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Website link:
https://pledge.mygov.in/seniorcitizens/
NITI Aayog released Vision 2035 for Public Health Surveillance
in India
India has made substantial progress in the prevention, control, and elimination of major communicable diseases. Smallpox was eradicated worldwide and Polio has been eliminated in India. India has substantially reduced the incidence of HIV infections by more than half in the last two decades. Recent outbreaks including the COVID-19 and Nipah virus have been effectively contained and controlled.
NITI Aayog, that functions as a think tank and resource
centre or knowledge hub, fosters cooperative federalism,
designs policy and program framework and guides
monitoring and evaluation of national programmes in India.
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to
revisit (re)emerging diseases due to increased interaction
between human-animal-environment. Early identification
of this interface is essential to break the chain of
transmission and to create a resilient surveillance system.
NITI Aayog released a vision document on Public Health
Surveillance in India by 2035. The Document is a white paper that articulates the vision and describes building blocks. It envisions integration, enhanced citizen-centric and community- based surveillance, strengthened laboratory capacity, expanded referral networks, and a unified Surveillance Information Platform that will provide data for decision making and action.
Website link:
https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-12/PHS_13_dec_web.pdf
Mitigation & Management of COVID-19 Practices from India’s
States & Union Territories
A compendium titled ‘Mitigation & Management of COVID-19 Practices from India’s States & Union Territories’ was released by NITI Aayog in November 2020 that detailed information about various practices and initiatives implemented by States, Districts and Cities in India for containing and managing the COVID-19 outbreak. It is important to note that these initiatives are not being termed as ‘best practices’ by NITI Aayog as that would require a separate and comprehensive evaluation exercise as well as longer-term follow-up. Moreover, in a rapidly evolving situation, it
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