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The National Poshan Mission India is TB-free. INDIA: PHARMACY OF THE WORLD
On International Women's Day, March 8, India is the world's
2018, it was launched from Rajasthan. The United Nations has set a goal largest producer of
Prior to that, the plan was known as the of eliminating tuberculosis from the generic drugs. India
accounts for 20% of its
Nutrition Mission, and it was executed world by 2030, whereas India has global market share.
on a big scale in 2018 under the name set a goal of 2025. This campaign
Poshan Abhiyaan. The first 1000 days began three years ago with a budget India's pharmaceutical
after a child's birth are given extra of 12 thousand crores of rupees. industry crossed $50
billion in 2020-21 with an
attention under this scheme. It aims annual growth
to improve the health and nutrition of India's Malaria-Free Plan of 12%.
children 0–6 years, pregnant women, and In July 2017, the Modi government India supplies high-
lactating women. In these, a 3-year target announced the National Strategic quality medicines to
has been set to eliminate malnutrition in a Plan for Malaria Elimination 2017– more than 200 countries.
phased manner. India has set a target to 22, which aims to eradicate malaria
end all forms of hunger and malnutrition in the country. After attaining the
by 2030.Along with this, the target has aim in Northeast India, Maharashtra,
been set to provide nutritious food to Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,
the people, especially children. For this, and Madhya Pradesh are currently
the distribution of fortified rice has been being targeted. The National
started from public ration shops.
Framework for Malaria Elimination
2016–2030 was released by the
government in 2016.

Yoga has grown in popularity

In its very first year itself, the Government said
that it is concerned not just about the health of the
country but also the health of the planet. With the
establishment of the Ministry of AYUSH, yoga has
become a worldwide phenomenon. The number
of people practising yoga in the country
has expanded more than ever before
to maintain oneself stress-free and
healthy. Not only that, but job prospects
associated to yoga training have expanded
as well. Yoga is now practised in around 177
countries throughout the world.

Progress
Commencement December 25th, 2014
Mission Indradhanush Seven diseases were Indradhanush 4.0 was
immunised under Mission
Ensure that no child or Indradhanush at the time of begun, with the goal
mother is unvaccinated its launch. It currently has of covering more than
30 million pregnant
Scheme Objective:To ensure that diseases. This has resulted women and 26 million
been increased to cover 12
all pregnant women and
children annually
in the vaccination of 4.10
children under the age of two
Immunization
are fully vaccinated. crore youngsters. In February through the Universal
2022, the Intensified Mission Program.

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