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WORLD HEALTH DAY

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE  7 APRIL 2018 - ON THIS WORLD HEALTH DAY THEME OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE, LET'S JOIN HANDS TO PROVIDE HEALTH TO EVERYONE AND EVERYWHERE . WE ALL HAVE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE AND WE SHOULD MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF IT.  FOR ME, AS A DOCTOR, UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE INCLUDES THE FOUR SPHERES OF HEALTH : PHYSICAL , MENTAL , EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL INCLUDING DIET, EXERCISE AND SLEEP.  THE AIM OF MEDICINE IS JUST SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF WHEREAS OUR AIM SHOULD BE PREVENTION OF SUCH DISEASES AND AILMENTS THAT REQUIRE MEDICINE !! THE FIRST AND THE MAIN COMPONENT TOWARDS HEALTH IS HANDWASHING WHICH IS NOT JUST MERELY RUBBING HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER BUT ALSO FOLLOWING THE BASIC 6 STEPS. HAND WASHING IS NOT SIMPLY AN ACT BUT IS AN ART. THIS WORLD HEALTH DAY EMPHASIZES THE ART OF HAND WASHING, BREAST FEEDING, NEED FOR VACCINATIONS, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, RISING PROBLEM...