National Health Mission
On UPSC.wiki
Current affairsCERVAVAC Receives WHO Prequalification: India's Indigenous Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Cleared for Global DistributionCERVAVAC, India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), received World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification effective September 25, 2026. The milestone makes CERVAVAC eligible for procurement by UN agencies for global distribution, represents the 32nd WHO prequalification for a biological product from SII, and reinforces India's Atmanirbhar Bharat objective in vaccine development while advancing global cervical cancer prevention efforts. Current affairsAyushman Bharat PM-JAY at 8: 48.5 Crore Cards, ₹2.03 Lakh Crore Healthcare DisbursedAyushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) completed 8 years of operation in September 2026, having issued over 48.51 crore health cards, funded 13.25 crore hospital admissions worth ₹2.03 lakh crore, and expanded coverage to 60 crore people including senior citizens aged 70 and above through the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card. Current affairsFSSAI Proposes Mandatory Red Hexagonal Front-of-Pack Warning Labels for High-Fat, High-Sugar, High-Salt Packaged Foods — Supreme Court Directs Expedited ImplementationFSSAI submitted a proposal on August 30, 2026 to the Supreme Court for mandatory red hexagonal front-of-pack (FOP) warning labels on packaged foods high in fat, sugar, salt, or classified as "highly sweetened beverages." The SC bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran had directed this on August 13, 2026. Thresholds will be based on ICMR-NIN Dietary Guidelines 2024. This remains a proposal — not yet gazetted or enforceable.