Uterus Removal in India and Domino Effect of Pandemic
Uterus Removal in India
- Hysterectomy prevalence rate is 17 per 1,000 women.
- A third of the women undergoing operation are under 40.
- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the leading states in terms of operations performed.
Domino Effect of Pandemic
- Domino effect - cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events.
- Routine immunization of children hindered in at least 68 countries.
- Lives of nearly 80 million children at risk.
- Campaigns suspended by 27 countries:
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Polio Vaccination
- Meningitis
- Yellow fever
- Typhoid and Cholera
- Alarming situation in Democratic Republic of Congo and Chad which declared measles an outbreak in June 2019.
✍Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021