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WHO Releases First-Ever List of Fungal Infection, Flags Global Health Threat

WHO Releases First-Ever List of Fungal Infection, Flags Global Health Threat: The World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time published a list of fungal infections — “priority pathogens”. The Fungal Priority Pathogen List (FPPL) includes 19 fungi that pose the greatest threat to human health. The UN agency warns that some species are becoming […]

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Healthcare sector in India will grow to USD 50 billion by 2025

Healthcare sector in India will grow to USD 50 billion by 2025: While addressing the 14th CII Global MedTech Summit, Science and Technology Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh has announced that Healthcare sector in India is expected grow to 50 billion dollar by 2025. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz India aims to achieve 10 to 12% of the global market share of

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Dubai hosts the first Homeopathy International Health summit

First Homoeopathy International Health Summit held in Dubai

First Homoeopathy International Health Summit held in Dubai: The first edition of “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy” was held in Dubai with the theme “Diseases caused by climate change and global warming”. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Aim: To educate and promote a homoeopathic system of medicine, drugs, and practices. The summit was organised by Burnett Homoeopathy Pvt Ltd. Burnett

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Health Minister addresses inaugural session at the G20 Health Ministers

Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has virtually addressed the inaugural session at the G20 Health Ministers meeting at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia has hosted two Health Working Group Meetings in Yogyakarta and Lombok. Priority issues: Harmonizing Global Health Protocol Standards and Building Global Health System Resilience. India has pledged to End TB by 2025 (five years ahead

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Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Health Summit in Gujarat

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated a three-day Swasthya Chintan Shivir (Health Summit) at Kevadiya in Gujarat. Aim: Detailed discussion on various topics and policies related to the health sector and recommend ways and means for better implementation of these policies/programmes. This summit is being organized as a part of the 14th Convention of

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WHO approves Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech received a shot in the arm as the World Health Organisation (WHO) granted approval to India’s first indigenous Covid vaccine– Covaxin– for emergency use listing (EUL) 18 years and above. This marks a major victory for India’s journey in vaccination against Covid-19. Covaxin is a vaccine, completely ‘made in India’, by Hyderabad-based

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Mandatory blood sugar test for feto-maternal health

Union Minister Jitendra Singh has advocated for mandatory blood sugar test for every pregnant woman, regardless of any symptoms for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The call for an early detection for GDM in pregnant ladies is significant as in India alone, GDM complicates nearly four million pregnancies annually. Gestational Diabetes

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The H5N1 avian influenza and its fatality

Recently an 11-year-old boy died of H5N1 avian influenza in Delhi. This is the first recorded death due to the bird flu in India this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Bird flu or avian influenza is a disease caused by avian influenza Type A viruses found naturally in wild birds worldwide. The virus can

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Beijing’s first human infection case with Monkey B virus died

A Beijing-based veterinarian who was confirmed as China’s first human infection case with Monkey B virus (BV) has died. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The virus, initially isolated in 1932, is an alphaherpesvirus enzootic in macaques of the genus Macaca. B virus is the only identified old-world-monkey herpesvirus that displays severe pathogenicity in humans. The

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COVID-19 vaccine does not damage the placenta in pregnancy

Recently, a new Northwestern Medicine study of placentas from patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy found no evidence of injury, adding to the growing literature that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Placenta is a key organ in pregnancy. The placenta is the first organ that forms during

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