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House panel moots law to keep a check on private hospitals

House panel moots law to keep a check on private hospitals Health is an important topic under UPSC GS Paper II (Governance) and UPSC GS Paper III (Developmental issues) of the UPSC Mains Examination. Every year UPSC asks a minimum of 1 question both in Prelims and Mains. Its utilization is also in the Essay for UPSC Mains Examination. What is Health? According to WHO, Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Read: National Health Policy, 2017 and Problems in Health For WHO One Health Policy:…

22 December, 2020

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National Organ Donation Day

National Organ Donation Day Context National Organ Donation Day was celebrated on 27th November by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Key Points National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) Provides financial grants for establishing ROTTOs, and SOTTOs, developing new and upgrading existing retrieval and transplant centres. Organ Donation Institutional Set-up: The National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), the Regional Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTO) at the regional level and the State Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTO) at the state level. State of Organ Donation in India: India ranked third in the world as per WHO Global Observatory…

27 November, 2020