SOCIAL – HEALTH

About GPEI: It is a public-private partnership established in 1988 aimed at eradicating poliomyelitis worldwide. Partners: GPEI includes the World

•Polio Case Discovery: A two-year-old boy in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district showed symptoms of polio in early August 2023.

•Launch: Initiated by Indian Union Animal Husbandry Ministry •Partnerships: Collaborating with the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Food and

•Scurvy is a disease caused due to severe vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency, crucial for collagen production and tissue health.

•Kala-Azar: India is on the verge of eliminating kala-azar as a public health issue, aiming for WHO certification. Cases have

•Switzerland police arrested four persons recently for their involvement in the death of a 64-year-old American woman by a ‘suicide