by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 29, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As reported on July 9, 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come out with its report on a survey done to audit the preparedness activities of 17 Central and 7 State ministries for the implementation of SDGs, which relate to a set of 17 objectives...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 29, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As per media sources, tuberculosis emerged as the deadliest infectious disease with claims close to three lakh lives between 2012 and 2016. Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh are known for registering a high number of deaths per one lakh population. Though deaths due to TB...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 29, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Pollution of drinking water is a major cause of concern in the world, particularly in India. On the one hand, there are millions who do not have access to water in our country, whereas on the other, there are those who could have access but paid a heavy price by...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 29, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Introduction In September 2019, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) released the first-ever Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey, 2016–18, conducted in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The survey was conducted in order...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 29, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Introduction Malnutrition is one of the major health problems faced by India. It is not only a direct cause of death among children under five-years of age, it also gives rise to diseases by reducing resistance to infections. Malnutrition begins from womb as a baby...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 29, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Introduction The prohibition of electronic cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage, and advertisement) Act, 2019, received the assent of the President on December 5, 2019. This Act safeguards public health and...
