Historic WHO Pandemic Agreement Adopted
23 May 2025 | The Study IASWHO adopts Pandemic Agreement to strengthen global health preparedness Context: In a significant step toward ensuring a more unified...
Health & Diseases
Current Affairs
Science and Technology
World Thalassaemia Day 2025
12 May 2025 | The Study IASA silent burden: Thalassaemia patients battle disease with hope and hardship What Is Thalassaemia? Thalassaemia is a group of inherited...
Science and Technology
India’s Public Health Crisis Begins in the Classroom
10 May 2025 | The Study IASPublic health in India strained by flawed policy, weak training Context: World Health Day 2025’s theme, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Future,”...
Science and Technology
Global Measles Surge in 2025
10 May 2025 | The Study IASContext: Measles, once declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, is making a troubling global comeback. As of 2025,...
Current Affairs
World Wetlands Day
04 February 2025 | The Study IASContext: World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2nd to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands...
Current Affairs
Snake Venom and Antivenoms
23 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: India records an estimated 58,000 deaths annually due to venomous snakebites, making it the ‘snakebite capital’ of the world....
Editorials
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Threat to Health and Society
23 December 2024 | The Study IASIntroduction – Antimicrobial Resistance Imagine a world where simple infections become life-threatening, and surgeries or cancer treatments become impossible due...
Science and Technology
The Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease
05 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: In rural Maharashtra, a committed team of healthcare professionals is tirelessly fighting against sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic...
Science and Technology
The Curse of Silicosis: Mining Created a Village of Widows
04 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: In the heart of Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district lies Manaur, a village that has tragically earned the moniker “the...
Science and Technology
Indigenous Drugs for Rare Diseases
25 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Central government is set to launch an ambitious scheme aimed at developing 12 indigenous drugs targeting eight rare...
Current Affairs
Mpox
11 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of a rapidly spreading Mpox outbreak, has received its first shipment...
Current Affairs
Malnutrition and Child Deaths in India
11 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: In 2021, over 70% of child deaths in India were linked to malnutrition, emphasising the urgent need to improve...
Science and Technology
Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana
21 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY), a flagship health initiative by Coal India Limited (CIL), has reached a significant...
Science and Technology
National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ Launched
23 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: During the 7th NCORD top-level meeting, the Union Home Minister launched MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra) Portal to...
Science and Technology
Kerala Issues Technical Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management of Amoebic Meningoencephalitis
23 July 2024 | The Study IASContext: Kerala’s Health Department has issued technical guidelines for the first time, for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of amoebic...
