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First Aid for Chocking
Choking is a medical emergency. Knowing what to do when someone is choking could save their life. A person chokes when the flow of air to their lungs gets blocked, causing breathing difficulties. Children and adults with a disability are at greater risk of choking....
World Prematurity Day – 2022
Celebrated internationally on November 17th, World Prematurity Day (WPD) acknowledges the journeys of preterm infants and their families as well as raises awareness of the challenges faced by children born preterm and their families. Preterm babies can suffer lifelong...
Newborn Care Week (15-21) November 2022
Newborn Care Week is observed on November 15th to 21st, the aim for celebrating the week is to raise awareness about the importance of the newborn care for child survival and development. The day aims of reducing the neonatal mortality rate and making people aware and...
National Epilepsy Day – 2022
National Epilepsy Day is observed to create awareness about epilepsy, a chronic disorder of brain characterized by recurrent ‘seizures’ or ‘fits’ Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or...
World COPD Day – 2022
World COPD Day is observed on November 16th every year. The theme for the year 2022 is "Your Lungs For Life." The day aims to create awareness about the condition and ways to reduce the burden of COPD worldwide. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the...
Children’s Day – 2022
Children's Day is celebrated across India to raise awareness about the rights, education, and welfare of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year on the birthday of the First Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was known to have been fond...
World Diabetes Day – 2022
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood glucose. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney...
World Pneumonia Day – 2022
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and...
World Immunization Day – 2022
Immunization is a world health and development success word, saving millions of lives each year. Vaccines reduce the risk of getting the disease by triggering the body's natural defenses to build protection. The immune system responds when we get a vaccine shot. So,...
World Radiography Day – 2022
World Radiography Day is observed on November 8, 2022. The purpose of this day is to raise public awareness of radiographic imaging and therapy. X-rays were discovered accidentally by Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen of the Wuerzburg University, Germany in 1895. This...
National Cancer Awareness Day
National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on November 7 in India. The day highlights the significance of increased awareness about cancer prevention and early detection for the general public. The National Cancer Control Programme was initiated in 1975 to provide...
First Aid for Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock, is the most serious allergic reaction and can cause death without prompt medical attention. Anaphylaxis is a generalised allergic reaction, which often involves more than one body system (e.g. skin, respiratory, gastro-intestinal...
Prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia also called as face blindness is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces. Depending upon the degree of impairment, some people with prosopagnosia may only have difficulty recognizing a familiar face; others will be...
World Fertility Day – 2022
World Infertility Awareness Day is celebrated to increase awareness regarding numerous infertility issues faced by couples across the globe. This includes problems related to female as well as male fertility. During this day, several myths regarding infertility are...
World Hypophosphatasia Day
World Hypophosphatasia Day aims to spread awareness for a rare progressive metabolic bone disease. Hypophosphatasia is an inherited disorder that affects the development of bones and teeth. This condition disrupts a process called mineralization, in which minerals...
World Stroke Day
World Stroke Day raises awareness of the warning signs and appropriate response to stroke and reducing delay in seeking emergency medical care. An ischemic stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from...
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