21st February 2017
1)Secretary, Health and Family Welfare launched the SAATHIYA Resource Kit including ‘Saathiya Salah’ Mobile App for adolescents, here today, as part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) program.
One of the key interventions under the programme is introduction of the Peer Educators (Saathiyas) who act as a catalyst for generating demand for the adolescent health services and imparting age appropriate knowledge on key adolescent health issues to their peer groups.
2)Kashmir to observe 2017 as the ‘Year of Apple’
Jammu and Kashmir is the largest apple producing State in India at 11.2 metric tonnes, which accounts for 71% of national production, according to official figures.
3)WHO congratulates India on successful assessment of India’s National Regulatory Authority
Big boost to Government’s efforts towards quality healthcare
Key facts:
The assessment has been carried out by a WHO team comprising lead experts in different areas from WHO Headquarters Geneva, WHO India Country Office, experts drawn from the regulators of USA, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Thailand and Egypt.
The assessment has been done in respect of nine different functionalities and Indian National Regulatory Authority (NRA) has been declared ‘functional’ with a maturity level of 4 i.e. the highest level as per currently evolved definitions in respect of 5 functions, and maturity level 3 in respect of 4 functions.
Why assessment of National Regulatory Authority (NRA) is necessary?
A fully functional NRA is a pre-requisite for WHO prequalification of vaccines. One of the requirements to become eligible and retain prequalification status is to have the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) assessed as functional against the WHO published NRA indicators.
National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India comprises the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), State Drug Regulatory Authorities, Pharmaco-vigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) structures at the Central and States levels.
4) India Signed 3 Agreements with Rwanda
Quiz Questions For Today :
1. Where is the Headquarter of ILO Located ?
Rome Geneva Paris Washington
2. Who Publishes the Global Comepetitiveness Report?
World Bank IMF WEF INSEAD
3. Where is Namdapha National Park?
Assam Meghalaya Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh
1)Secretary, Health and Family Welfare launched the SAATHIYA Resource Kit including ‘Saathiya Salah’ Mobile App for adolescents, here today, as part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) program.
One of the key interventions under the programme is introduction of the Peer Educators (Saathiyas) who act as a catalyst for generating demand for the adolescent health services and imparting age appropriate knowledge on key adolescent health issues to their peer groups.
2)Kashmir to observe 2017 as the ‘Year of Apple’
Jammu and Kashmir is the largest apple producing State in India at 11.2 metric tonnes, which accounts for 71% of national production, according to official figures.
3)WHO congratulates India on successful assessment of India’s National Regulatory Authority
Big boost to Government’s efforts towards quality healthcare
Key facts:
The assessment has been carried out by a WHO team comprising lead experts in different areas from WHO Headquarters Geneva, WHO India Country Office, experts drawn from the regulators of USA, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Thailand and Egypt.
The assessment has been done in respect of nine different functionalities and Indian National Regulatory Authority (NRA) has been declared ‘functional’ with a maturity level of 4 i.e. the highest level as per currently evolved definitions in respect of 5 functions, and maturity level 3 in respect of 4 functions.
Why assessment of National Regulatory Authority (NRA) is necessary?
A fully functional NRA is a pre-requisite for WHO prequalification of vaccines. One of the requirements to become eligible and retain prequalification status is to have the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) assessed as functional against the WHO published NRA indicators.
National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India comprises the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), State Drug Regulatory Authorities, Pharmaco-vigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) structures at the Central and States levels.
4) India Signed 3 Agreements with Rwanda
Quiz Questions For Today :
1. Where is the Headquarter of ILO Located ?
Rome Geneva Paris Washington
2. Who Publishes the Global Comepetitiveness Report?
World Bank IMF WEF INSEAD
3. Where is Namdapha National Park?
Assam Meghalaya Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh
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