WORLD HEALTH DAY AND AIR QUALITY DATABASE 2022 Flashcards
Date of World Health Day?
7th April
Released by?
WHO
WHO for 1st time took ground measurements of mean concentrations of?
Nitrogen Dioxide (diameters equal or smaller than 10um or 2.5um
2021 World air quality report 2021 released by?
*IQAir(swiss group)
*India home to 11/15 most pollted cities in central and south asia in 2021
Which particulate matter is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream causing CARDIOVASCULAR,RESPIRATORY IMPACTS?
PM 2.5
Complying with the WHO guidelines?
out of 117 countries
*HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES= 17% cities air quality falls below WHO’S air quality guidelines PM 2.5 or PM 10
*MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES-air quality less than 1% of cities comply with recommendations
WHO’s new guidelines recommend air quality levels for how many pollutants?
6 pollutants
1-(PM 2.5 and 10)
2-OZONE (O3)
3-NO2
4-SO2
5-CO
How many cities in how many countries monitoring air quality but still continue to breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen?
6000 cities in 117 cities
World mental health day?
10th october
When was the idea conceived?
1st health assembly-1948
when did world health day come into effect?
1950
WHO FOUNDATION DAY?
7th april,1948
THEME 2022
OUR PLANET, OUR HEALTH
How many deaths are caused due to avoidable environmental causes?
13 million
How much percent people breathe unhealthy air from (burning of fossil fuels)
90%
India’s healthcare is spending how much of GDP?
3.6%
Combined total gov. expenditure (CENTRAL+STATE)
1.29% GDP
Who spends the most in BRICS?
Most-BRAZIL (9.2%)
Least-India
World’s largest non-contributory government sponsoredhealth insurance scheme?
Ayushman bharat PM Jan arogya yojana
When was jan arogya yojana launched?
2018
who recommended jan arogya yojana?
2017(NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY)
How much money does jan arogya yojana offers?
rs. 5 lakhper family
Funding scheme?
60:40 =all states and UTs (with own legislature)
90:10 = in NE STATES and J and K, himachal, uttarakhand.
100%=Central funding for UTs (without legislature)
Which body has been constituted as an autonomus entity for PM-JAY implementation?
NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (under societies registration,1860)
