by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 28, 2020 | Health and Medicine
Introduction A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that does not use the name of the company but is labelled with the name of the manufacturers. It contains the same chemical substance as a patented drug has, created to be the same in dosage form, safety, strength,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 28, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As per reports in June 2019, the recent ‘health index’ crafted by NITI Aayog, the quality of life is quite strained. Despite the proud boast of growth figures and GDP, the report has something quite alarming. As per the report, the figures on public health have...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 28, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As reported on June 6, 2019, the Milk-fortification Project (MFP) has seen significant progress in the past two years. A collaborative initiative of the World Bank, Tata Trusts, and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the project was launched in order to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 24, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As per reports on June 6, 2019, the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) has came out with estimates of the number of malaria cases to be dipped 50 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017. As per the surveillance data, the malaria cases declined by...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 24, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As per a bulletin of Sample Registration System (SRS) data, Delhi’s infant mortality rate (MR) lowered by two points to 16 in 2017 compared to the year before. Thus, Delhi becomes a state with the second lowest infant mortality among states with 10 million population...
by Spectrum | Jul 24, 2020 | Health and Medicine
As reported on May 5, 2019, the National Health Authority (NHA) set up a unit to promote innovation in order to reduce dependence on imported technologies and make quality health care affordable. The unit is aimed at cultivating a landscape of synergies focused on...
