25 April 2015 Current Affairs
World Malaria Day Observed Across The World
World Malaria Day was observed on 25 April 2015 across the world. The theme, set by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, is “Invest in the future: Defeat malaria”. This reflects the ambitious goals and targets set out in a draft post-2015 strategy to be presented to the World Health Assembly in May. The new strategy aims to reduce malaria cases and deaths by 90% by 2030 from current levels. Four countries have been certified free of malaria in the last decade and the post-2015 strategy sets the goal of eliminating the disease from a further 35 countries by 2030.The day was observed to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. On the Occasion, World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a manual to help countries to assess the technical, operational and financial feasibility of moving towards malaria elimination.World Malaria Day was instituted by WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly of 2007. The day was celebrated on 25 April every year.
NASA develops First 3-D Printed Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part
NASA engineers have developed the first full-scale, 3-D printed copper rocket engine part. The part developed was a combustion chamber liner that operates at extreme temperatures and pressures using additive manufacturing technique. Combustion chamber was manufactured by using selective laser melting machine in the Laboratory located in Marshall Space Flight Centre’s Materials and Processing. 3-D printing or additive manufacturing technique has the potential to reduce the time and cost of making rocket parts. It can help to manufacture engine parts 10 times faster and reduce the cost by more than 50 per cent.
Govt To Launch Toll Free Helpline For TB patients
The health ministry is set to launch a toll free helpline to reach out to tuberculosis patients across the country. Any suspected patient can call or even give a missed call on the helpline number and government health workers will contact the person to check the status of TB as well as provide medical intervention. India accounts for almost 25% of the 8.6 million TB cases reported worldwide. The number of drug resistant tuberculosis cases estimated in India is also significantly high at 110,000.
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