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International Universal Health Coverage Day:
Launched by WHO in 2015 to recognize UHC's importance in achieving health for all. It encourages global action for accessible quality healthcare.
Launched by WHO in 2015 to recognize UHC's importance in achieving health for all. It encourages global action for accessible quality healthcare.
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World Disability Day 2006 - 3/Dec/2005
Ensuring equal opportunities for Disabled Individuals Thomas Alva Edison was born on Feb 11, 1847 in a middle class family. Edison has an unusually large head and skull other developmental disabilities such as hearing loss and speech ...World AIDS Day 2005 - 1/Dec/2005
A previously unknown immunodeficiency disease was discovered by scientists about twenty-five years ago, which came to be known broadly as 'AIDS'. Ever since, 'Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome' or AIDS, has spread dangerously, taking the world by ...World Diabetes Day 2005 - 14/Nov/2005
World Diabetes Day is an opportune time to evaluate the support available to the estimated 200 million people across the world coping with a galloping disease. Taking cognizance of the burgeoning malady, the theme for 2006 - 'Diabetes Care for ...World Immunisation Day 2005 - 10/Nov/2005
Globally $35 billion will be required for immunization in the next ten years to save an additional ten million lives. The money will go towards reaching more children with basic vaccines, improving health care systems and introducing new ...Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day 2005 - 21/Oct/2005
The earliest reports of iodine deficiency emerged from China, almost 5000 years ago. Nature came to the rescue in the form of sea weeds and many of those who ate sea weeds actually weeded out the problem of iodine deficiency. Perhaps it is due to ...World Osteoporosis Day 2005 - 20/Oct/2005
Osteoporosis is a condition which causes the bones to become thin and weak, with a tendency to fracture easily. This is becoming a hugely distressing disease, which has unfortunately acquired a household status. With osteoporosis, there is loss of ...World Anesthesia Day 2005 - 16/Oct/2005
The impact of anaesthesia on clinical practice was realized following the first successful anaesthetic administration on 16th October 1846. Till then, surgery was regarded as a last resort to save life. Attempts of using alcohol; morphine and other ...World Mental Health Day 2005 - 10/Oct/2005
The World Mental Health Day is being celebrated on October 10th every year. It is appropriate to remember on this occasion that Health is a state of complete physical, mental and emotional well-being and not merely the absence of disease or ...World Elders Day 2005 - 1/Oct/2005
How much ever is being said about aging gracefully, back pain still remains one of the significant health problems haunting the older generation. Four out of five adults will experience at least one bout of back pain at some time in their lives. It ...World Alzheimers Day 2005 - 21/Sep/2005
London: Regular exercise can keep Alzheimer’s disease at bay according to a recent study done in the UK. Exercise flushes out the toxic chemical that causes this degenerative disease of the brain in the elderly population. Exercise ...World Breastfeeding Week 2005 - 1/Aug/2005
‘Good Health begins with mother.There is no substitute to her milk’ . Breast feeding has been revisited this week due to the efforts of WHO, UNICEF and breast feeding steering committees as a socially acceptable and respectable practice. ...Advertisement
