Health and Family wellfare
MATERNAL HEALTHCARE
CONTEXT The government’s recent announcement that the maternity benefit programme which provides ₹5,000 for first child will be extended to cover the second child only if it is a girl has met with sharp criticism from activists who have demanded its universalisation. MATERNAL HEALTH Maternal malnutrition has been linked to an increa... .Read more
Updated on 9 February, 2022 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
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DIGITAL HEALTHCARE
CONTEXT The finance minister in the budget speech said that India would digitise the country’s health care delivery system by building registries of health providers and facilities, providing unique health identity to all residents, preparing a consent framework and ensuring universal access to health care. NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM ... .Read more
Updated on 2 February, 2022 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
NURSES AND MIDWIVES : INDIA’S FOOT SOLDIERS
CONTEXT Nurses and midwives form the linchpin of health care delivery across the world. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how the absence of an optimal number of nurses and midwives can debilitate the health care sector. FACTS India has 1.7 nurses per 1,000 people, less than the World Health Organization’s norm of three per 1,000. Accordi... .Read more
Updated on 18 January, 2022 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
CONTEXT The Vice President has talked about the worrisome state of rural areas that are lagging behind with limited access to primary healthcare. He also said that to bridge this gap, solutions must be explored in telehealth to reach remote areas. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Early detection of diseases: Primary Health Care is a key enabler for ... .Read more
Updated on 8 January, 2022 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
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PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTEXT Acute absence of an integrated, transparent and credible public healthcare data system has been found while attempting to model the pandemic in India. ADEQUATE IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HEALTHCARE Welfare state: health infrastructure as an important indicator for understanding health care policy and welfare mechanisms in our country. ... .Read more
Updated on 7 January, 2022 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
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NUTRITION
CONTEXT The national family health survey has indicated slow improvement in India's malnutrition situation. DATA Every third child under five and a fifth of women are undernourished and overweight women have increased to a quarter More than every second child, adolescence and woman is anemic There has been a substantial positive trend in ... .Read more
Updated on 7 January, 2022 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
