World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure‚ sometimes called arterial hypertension‚ is a chronic medical condition in which the pressure in the arteries is elevated. This requires the heart to work harder than normal to circulate blood through
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health issues” said Gro Brundtland. World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of The World Health Organization (WHO)‚ which is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. Each year‚ the Organization selects a key health issue‚ and encourages people from all ages and all backgrounds to hold events that highlight a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for this year is High blood
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WORLD Environment Day is celebrated globally today with activities and events to remind us of our impact on the environment and also the things we can do to improve and protect the environment. Everyone can do something for the environment. For a start‚ we could consider the six steps described below. One‚ respect life and renew our bond with nature. Without respect for nature and its biodiversity‚ there will be no desire to protect them. Developing respect means recognising that all living things
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World Aids day Since 1988‚ the World AIDS Day is held on December 1 every year. It is an international day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world. On this day‚ besides raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection‚ memorials are held to honor persons who have died from HIV/AIDS. Government and health officials also observe the event‚ often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995‚ the President of the United States has made an official
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World Tourism Day Background Since 1980‚ the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970‚ the acts of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these acts is considered a milestone in global tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social‚ cultural‚ political and economic values worldwide. At its twelfth
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each one of us‚ saying: “It was wonderful to take part in World Youth Day‚ to live the faith together with young people from the four corners of the earth‚ but now you must go‚ now you must pass on this experience to others.” Jesus is calling you to be a disciple with a mission! Today‚ in the light of the word of God that we have heard‚ what is the Lord saying to us? Three simple ideas: Go‚ do not be afraid‚ and serve. 1. Go. During these days here in Rio‚ you have been able to enjoy the wonderful
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World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. It is also the Food Engineer day. The World Food Day theme for 2009 is "Achieving food security in times of crisis". Origins World Food Day (WFD) was established by FAO’s Member Countries at the Organization’s 20th General Conference in November 1979. The Hungarian Delegation‚ led by the former Hungarian Minister
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Corey Givens 2-4-13 English 1010 Professor Murray Contextual Analysis My Dungeon Shook When you first look at this letter‚ the title does not seem to give much evidence as to how what the content is about or means. I could possibly be a letter from the 1500’s explaining someone’s time in prison or possibly a story of an inmate who was wrongly accused. However this letter is much different than that‚ and has a meaning that is much different. When we think of a dungeon or a prison we
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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated. This date has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 49/114‚ to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. | This commemoration around the world offers an opportunity to focus attention and action at the global‚ regional and national levels on the protection of the ozone layer. All Member States are invited to devote this special day to promotion
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institutions were unsanitary‚ in poor condition‚ and didn’t provide proper care. The institutions were torture instead of therapeutic for the patients‚ causing some to slip further down into insanity. Author Nelly Bly conveys this in her piece‚ “Ten Days in a Mad-House‚” by putting herself inside of a mental institution and faking insanity to show the corruptness of the American mental institutions. Nelly Bly was a writer in the nineteenth century who was held back in her writing career because she
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