Maternal Mortality Ratio
India has registered a 26.9 per cent reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) since 2013.
Ban on Junk Food In School
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations proposing a ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens.
Indian lungs under extreme stress
As per National Health Profile-2019, Acute respiratory infections (ARI) accounted for 69.47% of morbidity in the year 2018.
Sex ratio in India
According to the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence’s (CBHI) National Health Profile (NHP) 2019, India has registered an improved sex ratio and a decline in birth and death rates.
Genome Sequencing
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has conducted Whole Genome Sequencing of 1,008 Indians from different populations across the country.
New guidelines for peritoneal dialysis services
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has come out with a set of guidelines for establishing peritoneal dialysis services.
TB cases down in India
According to the WHO-2019 edition of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report, the tuberculosis incidence rate in India has decreased by almost 50,000 patients over the past one year.
Global Hunger Index
India has ranked 102nd among 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI).
PM-JAY health scheme
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and AndhraPradesh have emerged as the top performing States with free secondary and tertiary treatment.
UNISEF Report on Undernourishment
According to a grim United Nations assessment of childhood nutrition released. a third of the world’s nearly 700 million under five year olds are undernourished or overweight.