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Editorial-3: A fresh COVID-19 data interpretation approach [G.S. Mains Paper-3 Health]
There is a fresh spike in COVID19 cases in India, a surge that is attributable to at least three reasons. One, the XBB.1.16 recombinant variant which has higher transmissibility in comparison to other circulating variants. Two, the recent viral flu surge (H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes) which resulted in healthcare providers r... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS3 Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Price of 651 essential drugs down by 6.73% from April 1, says Centre
Why in News-The price of 651 essential drugs has come down by 6.73% on average from April 1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had been able to fix the ceiling prices of these 651 medicines so far out of the over 870 scheduled drugs listed under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). Because of the capping of ceiling... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS3 Society Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
France to decide on legalising euthanasia
Why in News- France could be the next European country to legalise euthanasia for the terminally ill after President Emmanuel Macron called for a law on a “French model on the end of life” within months. Mr. Macron’s intervention marks a welcome change on the issue, after facing months of protests over a massively controversial pension... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS2 International Relations Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Editorial-1: India needs a national programme on autism [G.S. Mains Paper-3 Health]
A conservative estimate based on pooling the results from different studies suggests that well over one crore Indians are on the autism spectrum. While biochemical pathways involved in core autism symptoms are unlikely to be different between cultures, there are notable cultural differences in who gets a clinical diagnosis of a... .Read more
Updated on 3 April, 2023 GS3 Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Ministry says MGNREGS workers will build almost 75% of anganwadis this year
Why in News- Almost three out of every four anganwadi centres to be constructed in the current year will be built in convergence with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Women and Child Development Ministry has said. The Ministry has informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Youth and Spo... .Read more
Updated on 1 April, 2023 GS2 Daily Updates Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Drugs for rare diseases get customs duty relief
Why in News- All drugs and food for special medical purposes imported for personal use for treatment of all rare diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 are now fully exempted from basic customs duty. The Centre has also fully exempted pembrolizumab (Keytruda), used in treatment of various cancers, from basic customs duty. ... .Read more
Updated on 31 March, 2023 GS3 Economy Current Affairs Science and Technology Health and Family wellfare
