Health

The 2023 NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting, begins, with the participation of state CMs. and health officials, from across India. The eight edition will deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development. The major aim of the meeting is to make India a developed nation by 204, and will be chaired by PM Narendra Modi, in Delhi. Moreover, eight parties decided to skip it.

In breaking news, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyender Jain. The grant of bail was given on medical grounds, as the former Delhi Health Minister suddenly felt unconscious in Tihar Jail.  He was rushed to the Deen Dayal Hospital, following which was shifted to the LNPJ Hospital in Delhi. Notably, Jain was arrested in 2022, by the ED in connection with money-laundering case.

The Union Health Ministry is planning to launch a 60-day pan India campaign on the theme 'tobacco-free youth'. Starting on May 31, the campaign will focus on taking steps to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among youngsters and assisting users to quit. According to the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), current tobacco use among young adolescents (13–15 years) in 2019 was 8.5% but is high amongst youths in India.

With e-cigarettes easily available online and at tobacco shops despite a ban, the Union Health Ministry has issued a public notice for stricter implementation of the Act which prohibits the manufacture, sale and advertisements of electronic cigarettes. The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act came into force in 2019. The Ministry directed… read-more

After the recent attack on doctor, the Kerala government announced more measures to assuage their concerns, including setting up of a panel to address the fraternity's long-pending demands. Notably, Dr Vandana Das, a native of Kaduthuruthy area of Kottayam district and the only child of her parents, was stabbed several times. She later succumbed to her injuries. Following the attack, protests erupted in various hospitals across the state.