Indian Hypertension control Initiative – Medicoz Community The Indian Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) is a joint initiative started by the MoHFW, the ICMR ,State Governments, and WHO- India to improve hypertension control to prevent deaths due to non-communicable diseases. The United Nations General Assembly has recently recognized IHCI for its effective intervention to control hypertension […]
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The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines come under the NHM, MoFHW and serve as an important tool to improve the quality and outcomes of the healthcare system in India.The 2022 guidelines have been developed keeping in view the following: • Recent developments in the public health system (NQAS, LaQshya, SUMAN etc.) • Impact of […]
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WHO GUIDELINES 2022 – For Drug Resistant Tuberculosis WHO in a landmark move has updated the initial treatment regime for all eligible people diagnosed with multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). The recommendation includes a shorter 6-month regime comprising bedaquiline (Bdq), pretomanid, linezolid (Lzd) and moxifloxacin (Mfx) i.e BPaLM. The previous longer 9-month BPaL regime is […]
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National Suicide Prevention Strategy : Suicide is the leading cause of death among individuals between 15-29 years of age in India. With an increase in the rate of suicide from 10.2 to 11.3 per 1 one lakh population in the past 3 years, the MOHFW has rolled out the first National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS). […]
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