DD News gets Champions of Empathy Award

DD News gets Champions of Empathy Award for spreading awareness about hepatitis. Mayank Agrawal, Director General of DD News has received the Award from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

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Agrawal stated that it is the responsibility of Doordarshan News to aware people about various diseases and preventives by showing health-related programs, reports, and policies that help to spread awareness towards health in society.
About Hepatitis:
Hepatitis name has derived from the Greek word ‘Hepar’ meaning liver and ‘itis’ meaning inflammation. Thus, it is a medical condition in which inflammation occurs in liver cells and its complications vary with the type of infection. It is mostly caused by a group of viruses called hepatitis viruses. There are 5 types of hepatitis viz. A, B, C, D, and E. Each type is caused by a different hepatitis virus.

About Doordarshan News :
Doordarshan News, usually referred to by its abbreviation as DD News, is India’s only 24-hour terrestrial TV news channel broadcasting in Hindi. The Prasar Bharati board approved the proposal to start a 24-hour news channel in place of DD Metro, which was closing.
Sister channel(s): DD India; DD National; DD Sports; DD Bharati