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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 02, May 2022
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The National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030

The National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030 outlines India’s strategy for the elimination of the disease by 2030.The framework has been developed with a vision to eliminate malaria from the country and contribute to improved health and quality o

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 02, May 2022
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mRNA vaccines

Topics:  GS IIIWhy in News?A California based pharmaceutical company has developed ARCT-154, a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 infection.Benefits:It offered 95% protection against severe Covid-19 and 55% against Covid infection.What

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Karnataka sets 2027 target to become malaria-free

Reference News:- :Karnataka has set a target to eliminate malaria by 2027, three years before the 2030 target set by the Union government.Karnataka has received national recognition and appreciation for its efforts to eliminate malaria in the past six years, between 2015 an

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Apr 2022
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Hepatitis B

Reference News:-A series of unexplained cases of Hepatitis B in children has taken over the world. Many countries including the US and UK reported mysterious cases of a few children being diagnosed with Hepatitis B. About Hepatitis B:Hepatitis B is an infection in

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 27, Apr 2022
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Self-replicating mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

Reference News:-A California based pharmaceutical company has developed ARCT-154, a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 infection. Benefits:It offered 95% protection against severe Covid-19 and 55% against Covid infection.What are mRNA vaccines

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 25, Apr 2022
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Dengue fever in India

Reference news:-Rajasthan has reported 467 cases of dengue from January 1 to April 12 even before the arrival of the monsoon.In 2018, dengue was declared a perennial infection in the state.It is also a notifiable disease.Doctors and diagnostic centers have to report e

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 23, Apr 2022
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African swine fever

Reference News:-After African Swine Fever (ASF) cases were reported in a breeding farm in Sepahijala district, the Tripura government has decided to go in for mass culling of infected pigs at the farm. About African Swine Fever (ASF):ASF is a hi

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 22, Apr 2022
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WHO’s Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM)

Reference News:-It was recently unveiled in Jamnagar, Gujarat.It will be the first and only global outpost centre for traditional medicine across the world.Significance:For many regions of the world, traditional medicine is the first line of treatment. T

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 06, Apr 2022
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The recombinant variants of SARS-CoV-2

How are variants created?SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an RNA virus that evolves by accumulating genetic errors in its genome. These errors are produced when the virus infects a person and makes copies of itself inside the host’s cells.The PANGO n

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 22, Mar 2022
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India’s draft medical devices policy

Reference News:-Recently, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers released an Approach Paper for the Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022.Highlights of the Draft:Building Competitiveness thro

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