SAANS: ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia
- by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in November 2019
a mass awareness campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia through mobilising people for preventive practices such as breastfeeding, and age appropriate complementary feeding, immunization, good quality air etc.
To train health personnel and other stakeholders to provide prioritised treatment to control the disease
- by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in November 2019
a mass awareness campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia through mobilising people for preventive practices such as breastfeeding, and age appropriate complementary feeding, immunization, good quality air etc.
To train health personnel and other stakeholders to provide prioritised treatment to control the disease
COVID-19 - Terms in News
Index Case
the first documented case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family.
Index Case
the first documented case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family.
Incubation period
It is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent
It is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent