Anti Leprosy Day Marks A Leap Towards Leprosy - Free India, a Dream of Mahatma Gandhi by Karishma Abhishek on February 2, 2021 at 7:11 AM Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) has been jointly launched by the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Mr. Yohei Sasakawa (Recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize 2018), Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen s Disease) Initiative, National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India (MoHFW), and WHO India in the run-up to Anti Leprosy Day on January 30, 2021. Leprosy, also known as Hansen s disease is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is characterized by
Other than Rs 35,000 crore Covid, Rs 64,000 crore is to be spent over six years on health infra. Together it is about Rs 100,000 crore. This is an indicator of how much extra is now going to be the new normal, says Biocon executive chairperson.
As Bihar nears 2.6 lakh cases, locals believe COVID-19 is just a flu , or, nightmare that is over As per one of the many conspiracy theories that have gained a footing in Bihar, COVID-19 is a rumour spread by Westerners to ruin India’s economy Jaishree Kumar January 27, 2021 07:14:57 IST It’s rare to see anyone with their mouth and nose covered, let alone wearing a mask in Bihar. Jaishree Kumar
As Bihar records 2,58,787 cases and carries out vaccination of healthcare workers, many in the state believe the coronavirus pandemic is over giving rise to conspiracy theories.
In Kankarbagh, Patna large crowds gather near shops, motorists zoom by, a traffic police personnel fines a driver for not wearing a seatbelt. All of them have one thing in common, none of them are wearing masks.
A woman public health worker, who had taken Covid vaccine on January 19, died at a government-run hospital in Guntur in the early hours of Sunday while undergoing treatment for alleged reactions.
Students take a pledge to end child marriage
BERHAMPUR: The Ganjam administration has declared around one-third of its villages as being free of child marriage. This takes the total number of such villages in the district to 1,032 out of 3,250. It has also declared 140 of the 286 wards in its 18 urban local bodies (ULB)s as child-marriage free.
The district social welfare officer (DSWO) submitted the list of these villages and wards to the government on Tuesday. Officials said these were accorded the child-marriage free tag on the recommendations of the panchayat and ward-level task force committees on the prohibition of this social ill. The recommendations were duly verified by the respective block development officers (BDO)s and child marriage prohibition officers (CMPO)s.