Shri J P Nadda felicitates 43 scientists for their contribution in Biomedical Research
Shri J
P Nadda felicitates 43 scientists for their contribution in Biomedical Research
Science should reach to all those places and people who need it the most: J P Nadda
Science should reach to all those places and people who need it the most: J P Nadda
“Our PM has a vision that the fruits of science should reach the poorest,
the vulnerable and to the remotest areas of the country and we must ensure
science reaches to all those places and people who need it the most.” This was
stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare while
felicitating 43 scientists for their work in communicable and non-communicable
diseases, maternal and child health and various other medical and biomedical
fields, here today. He further added, “I find health research an invaluable
ally in governance and development.”
Shri Nadda also asked ICMR to list out at least 10 major pressing challenges in the field of healthcare in India and find out the local solutions of those challenges. These suggestions will enable healthcare to become holistic and truly meaningful, he said. Highlighting the importance of such awards, the Health Minister said: “The awards will boost the morale of the recipients and inspire other scientists to consistently work towards making innovations more affordable.” Announcing collaboration with AYUSH Ministry in biomedical research, Shri Nadda said, “We have a vast traditional knowledge and this needs to be incorporated in a holistic manner.” He stated that as opposed to working in silos, Ministries should collaborate and work together. He also urged ICMR to go for cutting edge research and attract the best talent in the country which would be dedicated to research. He added that research should focus in increasing access to healthcare and in making innovations affordable to those who need them the most.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, DG, ICMR and Secretary, Dept. of Health Research stated that ICMR will now work with AYUSH Ministry to harness the rich knowledge of traditional medicine systems. The collaboration of allopathy and traditional medicine systems will be vastly beneficial to people, she said.
Also present on the occasion were Shri Ajit Sharan, Secretary AYUSH, Lt. Gen B K Chopra, Dr M C Mishra, Director AIIMS, New Delhi.
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Health
Ministry releases results from 1st phase of NFHS-4 survey
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released today the results from
the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16. These
are available on Ministry’s website, www.mohfw.gov.in. Findings for the 13
States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and
two Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry show
promising improvements in maternal and child health and nutrition. Data
collection for the second phase States and Union Territories is currently
ongoing.
The results from NFHS-4 in 15 States/Union Territories indicate that fewer children are dying in infancy and early childhood. After the last round of National Family Health Survey in 2005-06, infant mortality has declined in all first phase States/Union Territories for which trend data are available. All 15 States/Union Territories have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births, although there is considerable variation among the States/Union Territories. Infant mortality rates range from a low of 10 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to a high of 51 deaths per 1000 live births in Madhya Pradesh.
Better care for women during pregnancy and childbirth contributes to reduction of maternal deaths and improved child survival. Almost all mothers have received antenatal care for their most recent pregnancy and increasing numbers of women are receiving the recommended four or more visits by the service providers. More and more women now give birth in health care facilities and rates have more than doubled in some States in the last decade. More than nine in ten recent births took place in health care facilities in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, providing safer environments for mothers and new-borns.
Overall, women in the First Phase States/Union Territories are having fewer children. The total fertility rates, or the average number of children per woman, range from 1.2 in Sikkim to 3.4 in Bihar. All First Phase States/Union Territories except Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya have either achieved or maintained replacement level of fertility– a major achievement in the past decade.
Full immunization coverage among children age 12-23 months varies widely in the First Phase States/Union Territories. At least 6 out of 10 children have received full immunization in 12 of the 15 States / Union Territories. In Goa, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Puducherry more than four-fifths of the children have been fully immunised. Since the last round of National Family Health Survey, the coverage of full immunization among children has increased substantially in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Sikkim, West Bengal and Meghalaya.
Married women are less likely to be using modern family planning in eight of the First Phase States/Union Territories. There has been any increase in the use of modern family planning methods only in the States of Meghalaya, Haryana, and West Bengal. The decline is highest in Goa followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Despite the decline, about half or more married women are using modern family planning in eight of the 15 States/Union Territories.
Poor nutrition is less common than reported in the last round of National Family Health Survey. Fewer children under five years of age are now found to be stunted, showing intake of improved nutrition. In nine States/Union Territories, less than one-third of children are found too short for their age. While this reveals a distinct improvement since the previous survey, it is found that in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya more than 40% of children are stunted. Wasting is still very high by international standards in all of the States/Union Territories. Anaemia has also declined, but still remains widespread. More than half of children are anaemic in ten of the 15 States/Union Territories. Similarly, more than half of women are anaemic in eleven States/Union Territories. Over-nutrition continues to be a health issue for adults. At least 3 in 10 women are overweight or obese in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.
Indian families in the First Phase households are now more inclined to use improved water and sanitation facilities. Over two-thirds of households in every State/Union Territory have access to an improved source of drinking water, and more than 90% of households have access to an improved source of drinking water in nine of the 15 States/Union Territories. More than 50% of households have access to improved sanitation facilities in all First Phase States/Union Territories except Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Use of clean cooking fuel, which reduces the risk of respiratory illness and pollution, varies widely among the First Phase States/Union Territories, ranging from only about 18% of households in Bihar to more than 70% of households in Tamil Nadu and more than 80% of households in Puducherry and Goa. About NFHS
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) is the fourth in a series of national surveys; earlier National Family Health Surveys were carried out in 1992-93 (NFHS-1), 1998-99 (NFHS-2) and 2005-06 (NFHS-3). NFHS-4 is the first of the NFHS series that collects data in each of India’s 29 States and all 7 Union Territories. Also, NFHS-4, for the first time, will provide estimates of most indicators at the district level for all 640 districts of the country included in the 2011 Census. In NFHS-4, women aged 15-49 years and men aged 15-54 years are interviewed. When the survey is completed throughout the country, approximately 570,000 households would be covered for information.
All National Family Health Surveys have been conducted under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, serving as the nodal agency. ICF International (formerly Macro International), Maryland, USA, provided technical assistance for all four surveys. NFHS-4 funding was provided by the Government of India, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department for International Development (DFID), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the MacArthur Foundation. Technical assistance for the HIV component of the survey was provided by the National AIDS Control Organization and the National AIDS Research Institute.
The results from NFHS-4 in 15 States/Union Territories indicate that fewer children are dying in infancy and early childhood. After the last round of National Family Health Survey in 2005-06, infant mortality has declined in all first phase States/Union Territories for which trend data are available. All 15 States/Union Territories have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births, although there is considerable variation among the States/Union Territories. Infant mortality rates range from a low of 10 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to a high of 51 deaths per 1000 live births in Madhya Pradesh.
Better care for women during pregnancy and childbirth contributes to reduction of maternal deaths and improved child survival. Almost all mothers have received antenatal care for their most recent pregnancy and increasing numbers of women are receiving the recommended four or more visits by the service providers. More and more women now give birth in health care facilities and rates have more than doubled in some States in the last decade. More than nine in ten recent births took place in health care facilities in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, providing safer environments for mothers and new-borns.
Overall, women in the First Phase States/Union Territories are having fewer children. The total fertility rates, or the average number of children per woman, range from 1.2 in Sikkim to 3.4 in Bihar. All First Phase States/Union Territories except Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya have either achieved or maintained replacement level of fertility– a major achievement in the past decade.
Full immunization coverage among children age 12-23 months varies widely in the First Phase States/Union Territories. At least 6 out of 10 children have received full immunization in 12 of the 15 States / Union Territories. In Goa, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Puducherry more than four-fifths of the children have been fully immunised. Since the last round of National Family Health Survey, the coverage of full immunization among children has increased substantially in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Sikkim, West Bengal and Meghalaya.
Married women are less likely to be using modern family planning in eight of the First Phase States/Union Territories. There has been any increase in the use of modern family planning methods only in the States of Meghalaya, Haryana, and West Bengal. The decline is highest in Goa followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Despite the decline, about half or more married women are using modern family planning in eight of the 15 States/Union Territories.
Poor nutrition is less common than reported in the last round of National Family Health Survey. Fewer children under five years of age are now found to be stunted, showing intake of improved nutrition. In nine States/Union Territories, less than one-third of children are found too short for their age. While this reveals a distinct improvement since the previous survey, it is found that in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya more than 40% of children are stunted. Wasting is still very high by international standards in all of the States/Union Territories. Anaemia has also declined, but still remains widespread. More than half of children are anaemic in ten of the 15 States/Union Territories. Similarly, more than half of women are anaemic in eleven States/Union Territories. Over-nutrition continues to be a health issue for adults. At least 3 in 10 women are overweight or obese in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.
Indian families in the First Phase households are now more inclined to use improved water and sanitation facilities. Over two-thirds of households in every State/Union Territory have access to an improved source of drinking water, and more than 90% of households have access to an improved source of drinking water in nine of the 15 States/Union Territories. More than 50% of households have access to improved sanitation facilities in all First Phase States/Union Territories except Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Use of clean cooking fuel, which reduces the risk of respiratory illness and pollution, varies widely among the First Phase States/Union Territories, ranging from only about 18% of households in Bihar to more than 70% of households in Tamil Nadu and more than 80% of households in Puducherry and Goa. About NFHS
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) is the fourth in a series of national surveys; earlier National Family Health Surveys were carried out in 1992-93 (NFHS-1), 1998-99 (NFHS-2) and 2005-06 (NFHS-3). NFHS-4 is the first of the NFHS series that collects data in each of India’s 29 States and all 7 Union Territories. Also, NFHS-4, for the first time, will provide estimates of most indicators at the district level for all 640 districts of the country included in the 2011 Census. In NFHS-4, women aged 15-49 years and men aged 15-54 years are interviewed. When the survey is completed throughout the country, approximately 570,000 households would be covered for information.
All National Family Health Surveys have been conducted under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, serving as the nodal agency. ICF International (formerly Macro International), Maryland, USA, provided technical assistance for all four surveys. NFHS-4 funding was provided by the Government of India, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department for International Development (DFID), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the MacArthur Foundation. Technical assistance for the HIV component of the survey was provided by the National AIDS Control Organization and the National AIDS Research Institute.
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Health
Ministry to establish two National Centres of Ageing
Government
of India has approved establishment of two National Centres of Ageing-one each
at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and Madras
Medical College, Chennai under the tertiary level component of National
Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) during the 12th Five Year Plan
Period. Both the National Centres of Ageing are expected to be Centres of
Excellence in the field of Geriatric Care in the country. The functions of the
National Centres will be (i) Health care delivery; (ii) Training of health
professionals; (iii) Research activities along with 200 bedded in-patient
services.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here today between AIIMS, New Delhi and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the presence of Shri B.P. Sharma, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare and Dr. M.C. Mishra, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr. A.B. Dey, Professor and Head, Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi signed on behalf of AIIMS. Another MOU was also signed today between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu and Madras Medical College, Chennai. While Shri Senthil Kumar, Special Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Health and Family Welfare signed on behalf of Government of Tamil Nadu, Dr.R.Vimla, Dean, Madras Medical College, Chennai signed the MOU on behalf of Madras Medical College, Chennai. Both the MOUs were signed by Ms. Dharitri Panda, Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here today between AIIMS, New Delhi and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the presence of Shri B.P. Sharma, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare and Dr. M.C. Mishra, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr. A.B. Dey, Professor and Head, Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi signed on behalf of AIIMS. Another MOU was also signed today between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu and Madras Medical College, Chennai. While Shri Senthil Kumar, Special Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Health and Family Welfare signed on behalf of Government of Tamil Nadu, Dr.R.Vimla, Dean, Madras Medical College, Chennai signed the MOU on behalf of Madras Medical College, Chennai. Both the MOUs were signed by Ms. Dharitri Panda, Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
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