- The document provides several public health updates from India and around the world. Key updates include: WHO declaring the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency, the launch of India's national climate research agenda, and the renaming of India's national program for non-communicable diseases.
2. THE MAIN HEADLINES:
• Odisha train tragedy: State revises death toll to 288 as final
fatality figure.
• WHO declares COVID 19 as no longer a public health
emergency.
• Monkeypox virus disease is also declared as no more a global
public health emergency.
• A new framework to mitigate anemia globally is strategized.
• TB research tracker is launched by WHO.
• India's national climate research agenda is released.
• National training center for food safety and standards is
inaugurated.
• NPCDCS is renamed as NP-NCD.
• Centre launches Poshan bhi Padhai bhi a ,new initiative.
8. The TB research tracker can be accessed
at https://tbtrialtrack.who.int/
WHO TB Knowledge Sharing Platform.
9.
10. • Indias national climate change
agenda for 2030 released.
• International Climate Research
Conclave 2023
• Witnessed over 200 climate
scientists,experts,policymakers
• Focus:Recent progress in
climate research
• Report “ Indias Climate
Research Agenda 2030 and
beyond”
• Long term research agendas
• Climate consortium
11. • Swasth:Nagrik-Swasth
Rashtra:Innovative steps for
food safety in India
• National Training Centre
For Food Safety And
Standards Authority Of
India(FSSAI)
• Maintain food quality
standard
• Food adulteration on check
• FesTaC e learning app for
street vendors
12. NPCDCS is now NP-NCD
• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver
Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• STEMI
(CPHC-NCD) is renamed as
National NCD Portal
State and union territories adviced
to follow this notions
13. Early childhood care and
education program
13.4 lakh Anganwadis
• Quality infrastructure
• Trained teachers
• Two hours quality
preschool lessons
Editor's Notes
A tragic collision occurred involving three trains in Odisha ,on June 2 2023, when the coromondel express collided with a goods train and derailed and further collided with Bengaluru howrah express, on the adjacent track, claiming 288 deaths and 1175 injured.A massive rescue operation was initiated by National Disaster response force,Odisha disaster rapid action force,Fire rescue teams,police and medical team including 100 doctors and 200 ambulances,local buses transporting the injured and also extended support received from govt,NGOs ,other authorities and civilians
During the 15th meeting of international health regulations emergency committee ,on 4th May 2023 ,the covid 19 was declared as no longer a public health emergency of international concern ..With the decreasing trend in covid 19 deaths,decline in hospitilisations and icu admissions and high level of population immunity to sars cov 2 this announcement was made.
As well as, monkey pox virus disease was also declared as no longer a global health emergency.Wherein, on July 2022,it was proclaimed as global public health emergency of international significance.Following the emergency committee meeting ,Sir.Tedros, director general of WHO delivered the announcement. (click animation)More than 87 thousand cases and 140 death related to monkey pox have been reported ,from ,111 countries overall for more than a year.Even though monkey pox epidemic may no longer be in a state of emergency,it still presents as a public health concern that necessitate a strong long lasting response.
The first-ever comprehensive framework on reducing anaemia was launched,in the international maternal newborn conference held in capetown, calling on countries ,to accelerate action to halve anaemia prevalence in women of reproductive age by 2025. Progress on reducing anaemia has been slow and the world is not on track to reach the global target.. The new framework sets forth ways the priority interventions to
WHO launches an online platform, to track the progress in TB research in the development of new treatment,vaccines and operational research projects ,designed to improve TB prevention,treatment and care.It will compile all the information available from all ongoing studies.Tb research tracker can be accessed at
INDIAS NATIONAL CLIMATE RESEARCH AGENDA WAS RLSD
Indias national climate change agenda for 2030 was released,during the international climate research conclave 2023 ,held at cente of excellence in climate studies at iit Mumbai.the event witnessed participation of over 200 climate scientists,students,experts and policymakers from different parts of india and around the world.conclave focused on indias recent progress in climate research and rlsd the report “indias climate research agenda :2030 and beyond.long term research agendas in priority areas of climate research were deliberated,along with plans for creating a climate consortium involving various departments n ministries of govt of india to facilitate climate research.
Swasth nagrik swasth raashtra an innovative step towards food safety in India.The union minister dr.Mansukh mandavia inaugurated the national training centre for food safety and standards authority of india, on 1st June in Ghaziabad,uttar Pradesh.it will function as a resource and training centre for maintaining food quality standards and keeping food adulteration in india under check.the FSSAI aims to achieve the global benchmark of food safety standards, towards the goal of a healthy india and healthy Indians.the event also saw the launch of a food safety and certifcication e learning app intended for street vendors constituting training modules on food safety handling,storage and hygiene practices.
National program for prevention and control of cancer,diabetes,cardiovascular diseases and stroke (NPCDCS) in india ,which is being implemented under the NHM is being organized to include new diseases and initiatives such as non alcoholic fatty liver disease,chronic kidney disease and st elevation MI.to reflect this expansion, it has decided to rename it as NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NON communicable diseases(np-ncd).additionaly ,the comprehensive primary healthcare non communicable diseases IT system,which enables screening and management of NCDs will now be called the national NCD portal.
Poshan bhi padhai bhi a new initiative to strengthen early childhood was launched ,on May 10th, with recommendations from national education policy(click animation)To ensure that, india has the largest comprehensive network of high quality preschools in the world with all 13.9lakh anganwadis will be upgrading with quality infrastructure and trained teachers, also stipulating every child will receive 2 hours of quality preschool lessons everyday.it will promote interlinking of child hood nutrition and early education.
That’s all about the recent public health news headlines.
