POVERTY IN INDIA Poverty is a significant issue in India, From late 19th century through early 20th century, under British colonial rule, poverty in India intensified, peaking in the 1920s.Famines and diseases... Read more »
WHAT IS POVERTY ??? World Bank definition :” social phenominon in which a section of society is unable to fullfill their basic needs…” People can be said to be in poverty when... Read more »
PHARMACUITICAL INDUSTRY IN INDIA Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India(PEPCI) Report says #Global Pharma market size in the calendar year 2016 is estimated at $1100 billion as per IMS with a very... Read more »
2.CENTRAL DRUG STANDARD CONTROL ORGANISATION (CDSCO) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is the national regulatory body for Indian pharmaceuticals and medical devices, It serves parallel function to the European Medical Agency of the European Union, the PDMA of Japan,the FDA of... Read more »
1.INDIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL (IMC) ~Established through Indian Medical Council Act,1956…..therefore its a statutory body.. The main functions of the Medical Council of India are as follows: Establishment and maintenance of uniform standards... Read more »
WHAT IS NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY ?? It is the policy document to inform, clarify, strengthen and prioritize the role of the Government in shaping health systems in all its dimensions- investments in... Read more »
What are the conditions that is refered to as triple burden of diseases ??? *Unending fight against communicable diseases *Emerging threat of lifestyle diseases *Increasing vulnerability to new diseases WHY THIS IS... Read more »
As explained in 12th plan document 1.ACCESSIBILITY : Health intervention must be reached upto the last person in the society.Not only urban but also the rural and tribal people should also given... Read more »
WHAT IS HEALTH ??? WHO defines health as the state of complete physical, mental and social well being not mearly the absence of disease THREE DIEMNTIONS OF HEALTH SECTOR 1.PREVENTIVE : a)Deprevation... Read more »
For the structural conveneince and study we can categorise the social justice part of upsc syllabus into the following ways 1.SECTORS : Health, Education, Human Resourse – skill development, employment etc 2.SECTIONS... Read more »