▶️ Medical panel sanctions 100 MBBS seats to Idukki college: Kerala health minister Veena George
▶️ 2 in 5 Indian kids have no access to preventive vitamin A supplements: ICMR
▶️ Provision for providing financial support to the States for setting up of Bio- Material Center under the National Organ Transplant Programme has been established
▶️ Eight Centres of Excellence (CoEs) have been identified for diagnosis, prevention and treatment under National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021
▶️ A total of 224 Food Testing Laboratories recognized by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: FSSAI
▶️ New Specified Health Warning on Tobacco Products packs: Govt
▶️ India’s Active caseload currently stands at 1,43,988; 20,409 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours
▶️ 203.60 cr Total Vaccine doses (93.20 cr Second Dose and 8.45 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
▶️ Positivity for hepatitis virus is most common in age group 16 to 30 years: SRL study
▶️ Pandemic leads to decline in vaccine coverage but signs of recovery emerge: Gavi
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