#WorldAIDSDay 2022 carries the theme 'Equalize' with the aim of equalizing access and facilities for HIV treatment services, especially for children, sex workers, and drug users. The theme chosen by the UN also demands laws or policies that regulate the stigma and exclusion faced by people living with HIV. Now, eight years remain of the UN's goal of eliminating AIDS by 2030. Therefore, economic, social, cultural and legal inequalities must be addressed immediately.
#HariAIDSSedunia 2022 mengusung tema 'Equalize' dengan tujuan menyetarakan akses dan fasilitas layanan pengobatan HIV, terutama untuk anak-anak, pekerja seks, serta pengguna narkoba. Tema yang dipilih PBB ini juga menuntut adanya undang-undang atau kebijakan yang mengatur stigma dan eksklusi yang dihadapi oleh pengidap HIV. Kini, delapan tahun tersisa dari tujuan PBB untuk menghapus AIDS di 2030. Oleh karena itu, ketimpangan ekonomi, sosial, budaya, dan hukum harus segera diatasi.
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We are born with only one set of lungs. From development to adulthood, keeping lungs healthy is an integral part of future health and well-being. The 2022 theme for #WorldCOPDDay is “Your Lungs for Life" with the aim of highlighting the importance of lifelong lung health. This campaign will focus on contributing factors to COPD from birth to adulthood and what we can do to promote lifelong lung health as well as protect vulnerable populations.
Kita dilahirkan dengan hanya satu set paru-paru. Dari perkembangan hingga dewasa, menjaga kesehatan paru-paru merupakan bagian integral dari kesehatan dan kesejahteraan masa depan. Tema tahun 2022 untuk #HariPPOKSedunia adalah "Paru-Paru Anda untuk Kehidupan" dengan tujuan menyoroti pentingnya kesehatan paru-paru seumur hidup. Kampanye ini akan berfokus pada faktor-faktor penyebab PPOK sejak lahir hingga dewasa dan apa yang dapat kita lakukan untuk mempromosikan kesehatan paru-paru seumur hidup juga melindungi populasi yang rentan.
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The rising number of people affected by diabetes is putting added strain on healthcare systems. Healthcare professionals must know how to detect and diagnose the condition early and provide the best possible care; while people living with diabetes need access to on going education to understand their condition and carry out the daily self-care essential to staying healthy and avoiding complications. Activities will focus on highlighting the need for better access to quality diabetes education for health professionals and people living with diabetes. #WorldDiabetesDay seems to tell us what needs to be done both collectively and individually, for better prevention, diagnosis and management of the condition.
Meningkatnya jumlah orang yang terkena diabetes menambah beban pada sistem perawatan kesehatan. Profesional perawatan kesehatan harus mengetahui cara mendeteksi dan mendiagnosis kondisi tersebut sejak dini dan memberikan perawatan sebaik mungkin; sementara orang yang hidup dengan diabetes memerlukan akses ke pendidikan berkelanjutan untuk memahami kondisi mereka dan melakukan perawatan diri sehari-hari yang penting untuk tetap sehat dan menghindari komplikasi. Kegiatan ini akan fokus menyoroti perlunya akses yang lebih baik ke pendidikan diabetes yang berkualitas bagi para profesional kesehatan dan orang yang hidup dengan diabetes. Itulah mengapa “Pendidikan Untuk Melindungi Hari Esok” diangkat menjadi tema tahun ini. #WorldDiabetesDay tampaknya memberi tahu kita apa yang perlu dilakukan baik secara kolektif maupun individu, untuk pencegahan, diagnosis, dan pengelolaan kondisi yang lebih baik.
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The pandemic of COVID-19 these past years and now may seems getting closer to its end and all the sectors of life around the world are going to re-established again. But, through these years there are many aspects of mental health have been challenged. Actually, even before the pandemic in 2019 an estimated one in eight people globally were already live with a mental disorder and it was getting worse through the pandemic. In the other side, the service, skills, and funding available for the mental health getting decreased as time passed. 800,000 people die by suicide globally every year and globally and mental health issues are the cause of their death. This issue is due to lack of awareness in mental health as an important issue.
Today, 10th October, 2022, The theme for World Mental Health Day 2022 by the World Federation for Mental Health is ‘Make Mental Health & Well-being for All a Global Priority’ which reminds all of us around the world to start taking our part to look our surroundings, and start to be aware and raise the awareness about mental health. We could also be the one to start break the false stigma and discrimination about mental health and promote the care access to pursue a better life, starting from ourselves to the bigger society and reach the global awareness. Let’s make mental health and well-being a global priority for all!
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Today on September 29th, 2022 we celebrate the World Heart Day. This day is celebrated to promote awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD) which is the leading cause of death in the world until today. About 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019 and this problem represent 32% of all global deaths. 85% among these deaths were due to heart attack and stroke. It is very important to detect CVD as early as possible so that management with counselling and medicines can begin. The celebration this year carries the theme 'Use Heart for Every Heart' which is a reminder for all of us to use heart to think differently, to engage with this important cause, to help others by raising the awareness of cardiovascular diseases, and to promote health.
The theme 'Use Heart for Heart' in this year celebration is an opportunity for everyone to take a break and start to consider how best to use our heart for humanity, for the nature and for ourselves which are the three pillars that support the theme this year. These days, access to treatment and support for CVD often becomes one of the issues that leads more than 75% CVD deaths in low-to middle-income countries. Every year, air pollution is responsible for 25% CVD death by taking the lives of 7 million people. Not only that, we should know that psychological stress can double the risk of having a heart attack. With our involvement with global event such as World Heart Day, we are empowered to raise awareness and help make a difference for all human beings as we put our heart for humanity, for the nature, and for our own life because every beating heart matters.
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References: world-heart-federation.org and who.int
This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations. There are about 600.000 trees chopped down to make cigarettes, 22.000.000.000 tonnes of water used to make cigarettes, and 84.000.000 tonnes of CO2 emissions released into the air raising global temperatures. The harmful impact of the tobacco industry of the environment is vast and growing adding unnecessary pressure to our planet's already scarce resources and fragile ecosystems. Tobacco destroys our environment, further harming human health, through the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and post-consumer waste.
Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use. While around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Some side effects of cigarette smoking including myocardial infarction, bad hair and nails, lung diseases, throat cancer, and yellow teeth. Not only for the firsthand smokers, there are also some side effects that could affect the secondhand smokers. Those side effects including, stroke, nasal irritation, lung cancer, coronary heart disease, reproductive effects in women such as low birth rate weight. In children we can also find some side effects, including middle ear disease, respiratory symptoms, impaired lung function, lower respiratory illness, and sudden death syndrome.
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References: www.who.org and cdc.gov
Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues. It causes widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs. The organs that could be affected by this disease such as blood vessels, kidney, brain, and joints. People with Lupus may experience a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, fever, joint swelling, and skin rash.
There are several types of Lupus. The first one called Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). SLE is the most common type of lupus. The next one is Cutaneous Lupus (Skin Lupus) which is affects the skin in the form of a rash or lesions. The third type is Drug-inducted Lupus. This one's occurs as the result of an overreactions to certain medications. The last one is called Neonatal Lupus. It happen when an infant acquires auto-antibodies from a mother with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Lupus is more common among women. According to a research, there are about 9 out of 10 women (15-44 years old) were diagnosed with lupus.
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Reference: cdc.gov
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. It is preventable and curable. In 2020, there were an estimated 241 million cases of malaria worldwide. The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 627.000 in 2020. Malaria spreads from people to people through bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are some symptoms that could appear when a person is infected with malaria. Some of them including chills, fever, and headache. Symptoms usually appear 10-15 days after the infective mosquitoes bite.
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Reference: www.who.int
In the face of the current pandemic, a polluted planet, and an increasing incidence of diseases, the theme for World Health Day 2022 is "Our Planet, Our Health". It all started from 1945, when an organization is born, dedicated to discuss health topics. On April 7th 1948, the World Health Day was designated in the first Assembly to celebrate the creation of WHO. A couple years later, the World Health Day was officially celebrated, and on WHO's 50th anniversary, they tackles the topic of safe motherhood.
On this World Health Day celebration, there are some random facts that we should know.
So, why exactly planetary health matter to all of us? Environmental factors including climate change claim 13 million lives every year. Not only that, there are about 2 billion people lack safe drinking water causing 829.000 people die from diarrhea every year. Rising temperature and floods caused by climate change will put 2 billion people at risk of dengue. While air pollution kills 13 people every minute causing lung cancer, heart disease, and strokes.
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Reference: www.who.int
Tuberculosis is one of the top infectious killers in the world. In 2020, an estimated 1.5 million people passed away from TB. This disease is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze, or spit, the propel the TB germs into the air. A person need to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected. We also need to recognize some of the symptoms of TB, such as cough with sputum and blood, fever, chest pain, wight loss, night sweats, and weakness. Not only the symptoms, we need to know the key drivers of tuberculosis epidemic. The key drivers are diabetes, tobacco, poverty, and HIV.
COVID-19 disruptions have reversed progress in the fight against tuberculosis. Fewer people are able to access TB prevention and care services.
In conclusion, TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers. Each day, over 4100 people lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. The theme of World TB Day 2022 - ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives.’ –conveys the urgent need to invest resources to ramp up the fight against TB and achieve the commitments to end TB made by global leaders.
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Reference: www.who.int
According to www.kidney.org, there are 10% of the population worldwide is affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). An estimated one million people worldwide die from unrated kidney failure each year. Our kidney have some important things to do, such as control our chemical balance, make urine and remove toxins, help control our blood pressure, remove extra fluid from our blood, help we make red blood cells, and help us keep our bones healthy.
So, what exactly a kidney disease is? Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) means our kidneys are damaged and lose their ability to keep us healthy by filtering our blood. We could develop other problems such as high blood pressure and anemia. While these problems may happen slowly and even without symptoms, they can lead to kidney failure. There are some risk factors that could trigger a kidney disease. The risk factors including diabetes, age (60 y.0. or older), obesity, family history, high blood pressure, and smoking.
How to prevent it, then? There are several things that we could do to prevent kidney disease, started from keeping our blood sugar and pressure under control, eat healthy meals and lose weight (if needed), avoid some over-the-counter medicines, stop smoking and limit alcohol use, and go get some exercises.
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Reference: www.kidney.org
In the United States, a rare disease is defined as a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the US. This definition was created by Congress in the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. Rare diseases became known as orphan diseases because drug companies were not interested in adopting them to develop treatments. The Orphan Drug Act created financial incentives to encourage companies to develop new drugs for rare diseases. The rare disease definition was needed to establish which conditions would qualify for the new incentive programs.
Other countries have their own official definitions of a rare disease. In the European Union, a disease is defined as rare when it affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 people.
Most rare diseases are genetic or have a genetic component. There are more than 90% of rare diseases are without an FDA-approved treatment. For many rare diseases, signs maybe observed at birth or in childhood. Many rare diseases result in premature deaths infants and young children, or are fatal in early childhood.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports research to improve the health of people with rare diseases. Many of the 27 Institutes and Centers at the NIH fund medical research for rare diseases. One of these Centers, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), focuses on getting new cures and treatments to all patients more quickly. NCATS supports research through collaborative projects to study common themes and causes of related diseases. This approach aims to speed the development of treatments that will eventually serve both rare and common diseases.
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References:
www.rarediseases.org
www.raredisease.info.nih.gov