CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Training will be imparted at the community and primary health centers. Around 4, 000 Health and Wellness Centres have been set up in Madhya Pradesh for this purpose.

Detailed explanation-2: -Health and Medical Education Minister of Karnataka, Keshava Reddy Sudhakar has launched the ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) Campaign. SAANS is a campaign that has been launched to ensure early detection and greater awareness of pneumonia in children under the age of five.

Detailed explanation-3: -SAANS Campaign is rolled out in the States/ UTs every year with the aim of accelerating action against Childhood Pneumonia by generating awareness around protect, prevent and treatment aspects of Childhood Pneumonia and to enhance early identification and care seeking behaviours among parents and caregivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under National Health Mission, the Government of India has launched Integrated Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (IAPPD) in 2014 to address the gaps and undertake collaborative efforts towards prevention of diarrhoea and Pneumonia related under-five deaths.