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Monday, 20 April 2015
Saturday, 18 April 2015
World Haemophilia Day - Haemophilia: India needs more awareness, low treatment costs
Started in 1989, World Haemophilia Day is observed each year on April 17 to raise awareness and also to raise funds for the bleeding disorder.
Haemophilia is a congenital lifelong bleeding disorder that prevents the blood from clotting properly, leading to internal bleeding; mostly in the joints, muscles and vital organs like the brain. In many cases, the disease leads to permanent disability.
Major Types
There are two major types of haemophilia, labelled type A and type B. Haemophilia A occurs in about 1 out of every 5000 live male births. Whereas Haemoplilia B occurs in about 1 out of 20-34,000 live male births.
Males more at risk
It is more likely to occur in males than females. Though females are almost exclusively asymptomatic carriers, the disorder can be inherited in case either of the parent has the defective genes.
Haemophilia lowers blood plasma clotting factor levels of the coagulation factors needed for a normal clotting process. In this case, when a blood vessel gets injured, a temporary shell does form, but the missing coagulation factors prevent fibrin formation, which is necessary to maintain the blood clot.
When injured, a haemophilic may not bleed intensely, but the blood loss can last for a longer period, varying from a few days to many weeks, depending on the severity of the condition.
Haemophilia – A royal disease
Haemophilia has been called the Royal Disease because Queen Victoria, who was ruled England from 1837 to 1901, was a carrier.
Situation in India
India is home to approximately 100,000 people affected with haemophilia, with an estimated prevalence rate of 1:10,000. The irony is that only a few patients are able to afford the high costs and rest choose to ignore it. Also, according to experts, 80% of haemophilia cases are seen among the lower income groups.
Also, there are so many social taboos associated with the disease in India as a haemophiliac child is not given admission in school, people choose to ignore the disease thinking that an evil spirit has entered the body of the patient and there is no disease as such. Also, high cost for treatment refrains people from taking treatment.
Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Haemophilia is caused by a genetic mutation. The mutations involve genes that determine the code for the proteins that are essential in the blood clotting process. The bleeding symptoms arise because blood clotting is impaired.
Haemophilia A is a recessive X-linked genetic disorder involving a lack of functional clotting Factor VIII.
Haemophilia B is a recessive X-linked genetic disorder involving a lack of functional clotting Factor IX.
Haemophilia C is an autosomal genetic disorder (i.e. not X-linked) involving a lack of functional clotting Factor XI.
Haemophilia symptoms are generally characterised by excessive bleeding and easy bruising. Patients with more severe haemophilia suffer more severe and more frequent bleeds, while patients with mild haemophilia usually suffer more minor symptoms.
One of the mostly used treatments of Haemophilia is the replacement therapy, which involves giving or replacing of clotting factors that are too low or missing in a patient.
For replacement therapy, the clotting factor concentrates can be derived from either human donor blood or can be synthetically made in the laboratory using methods that do not use donor blood.
Apart from replacement therapy, other haemophilia treatments include the drug Desmopressin treatment which is used for moderate forms of haemophilia A.
What the government can do?
Experts believe that since it is a rare disease and only a few people register from across the country, the government should take the step of making the treatment and medicines available to haemophilia-affected patients completely free.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
புத்தாண்டு பிறந்ததின்று !
புத்தாண்டு பிறந்ததின்று
புதுமையெல்லாம் பொழிகவென்று
இத்தரையில் மாந்தரெல்லாம்
இன்பமுடன் வாழ்கவென்று!
வளமையெங்கும் நிறைகவென்று
வறுமையது மறைகவென்று
விளைவி எங்கும் பெருகவென்று
விடியட்டும் இந்த புத்தாண்டு !
தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள்
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
எஸ்.ஆர்.எம். நைட்டிங்கேல் பள்ளியின் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்
அனைவருக்கும் எஸ்.ஆர்.எம். நைட்டிங்கேல் பள்ளியின் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்
வாழ்வோம்! வளர்வோம்! தமிழை வாழ்விப்போம் ! வளர்விப்போம்
Monday, 13 April 2015
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - 96th Anniversary Remembered in India
This day, 96 years ago, one of the darkest incidents in Indian History took place.
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (also known as the Amritsar Massacre) was one of the saddest events, that will likely never fade away from our memory. It was so horrific and saddening that even today, people are left wondering if it could have been avoided. Unfortunately, almost a century later, we haven’t received an apology or had closure.
For those not aware, on 13th April 1919 (which was also the festival of Baisakhi), people gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh to peacefully protest the arrest of two leaders Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin, despite a curfew being declared. The protest, however, was not a non-violent one. On the order of General Dyer, the troops fired on the crowd for ten minutes resulting in the death of about 1000 people and injuring an equal number. To save themselves, people resorted to jumping into a nearby well and it is said that 120 bodies were recovered from here after the massacre.
Here are some pictures of the Jallianwala Bagh, then and now.
1. A protest few days after the massacre. People in this picture are pointing at the bullet marks from the firing.
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2. Scene at the Jallianwala Bagh right after the tragedy.
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3. Two cops at the Jallianwala Bagh, after the tragedy.
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4. This picture was clicked in 1956. Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, is a large open space enclosed on three sides by buildings with only one exit. The wholesale slaughter at Jallianwala Bagh horrified the whole country. Thousands died and many more were injured.
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5. Present day look of the well in which people jumped out of panic. 120 dead bodies were recovered.
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6. The bullet marks are still visible. Will we ever forget?
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7. The plaque put up at the Jallianwala Bagh tells of the horror people faced.
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8. And the scars remain.
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Let's spend a minute today remembering those who
perished in the massacre. Those who's names we might
know, but the ones we'll never forget.
A collection from : - http://www.indiatimes.com/
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
World Health Day 2015: Make food safety a shared responsibility
“A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement”
― Jess C. Scott
It is a known fact that good health is intrinsic to human happiness. You may own a sprawling home or expensive clothes, but if your body is not well, all possessions seem worthless. For a good life, the perfect mind-body synchronisation is a must. Of course, the mysteries of the human body are hard to decipher but all the knowledge that medical science has to offer should be taken into consideration.
To ensure well-being of its citizens, organisations and governments across the world strive to provide quality health care and address the issues ailing their people. One such organisation is WHO, a specialised branch of United Nations concerned with international public health.
On 7 April every year,World Health Day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948 and disseminate knowledge and awareness about human health.
World Health Day celebration focuses on increasing life expectancy by adding good health to the lives of people and promoting healthier living habits across the globe.
History of World Health Day
WHO held the first World Health Assembly in 1948. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. It is held to mark WHO's founding, and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year.
Theme for World Health Day 2015
Each year a particular theme is selected that highlights a priority area of public health.
Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, announced at ICN2 that food safety would be the focus of World Health Day 2015.
“WHO will dedicate its 2015 World Health Day to food safety to catalyse collective Government and public action to put measures in place that will improve safety of food from farms, factories, street vendors and kitchens. Also in 2015, WHO will, for the first time, publish estimates of the global burden of food-borne disease, finally showing the scale of the problem,” said Dr Chan.
What's in your plate?
When you eat, do you often wonder how has that particular food item made its way to your plate? When you relish on the sumptuous dishes served at a restaurant or when you gobble up street food, does the safety of the food items cross your mind?
When we eat, we consume parasites, chemicals, contaminates, additives and adulterants along with our food which can seriously mess up our immune system.
Food-borne and water-borne diarrhoeal diseases kill an estimated 2 million people, including children. That's why food safety is significant to public health as food-borne diseases affect people’s well being, impede socio-economic development by straining health-care systems which in turn adversely influences national economies, tourism and trade.
So this year's theme focuses on demonstrating the importance of food safety along the whole length of the food chain in a globalised world, from production and transport, to preparation and consumption.
Access to safe food, a challenge?
With the world shrinking and globalisation spreading its wings, the growing consumer demand for a wider variety of foods has resulted in an increasingly complex and longer global food chain.
The global food chain is floundering, and along with it the demands on planet’s food supply are increasing too. In a race to feed the world and producing additional food to satisfy the growing population, the quality of food is slowly degenerating.
Unsafe food starts a vicious cycle of diseases threatening the nutritional status of the poor and underprivileged. With the supply of food items becoming scarce, the poor section of society is often compelled to switch to unhealthy diets which pose many health risks.
Not only the poor, but the rich man's plate is also not free from such hazards because of the expanding use of additives, preservatives and antibiotics in crops.
The rising number of deaths caused by food-borne diseases has brought the cause of food safety to the fore. This day is a clarion call for every government to partner with civil society, non-governmental organisations, private sector and consumers to ensure that safe food reaches everyone.
Safe food for all, a priority
Nata Menabde, WHO representative for India said: "Food safety is an issue of growing public health concern. To achieve food safety, strong functional links must be built between the public health and other sectors to ensure effective cross-sectoral collaboration."
So, the World Health Day coerces governments across the world to make food safety a public health priority. The entire objective of this day is to actuate collective government and public action to quantify practices by establishing comprehensive food safety policy, legislation and national food safety programmes. A thorough collaboration by aligning policies in agriculture, trade, health, education and social protection is of utmost concern to provide a safe and healthy diet for all.
Not only the government, it is also an effort to promote awareness among people to practice safe steps in food purchasing, food handling, cooking, and storage which can prevent food-borne illnesses.
The universal ‘five keys’ to food safety should be observed:
Whether as individuals, governments, policy makers, farmers, manufacturers or retailers, we need to understand the pressing issue of food safety and make it an unrelenting concern. For food safety is a shared responsibility and safe food is your right!
- A Collection from http://zeenews.india.com
― Jess C. Scott
It is a known fact that good health is intrinsic to human happiness. You may own a sprawling home or expensive clothes, but if your body is not well, all possessions seem worthless. For a good life, the perfect mind-body synchronisation is a must. Of course, the mysteries of the human body are hard to decipher but all the knowledge that medical science has to offer should be taken into consideration.
To ensure well-being of its citizens, organisations and governments across the world strive to provide quality health care and address the issues ailing their people. One such organisation is WHO, a specialised branch of United Nations concerned with international public health.
On 7 April every year,World Health Day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948 and disseminate knowledge and awareness about human health.
World Health Day celebration focuses on increasing life expectancy by adding good health to the lives of people and promoting healthier living habits across the globe.
History of World Health Day
WHO held the first World Health Assembly in 1948. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. It is held to mark WHO's founding, and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year.
Theme for World Health Day 2015
Each year a particular theme is selected that highlights a priority area of public health.
Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, announced at ICN2 that food safety would be the focus of World Health Day 2015.
“WHO will dedicate its 2015 World Health Day to food safety to catalyse collective Government and public action to put measures in place that will improve safety of food from farms, factories, street vendors and kitchens. Also in 2015, WHO will, for the first time, publish estimates of the global burden of food-borne disease, finally showing the scale of the problem,” said Dr Chan.
What's in your plate?
When you eat, do you often wonder how has that particular food item made its way to your plate? When you relish on the sumptuous dishes served at a restaurant or when you gobble up street food, does the safety of the food items cross your mind?
When we eat, we consume parasites, chemicals, contaminates, additives and adulterants along with our food which can seriously mess up our immune system.
Food-borne and water-borne diarrhoeal diseases kill an estimated 2 million people, including children. That's why food safety is significant to public health as food-borne diseases affect people’s well being, impede socio-economic development by straining health-care systems which in turn adversely influences national economies, tourism and trade.
So this year's theme focuses on demonstrating the importance of food safety along the whole length of the food chain in a globalised world, from production and transport, to preparation and consumption.
Access to safe food, a challenge?
With the world shrinking and globalisation spreading its wings, the growing consumer demand for a wider variety of foods has resulted in an increasingly complex and longer global food chain.
The global food chain is floundering, and along with it the demands on planet’s food supply are increasing too. In a race to feed the world and producing additional food to satisfy the growing population, the quality of food is slowly degenerating.
Unsafe food starts a vicious cycle of diseases threatening the nutritional status of the poor and underprivileged. With the supply of food items becoming scarce, the poor section of society is often compelled to switch to unhealthy diets which pose many health risks.
Not only the poor, but the rich man's plate is also not free from such hazards because of the expanding use of additives, preservatives and antibiotics in crops.
The rising number of deaths caused by food-borne diseases has brought the cause of food safety to the fore. This day is a clarion call for every government to partner with civil society, non-governmental organisations, private sector and consumers to ensure that safe food reaches everyone.
Safe food for all, a priority
Nata Menabde, WHO representative for India said: "Food safety is an issue of growing public health concern. To achieve food safety, strong functional links must be built between the public health and other sectors to ensure effective cross-sectoral collaboration."
So, the World Health Day coerces governments across the world to make food safety a public health priority. The entire objective of this day is to actuate collective government and public action to quantify practices by establishing comprehensive food safety policy, legislation and national food safety programmes. A thorough collaboration by aligning policies in agriculture, trade, health, education and social protection is of utmost concern to provide a safe and healthy diet for all.
Not only the government, it is also an effort to promote awareness among people to practice safe steps in food purchasing, food handling, cooking, and storage which can prevent food-borne illnesses.
The universal ‘five keys’ to food safety should be observed:
- Maintain cleanliness
- Separate raw and cooked food
- Cook thoroughly
- Keep food at correct temperature
- Use safe water and raw materials.
Whether as individuals, governments, policy makers, farmers, manufacturers or retailers, we need to understand the pressing issue of food safety and make it an unrelenting concern. For food safety is a shared responsibility and safe food is your right!
- A Collection from http://zeenews.india.com
Food safety: Food sources, tips to prevent food poisoning
Food safety can be referred to the conditions and practices that
preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and foodborne
illnesses.
According to WHO, there are five key principles of food hygiene, they are:
1. Prevent contaminating food with pathogens spreading from people, pets, and pests.
2. Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent contaminating the cooked foods.
3. Cook foods for the appropriate length of time and at the appropriate temperature to kill pathogens.
4. Store food at the proper temperature.
5. Use safe water and raw materials.
Sources
Although all foods can become contaminated, higher risk foods include red meats, poultry, eggs, cheese, dairy products, raw sprouts, and raw fish or shellfish. Hence, extra care is needed in handling, storing and preparing these items in order to avoid from severe health hazards.
Below are a few tips to prevent food poisoning:
- A Collection from http://zeenews.india.com
According to WHO, there are five key principles of food hygiene, they are:
1. Prevent contaminating food with pathogens spreading from people, pets, and pests.
2. Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent contaminating the cooked foods.
3. Cook foods for the appropriate length of time and at the appropriate temperature to kill pathogens.
4. Store food at the proper temperature.
5. Use safe water and raw materials.
Sources
Although all foods can become contaminated, higher risk foods include red meats, poultry, eggs, cheese, dairy products, raw sprouts, and raw fish or shellfish. Hence, extra care is needed in handling, storing and preparing these items in order to avoid from severe health hazards.
Below are a few tips to prevent food poisoning:
- All milk, yogurt, cheese and other dairy products should have the word "Pasteurized" on the container.
- Avoid eating foods that contain raw eggs (such as caesar salad dressing, raw cookie dough, and egg nog.
- Do not eat raw honey, and honey should not be given to children under 1 year of age.
- Shun eating soft cheeses
- Do not eat raw vegetable sprouts
- Shellfish that has been exposed to red tides should not be eaten
- Make sure that you wash all raw fruits, vegetables, and herbs with cold and running water
- Do not eat raw vegetables or unpeeled fruit
- Eat only hot, freshly cooked food
- Drink only boiled water
- A Collection from http://zeenews.india.com
Sunday, 5 April 2015
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
குழந்தைகளை வளர்ப்பதில் பெற்றோர் மற்றும் ஆசிரியரின் பங்கு
நயத்தக்க நாகரிகம் - குழந்தைகளை வளர்ப்பதில் பெற்றோர் மற்றும் ஆசிரியரின் பங்கு - தமிழ் மொழி தமிழனின் முகவரி - கற்பதில் கற்பிப்பதில் நமது பலவீனம் என பல கோணங்களில் திருமதி.பர்வீன் சுல்தானா அவர்கள் பேசியிருக்கும் கீழ்காணும் காணொளி யாருக்கும் நல்ல பாடம்.
Monday, 23 March 2015
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY
The World Meteorological Organization, as the successor of the International Meteorological Organization, created in 1873, has its fundamental mission to support the countries of the world in providing meteorological and hydrological services to protect life and property from natural disasters related to weather, climate and water, to safeguard the environment, and to contribute to sustainable development. This cannot happen without the necessary observations, research and operations that develop the understanding and knowledge of weather and climate.
Since 1961, World Meteorological Day has commemorated the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization and the essential contribution that National Meteorological and Hydrological Services make to the safety and well-being of society. Each year, the celebrations focus on a theme of topical interest.
World Meteorological Day often features various events such as conferences, symposia and exhibitions for meteorological professionals, community leaders and the general public. Some events aim to attract media attention to raise meteorology's profile.
Many prizes for meteorological research are presented or announced on or close to World Meteorological Day. These prizes include:
- The International Meteorological Organization Prize.
- Professor Dr. Vilho Väisälä Award.
- The Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award.
Many countries issue postage stamps or special postage stamp cancellation marks to celebrate World Meteorological Day. These stamps often reflect the event's theme or mark a country's meteorology achievements.
Sunday, 22 March 2015
World water Day - உலக தண்ணீர் தினம்
நிழலின் அருமை வெயிலில் புரியும்.
தண்ணீரின் அருமை தாகத்தில் தெரியும்.
நம்மில் எத்தனை பேர் நீராதாரங்களைப் பற்றி அறிந்திருக்கிறோம். அந்த நீர் ஆதாரங்கள் இன்று எவ்விதம் மாசுபட்டிருக்கிறது என்பதை அறிந்திருக்கிறோமா? ஒன்றிணைந்து நீர் வளம் பேண நம்மால் இயன்றதைச் செய்ய உறுதி பூணுவோம்.
இனி வரும் தலைமுறைக்கு நீர் பற்றாக்குறை என்பது உண்டாகாத வண்ணம், நாம் தற்பொழுது உள்ள நீரை எவ்வண்ணம் சமயோசிதமாகபயன்படுத்தப் போகிறோம் என்பதே நம் முன் உள்ள சவால். - இக்கணம் நீர் மேலாண்மை மிக அவசியம். அதனை உணர்ந்து நீரை சிக்கனமாக பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும்.
அனைவருக்கும் உலக தண்ணீர் தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்.
Let us Develope sustainability of water particularly the drinking water.
Lets Serve to mankind by practicing self water management wherever we are.
Happy sustainable World Water Day
உலக தண்ணீர் தினம் - Bio - Data
First Proposal on : March 21 of the 1992 -
- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
- (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Born On : 22 nd March 1993
Conceived By: United Nations General Assembly
brought up in : United Nations
Known to worldwide from ; 2013 onwards
Motive : to celebrate water and raise awareness of water-related issues
- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
- (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Born On : 22 nd March 1993
Conceived By: United Nations General Assembly
brought up in : United Nations
Known to worldwide from ; 2013 onwards
Motive : to celebrate water and raise awareness of water-related issues
Theme for 2015 : "Water and Sustainable Development"
Facts about the water crisis
Roughly 75% of all industrial water withdrawals are used for energy production.
There are 658 million people living without access to water in Africa.
By 2035, the global energy demand is projected to grow by more than one-third.
Diarrhoea caused by inadequate drinking water, sanitation and hand hygiene kills an estimated 842,000 people every year globally, which is 2,300 people per day.
750 million people lack access to clean water, which is over double the population of the United States.
The water crisis is the number one global risk based on impact to society (as a measure of devastation) and the eighth global risk based on likelihood (likelihood of occurring within ten years), according to the World Economic Forum.
82% of those who lack access to improved water live in rural areas, while 18% live in urban areas.
WORLD WATER DAY
EVERY YEAR OF MARCH 22 IS CELEBRATED AS WOLD WATER DAY TO TEACH THE KNOWLEDGE , USE OF WATER AND HOW TO CONSERVE WATER.
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Sanadhana Gana Isai Vizha - 2nd year valedictory function
We Welcome the Parents, Teachers, Students and the Public to our Sanadhana Gana Isai Vizha on 27.03.2015, which has the motive to encourage the budding Artists in the field of Music.
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Friday, 13 March 2015
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