Madhya Pradesh to Host World AIDS Day 2024 Celebrations
Aligned with the global theme of “Take the Rights Path,” the event will emphasize the importance of human rights-based approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, and care. It will highlight the progress made in India’s fight against HIV/AIDS and the ongoing efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with the disease.
CDSCO Publishes Not Of Standard Quality And Spurious Alert For October 2024
The NSQ drug list specifies a total of 34 drugs that were detected to be deficient by State Lab Drugs Control Laboratories. The NSQ drug list for central CDSCO laboratories specifies a total of 56 drugs that were detected to be deficient. Additionally, CDSCO has also identified 3 drugs to be spurious.
NOTTO Publishes Awareness Leaflet On Organ And Tissue Donation
The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), a government body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has published a leaflet to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation in India. It clarifies the difference between living and deceased organ donation, as well as the types of organs and tissues that can be donated.
World Diabetes Day and National Cancer Awareness Day
On November 7th each year, India observed National Cancer Awareness Day, an initiative that aims to raise awareness about the growing cancer burden in the country and inspire action towards prevention, early detection, and treatment. Additionally, World Diabetes Day, observed annually on November 14th, highlights the global challenge of diabetes and the urgent need for preventive measures and effective treatment.
Central Government Reconstitutes National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board
The revised composition of the Board includes the Chairpersons of the States of Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana as ex-officio members. They will replace Chairpersons of the State/UT Boards of Andaman and Nicobar Island, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttarakhand in the Board.
Supreme Court Rejects Reference to Larger Bench on Medical Professionals and Consumer Protection Act
The Supreme Court of India has declined to refer its judgment which excluded legal professionals from the purview of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (CPA), to a larger bench. The bench held that the question of whether other professionals, besides legal professionals, should be covered under the CPA could be considered in future cases with relevant factual scenarios.
India TB Report 2024
India’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) has made strides in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in 2023. The program has successfully implemented a range of strategies to detect and treat TB cases, reduce mortality, and prevent the spread of the disease. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued the Inida TB Report 2024 reflecting on the past year.
India Unveils National Strategy to Combat Unintentional Injuries
The Indian government has released a National Strategy for the Prevention of Unintentional Injuries. This framework aims to address the pressing issue of unintentional injuries, which pose a significant public health burden in the country.
Government Mandates Centralized Registry for Tissue and Cornea Donation
The National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has issued a directive to streamline tissue and cornea donation/retrieval/distribution across the country. All tissue transplant centers, cornea transplant centers, tissue banks, and eye banks must register with the National Registry maintained by NOTTO. Upon registration, hospitals should enter the details digitally in the NOTTO Registry and update the same regularly.
NOTTO Urges Hospitals to Create Permanent Transplant Coordinator Positions
NOTTO has urged states and hospitals to create permanent positions for transplant coordinators based on their workload by the next financial year. The NOTTO has observed a lack of initiative from states and institutions to create permanent positions for transplant coordinators. Therefore, starting from the next financial year (2025-26), hospitals exceeding the five-year support period under NOTP will no longer receive funding for transplant coordinators.
