-tank engaged in research, teaching, training, and capacity-building.
The programme will be launched on a pilot basis in Gujarat, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Oct 08, 2019

NHA And Google Join Hands, Plans To Strengthen Ayushman Bharat Scheme

The National Health Authority (NHA) and Google have joined to strengthen the implementation of Prime Minister Modi's scheme - Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
The NHA and Google will be exploring several cases to increase the efficiency of application processes.
The collaboration is said to achieve PM Modi's goals to help the poor and improve their access to proper healthcare.

HRD Minister Lays Stone For IIM Campus In Amritsar

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank laid the foundation stone of the campus of the Indian Institute of Management in Amritsar's Manawala.
IIM campus would come upon 60,000 square metres and have state-of-the-art facilities in the library, academic block and hostels.
The allocation of 350 crore rupees has been sanctioned for the first phase of the construction while an additional amount of 250 crore rupees would be allocated for the project.

AIIMS, Health Ministry Launch 'Edantseva' Website And App

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in collaboration with the Union Health Ministry launched the first-ever website and mobile application on oral health awareness.
The digital platform, 'e-DantSeva', contains information about the National Oral Health Programme, a detailed list of all the dental facility and colleges, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material and a unique feature called the 'Symptom Checker'.
The website also provides GPRS route satellite images of the facility for easier access to the people.

Oct 07, 2019

Rajasthan's Sanskrit University Establishes Language Labs

Aiming to improve pronunciation, creation of new words and translation into Hindi, English and Sanskrit, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University has established language labs. The labs have been created in three languages.
As per the University administration, out of the 15 Sanskrit Universities in the country, Rajasthan's Sanskrit University is the first to establish language labs in three languages.
Dr. Anula Maurya, vice-chancellor of the university said that "we are aiming to create an environment to teach students of English, Hindi and Sanskrit with the correct pronunciation, creation of new words and translation through computer aided education."

Oct 06, 2019

First All-Female Spacewalk Is Back On, NASA Says

The first spacewalk to be conducted entirely by women is scheduled for Oct. 21, 2019. NASA announced, nearly seven months after an all-female spacewalk was canceled because two properly fitted spacesuits were not readily available.
Christina Koch and Anne McClain, the two astronauts who were scheduled to conduct the spacewalk in March, 2019 both needed a medium-size torso component, but only one was available.
The spacewalk did take place — it just wasn't all-female. Ms. Koch conducted the six-hour mission with fellow astronaut Nick Hague.

PMJAY - First Year With 90,000 Cancer Claims; Tamil Nadu Tops The List

In its first year, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), the tertiary care arm of Ayushman Bharat, has funded the treatment of 90,000 cancer patients through 1.8 lakh hospital admissions.
This is according to data available with the Union Health Ministry, which also show that every year there are 11.57 lakh new cancer patients in India and 7.84 lakh cancer deaths. At any given point, there are 22.5 lakh Indians living with cancer.
Tamil Nadu, with 40,056 cases, tops the state where the most cancer patients availed treatment under PMJAY, followed by Kerala (22,000), Madhya Pradesh (19,455), Chhattisgarh (15,997) and Gujarat (14,380).

Kochi To Host National Health Informatics Meet In 2020

The Health Informatics and Information Management Association (HIIMA), Kerala, and the Health Records Association of India (HERAI) are jointly organising the 20th annual national conference in Kochi on February 7 and 8, 2020.
The theme of the conference – Medrecon 2020 – is 'Value of Data in Health Care Ecosystem'.
More than 700 delegates from the healthcare sector in India and abroad are expected to participate in the meet.

Goa Government Releases Rs 60 Crore For Super Speciality Block In Goa Medical College Hospital

The Goa government released Rs 60 crore for the super speciality block being constructed at the Goa Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Bambolim.
The 500-bed super speciality facility, being built under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), will be inaugurated by the end of 2019.
The state government granted administrative and expenditure sanction of Rs 60 crore for the facility.

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