Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
70% of India’s
Active Caseload from Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal,
and Chhattisgarh
Posted
On: 27 NOV 2020 11:21AM by PIB Delhi
The Active Caseload of India stands at 4,55,555 today. Present contribution of Active Caseload to India’s total
positive cases is 4.89%.
About 70% (69.59%)
of the total Active Cases is contributed by eight States/UT i.e. Maharashtra,
Kerala, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Karnataka, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
Maharashtra leads the tally with 87,014 total active COVID cases, as of today.
Kerala has recorded 64,615 active cases, while Delhi follows with 38,734 total active cases.
The change in active cases for the States/UTs in the last
24 hours is in the figure given below.
Maharashtra recorded the maximum positive change with addition of 1,526 cases
whereas Chhattisgarh recorded maximum negative change with a decrease of 719
active cases.
43,082 new confirmed
COVID cases have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country.
Of these, 76.93% is contributed by ten States/UTs.
Maharashtra leads the tally with 6,406 new COVID cases. Delhi has reported 5,475 new cases, while
Kerala registered another 5,378 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Total recovered cases in India have crossed 87 lakhs (87,18,517).The national recovery rate stands at 93.65% today.
39,379 recoveries have
been registered in the last 24 hours in the country.
78.15% of the
new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Kerala has reported the maximum number of single day
recoveries with 5,970 newly discharged cases. 4,937 people recovered in Delhi followed by 4,815 in Maharashtra.
83.80% of the
total deaths are concentrated in 10 States/UT viz Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Maharashtra contributes maximum (34.49%) to the total deaths with 46,813 deaths
till now.
75.20% of the 492 case
fatalities reported in the past 24 hours are concentrated in ten States/UTs.
Delhi with 91 deaths reported the maximum new fatalities. Maharashtra saw a
fatality count of 65 followed by West Bengal
with 52 deaths.
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Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
National Organ Donation Day
celebrated in Health Ministry
Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 79,572 CRPF personnel pledging to donate their organs
after death: “They exemplify the spirit of service to the nation even after
death”
Dr. Harsh Vardhan congratulates NOTTO; “With 12,666 organs transplanted in
2019, India ranked third in the world as per WHO-GODT”
“COVID-19 pandemic has had a hugely negative impact on the deceased donor
programme in India”
Tamil Nadu performed 76 lung transplants on mostly those who suffered from
acute forms of COVID
Posted
On: 27 NOV 2020 5:40PM by PIB Delhi
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare today chaired multiple eventsto mark National Organ Donation Day.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan addressed CRPF jawans on an event to mark
the culmination of a massive voluntary campaign that was launched by CRPF on
14th August this year to bring awareness about organ donation among its nearly
three and a half lakh jawans in collaboration with All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi and Organ Retrieval Banking Organization
(ORBO).
Expressing his elation that the positive message of the
drive organized by CRPF will trickle down till the last jawan, he had noted
that 79,572 soldiers, who have been conferred by CRPF as 'Angadan
warriors', have duly filled their pledge forms to donate their eyes, skin,
lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys, heart valves and intestines after
death. “They exemplify the spirit of service to the nation even after death”,
he added.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan in this context continued, “In our
country, a large number of people die due to non-functioning of organs.
According to the National Health Portal, about 5 lakh people die every year due
to non-availability of organs. I also want to say here that no age, caste,
religion, community, belief should ever come as an obstacle in a task as divine
as that of donating organs. If a person below 18 years of age wishes to donate
organ, he can do so with the consent of his parents or guardian. The goal of
this campaign is to remove the fear of organ donation by spreading awareness
through webinars, seminars and workshops and aiming at the root of the problem
by granting acceptance to organ donation.”
Dr. Harsh Vardhan congratulated the CRPF on their exemplary
service in dealing with the problem of terrorism and separatism in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the north-eastern
states, the Left-Wing Extremists in Central India
and for conducting State and National elections impartially and efficiently.
Dr. A.P. Maheshwari, Director General CRPF, Dr. Randeep
Singh Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, Dr. (Prof.)
Aarti Vij, Chief, Organ Retrieval Banking Organization (ORBO) attended the CRPF
event through Video Conference. Sh. Bharat Bhushan Vaid, DIG CRPF was
also present at the event.
Later in the day, The National Organ & Tissue
Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), mandated under the Transplantation of Human
Organs (Amendment) Act 2011 to carry out activities for promotion of organ
donation from deceased persons, putting systems in place for organ donation and
transplantation and training the necessary manpower and personnel celebrated
the 11th National
Organ Donation Day in the presence of Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister
of State for Health and Family Welfare.
Congratulating NOTTO at national level, the Regional Organ
& Tissue Transplant Organisations (ROTTO) at regional level and the State
Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisations (SOTTO) at state level for setting
up network among hospitals and tissue banks for procurement and sharing of
organs obtained from the deceased donors and their timely allocation, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan said, “The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
has set up 5 ROTTOs in Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Guwahati to
cover North, East, West, South and North-Eastern regions of the country
respectively. In addition to these, 12 SOTTOs have been established in the
States of Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa,
Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Odisha, Gujarat,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Jharkhand.”
He added that the networking of the transplant and retrieval hospitals has been
done to a large extent, which has started to ensure that any organ which is
donated does not get wasted; every donated organ is a priceless national
resource.
Observing that online pledging facility for organ and
tissue donation is available via the NOTTO website (www.notto.gov.in)
which makes it easier for citizens to pledge, Dr. Harsh Vardhan requested
all adult citizens of India to visit the NOTTO website to pledge to donate
their organs online as well as follow the Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages
of NOTTO to be a part of this new-age revolution especially in the light of the
COVID-19 Pandemic. He also requested potential donors to ensure that their family
and friends are onboarded during decision making as the responsibility for
organ donation is likely to fall on their shoulders.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressing his happiness said, “With
12,666 organs transplanted in 2019, ranked third in the world as per data
available on the WHO Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT)
website. This exemplary performance by states and healthcare professionals in
our country should be encouraged at every step so that the curve keeps
following an upward trend.” He mentioned that the National Organ Transplant
Programme (NOTP) provides financial grants for establishing ROTTOs and SOTTOs,
to develop new and upgrade existing retrieval and transplant centres, to set up
regional and State biomaterial centres and to provide immunosuppressive therapy
to Below Poverty Line (BPL) patients who have undergone organ transplantation
in a Government hospital. Further, financial support is also provided for
hiring of transplant coordinators by hospitals and for maintenance of brainstem
dead donors, when at least one organ is shared with a Government hospital.
Stating the COVID-19 pandemic has had a hugely negative
impact on the deceased donor programme in India he said, “National events
such as the Indian Organ Donation Day where we recognize the selfless
contribution made by deceased donors to healthcare and mankind re-instill our
faith in humanity.” As a gesture of gratitude, the Minister read out the names
of donors from every State of the country whose death rekindled the lives of
others.
Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey noted that Upanishads remark that
body belongs to the five elements to which it returns upon deathand said,
“Associating oneself with one’s mortal body is disillusionment in Hindu
scriptures. Everybody should donate their body for a nobler cause like Rishi
Dadhichi.” He also exhorted putting in place a National digital portal for
better co-ordination in organ retrieval and transplantation and better
reporting of related figures.
ROTTO (West) was judged the best ROTTO in the country while
the Tamil Nadu SOTTO was awarded the best State SOTTO. Tamil Nadu performed a
whooping 295 transplantations out of which 76 were lung transplants performed
mostly on patients who suffered acute forms of COVID. PGIMER, Chandigarh was judged the best hospital.
Sh. Rajesh Tope, Health Minister, Maharashtra (on behalf of
ROTTO West) and Sh. C. Vijaybaskar, Health Minister, Tamil Nadu expressed
elation at the recognition of their work and addressed everybody present.
Many organ recipients narrated their gratefulness exhorting
everyone listening to help others in need of organs to come out of the
situation of similar helplessness.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan led everyone in taking the solemn pledge
of organ donation at the end of the event.
Union Health Secretary Sh. Rajesh Bhushanwas also present
in the second event.
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Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
Dr Harsh Vardhan digitally
addresses the students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
“Health Journalism was the nucleus of our war againstPolio”
Dr. Harsh Vardhan seeks the help of budding journalists in eradicating TB by
2025
Posted
On: 27 NOV 2020 5:45PM by PIB Delhi
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfaretoday digitally addressed the students of Indian Institute of Mass
Communication (IIMC) .
At the outset, Dr Vardhan welcomed the students and
extended his gratitude for inviting him to interact with the budding
journalists. Dr Vardhan stated, “Media being the fourth pillar of democracy
plays very important role in modelling attitude of people. Thus, there is a
huge responsibility on the shoulders of journalists as they are capable of
delivering richest of dividends.”
Applauding the efforts of journalists during the times of
crisis due to pandemic from the last 11 months, Dr Vardhan said, “Journalistshave
worked round the clock from ground zero to provide information to the public.
The COVID war, which started from January 2020 is now into its eleventh month.
Media has been an active partner during this journey.” He also paid his tribute
to those who have sacrificed their lives in an attempt to provide information
to the people. “My list of Corona
warriors also include journalists”, he said.
Remembering the contribution of journalists during the
fight against poliomyelitis, the minister said, “Health Journalism was the
nucleus of our war against Polio. At the time when India was home to 60% of the polio affected
people, dreaming about polio free India was a distant reality. The
positive contributions of journalists have helped in making it a successful
national program.”
Seeking the help of journalists in eradicating Tuberculosis
by 2025, Dr Vardhan said, “I appeal all of you to put your heart and soul into
the TB elimination program and make this dream a reality. The active
participation of journalists will help in large scale awareness generation
among public.”
He further added, “Media should restraint itself from
spreading unreliable information. People put their trust in the media to
provide them authentic information. It becomes duty of every journalist to
provide credible and verified information to the public. Unverified news coming
into public domain is dangerous and may cause great damage.”
Dr Vardhan proposed to initiate a collaborative
programbetween the institution and ministry which will be a good learning
experience for a budding journalist in the field of health and science.
Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, Director General of IIMC, Shri K.
Satish Nambudiripad, Additional Director General (Admin) of IIMC, Prof. Surbhi
Dahiya, Convenor of the programme and Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Kumar, Co-convenor of
the Programme were present at the event.
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