Malignant mediastinal germ cell tumors (seminomas) were first described as a clinical entity approximately 50 years ago. Mediastinal and other extragonadal germ cell tumors were initially thought to represent isolated metastases from an inapparent gonadal primary site
Knowledge for motivation. Motivation in Action for health. Dr.Sujnanendra Mishra
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
World Malaria Day 2012
The theme for World Malaria Day 2012 - "Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria"
- marks a decisive juncture in the history of malaria control. Whether
the malaria map will keep shrinking, as it has in the past decade, or be
reclaimed by the malaria parasites, depends, to a great extent, on the
resources that will be invested in control efforts over the next years.
Investments in malaria control have created unprecedented momentum and yielded remarkable returns in the past years. In Africa, malaria deaths have been cut by one third within the last decade; outside of Africa, 35 out of the 53 countries, affected by malaria, have reduced cases by 50% in the same time period. In countries where access to malaria control interventions has improved most significantly, overall child mortality rates have fallen by approximately 20%.
However, these gains are fragile and will be reversed unless malaria continues to be a priority for global, regional and national decision-makers and donors. Despite the current economic climate, development aid needs to continue flowing to national malaria control programs to ensure widespread population access to life-saving and cost-effective interventions. Long-term success will also depend on investments in on-going research and development to combat emerging threats such as parasite resistance.
Sustaining malaria control efforts is an investment in development. Continued investment in malaria control now will propel malaria-endemic countries toward near-zero deaths by 2015 and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially those relating to improving child survival and maternal health, eradicating extreme poverty and expanding access to education.
In 2010, about 3.3 billion people - almost half of the world's population - were at risk of malaria. Every year, this leads to about 216 million malaria cases and an estimated 655 000 deaths. People living in the poorest countries are the most vulnerable.
World Malaria Day - which was instituted by the World Health Assembly at its 60th session in May 2007 - is a day for recognizing the global effort to provide effective control of malaria. It is an opportunity:
Investments in malaria control have created unprecedented momentum and yielded remarkable returns in the past years. In Africa, malaria deaths have been cut by one third within the last decade; outside of Africa, 35 out of the 53 countries, affected by malaria, have reduced cases by 50% in the same time period. In countries where access to malaria control interventions has improved most significantly, overall child mortality rates have fallen by approximately 20%.
However, these gains are fragile and will be reversed unless malaria continues to be a priority for global, regional and national decision-makers and donors. Despite the current economic climate, development aid needs to continue flowing to national malaria control programs to ensure widespread population access to life-saving and cost-effective interventions. Long-term success will also depend on investments in on-going research and development to combat emerging threats such as parasite resistance.
Sustaining malaria control efforts is an investment in development. Continued investment in malaria control now will propel malaria-endemic countries toward near-zero deaths by 2015 and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially those relating to improving child survival and maternal health, eradicating extreme poverty and expanding access to education.
In 2010, about 3.3 billion people - almost half of the world's population - were at risk of malaria. Every year, this leads to about 216 million malaria cases and an estimated 655 000 deaths. People living in the poorest countries are the most vulnerable.
World Malaria Day - which was instituted by the World Health Assembly at its 60th session in May 2007 - is a day for recognizing the global effort to provide effective control of malaria. It is an opportunity:
- for countries in the affected regions to learn from each other's experiences and support each other's efforts;
- for new donors to join a global partnership against malaria;
- for research and academic institutions to flag their scientific advances to both experts and general public; and
- for international partners, companies and foundations to showcase their efforts and reflect on how to scale up what has worked.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Earth Day is on Sunday, 22 April 2012.
Earth Day is a name used for 2 similar global observances. While some people celebrate Earth Day around the time of the March Equinox, We and others observe the occasion on April 22 each year.
Earth Day aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for earth's environment.
It's not to be confused with Earth Hour
The April 22 Earth Day, founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, was first
organized in 1970 to promote ecology and respect for life on the planet
as well as to encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water
and soil pollution.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Centre proposes to merge the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the yet-to-be-launched National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
In
its proposals to the Planning Commission, the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare has said that the National Urban Health Mission would be
taken up as a thrust area for the 12th Plan and launched as a separate
mission for urban areas with focus on slums and urban poor. It will
cover all cities and towns with a population of more than 50,000,
broadly covering 779 cities and towns including seven mega cities
including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and
Ahmedabad.
The budget allocation for the mission is
envisaged to be Rs. 30,000 crore and the programme will be implemented
by investing in health professionals, creating new and upgradation of
existing infrastructure, and strengthening the existing health care
service delivery system.
Principally, the NUHM will
cover the entire urban areas irrespective of the dwelling status
(including general population, listed and unlisted slums) but outreach
services will be targeted for slum/slum like areas and other homeless
people, street vendors, railway and bus station coolies, homeless people
and street children, construction site workers who may be in slums or
on sites. Inter-sectoral convergence will be planned between the
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Rajiv Awas Yojana and
the NUHM.
Realising that the health care needs of the
urban poor and vulnerable populations, the urban health mission will
ensure adequate resources for addressing the health problems in urban
areas and address the need-based city specific urban health care system
to meet the diverse health needs of the urban population with focus on
the urban poor and other vulnerable sections. The institutional
mechanism and management systems will be in place to meet the
health-related challenges of a rapidly growing urban population and join
hands with community for a more proactive involvement in planning,
implementation and monitoring of health activities.
At
the primary care level, one Urban Primary Health Centre will be
established for every 50-60,000. At the community level, outreach
services will be provided to the urban poor slums with the help of Urban
Social Health Activist (USHA) (200-500 households) and Mahila Aarogya
Samiti (50-100 households). No sub-centres are proposed but
communisation will be made possible through Mahila Aarogya Samiti and
Rogi Kalyan Samiti while secondary and tertiary level services will be
provided through public or empanelled private providers.
The National Rural Health Mission was launched in 2005 and is proposed to be extended by five years.
WHO DAY 2012
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