๐ Chapter 07 ยท Recent Developments ยท General Science
Health Technology & Pharmaceuticals
Vaccine development, generic medicines, AYUSH, telemedicine, India’s pharma exports. Complete UPSC & PSC notes.
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๐ What You Will Learn in This Chapter
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India’s pharma industry โ “Pharmacy of World”
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Generic medicines vs branded medicines
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Vaccine development process
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AYUSH โ Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy
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Telemedicine โ eSanjeevani, e-health
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National Health Mission, Ayushman Bharat
๐ฏ Exam Relevance โ This chapter appears in:
UPSC Prelims (2โ3 Qs/year)APPSC Group 1 & 2TGPSC Group 1 & 2SSC CGL / CHSLState PSC Exams
๐ Chapter Sub-Topics โ Click to Read
Topic 01
India’s Pharma Industry
“Pharmacy of the World”; $50 billion industry; Hyderabad pharma hub; exports to 200+ countries.
Topic 02
Generic Medicines & Drug Policy
Generic vs branded; Jan Aushadhi Scheme; DPCO; NPPA; drug pricing policy; TRIPS agreement.
Topic 03
Vaccine Development
Phases of clinical trials; types of vaccines; cold chain; Universal Immunisation Programme; GAVI.
Topic 04
AYUSH & Traditional Medicine
Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy; Ministry of AYUSH; CCRAS; CCRH.
Topic 05
Telemedicine & Digital Health
eSanjeevani; Telemedicine Practice Guidelines 2020; ABDM; Health ID; e-Sanjeevani OPD.
Topic 06
Health Schemes & Revision
Ayushman Bharat; NHM; PMJAY; Mission Indradhanush; National Health Policy 2017; complete revision.
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