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World Health Day today

By Staff Correspondent
The World Health Day will be observed tn Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world today (Sunday).
The day's theme highlights the need to be adequately prepared to face natural calamities that often claim a heavy toll of life and property.
The slogan of the year, as announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is. "Should Disaster Strike Be Prepared".
The slogan is particularly relevant to the South East Asian region, with its history ol frequent natural disasters ranging from floods, cyclones, earthquakes and droughts.
According to data revealed by the WHO in 1988 alone there were 74 major floods, five cyclones. 17 earthquakes. 18 droughts and 162 major accidents in the world.
The list does not include storms, landslides, hurricanes and man-made disasters.
In the South-East Asia region Bangladesh and the coastal Andhra Pradesh were devastated by severe cyclones in 1988 and in 1989 respcc lively while Nepal witnessed a major earthquake tn 1988
In Bangladesh two thousand people died in post flood diseases in 1987 and 1276 people died in 1988. the Health Directorate said. About 30 lakh people were affected by the diseases.
The Directorate pointed out that 30 districts Including Sy 11 ret. Moulavlbazar. Rangpur. Gaibandha. SlruJganJ. Rajshahi. NawabganJ. Tangall. Manlk-ganj. Kishoreganj. Netrokona. Raj ba ri and - Sartatpur are disaster prone.
To underscore the need for preventive measures and preparedness. the United Nations has designated the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
Though It may not be possible to prevent natural disasters. a WHO press release said, adequate preparedness to effectively tackle such situations can help in mitigating the loss both in economic and human terms. So the slogan of the year should be conveyed to the people.
The Bangladesh Chapter of the World Health Organisation and the Health Directorate of the Government have chalked out various programmes to observe the day.
The day's programmes include seminar, discussion meetings, essay writing competitions. poster drawing competitions, publishing of postal stamps, cinema show, special programme on Radio and Television and serving of improved diet in hospitals. Jails and orphanages-
Shahabuddin
The Acting President Justice Shahabuddln Ahmed Saturday stressed the need for creating worldwide awareness and consensus to Implement the objectives of the observation of the World Health Day. reports BSS.
In a message on the eve of the day. he emphasised the need for a concrete and coordinated efforts in the national, regional and International levels to face the natural calamities effectively and protect public health.
Justice Shahabuddln said the World Health Day, which ts being observed tn all the 168 member countries of the World Health Organisation, In eluding Bangladesh, has Immense importance in building global awareness about the extend of damage by natural calamities and to find out their remedles
He said the day has been declared tn the backdrop of increasing trend of natural calamities and the subsequent health hazards that have threatened public health and civilisation
The Acting President potn ted out that Bangladesh as one of the calamity prone countries is being subjected to recurrent calamlttea. thus creating obs taele* lo Its national develop me nt programmes He also referred to tidal surge* of 1970 and 1986 and catastrophic floods tn 1987 and 1988 and added that these calamities ha« not only cial med Innu mcnsbte five* but also grtally damaged the socio economic Infrastructure of the country.
Justice Shahabuddln said natural calamities are in-nevltable. but the extend of their damage can be min-tmtaed by facing them boldly for this he explained the requirement were Internal mobilisation of people and regional and solid international cooperation.
He also stressed the need for gearing up coordinated East calamity relief and reha lUtation Khaleda
Another report adds : Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia Saturday said the government was committed to protecting the life and property of the people after removing the health problems, along with those arising out of the disasters.
In a message on the eve of the World Health Day. Begum Khaleda Zia said the WHO has selected slogan 'should disaster strike-Ite prepared* after realising the intensity of the disaster-prone health problems.
The Prime Minister said "everyone has to remain prepared to face any sort of dHas ter to keep the flow of social and economic development unhindered." She stressed the parucipation and the cooperation of the people to make the governments efforts fruitful
Begum Khaleda Zia said the slogan chosen by the World Health Organisation was very significant at the back of our socio-economic condition She satai "disasters tn many forms and dtmentions caused to tndl vklual. family and national life bring tragedy to Innumerable famllie* every year "
She said the horrors of the devastating cyclonic storm and tidal waves of 1970 and 1985 were still fresh In our memories She said unprecedented flood, cyclonic storm, drought and other unforeseen disasters cause miseries to public fife In many ways every year
Begum Khaleda Zia stressed the need for exchange of information on health education and other relevant matters to ensure cherished change in the though process of the people
She called upon all to lake up appropriate measures to face al) possible disaster* to ensure welfare of the people
Begum Zia said the stgnifi cance of the day ts projected on the occasion of the founding anniversary of the World Health Organisation through various programme* aimed al creating consciousness about a certain disease among the people.
In her message Begum Zia wished success to the World Health Day celebrated with die commitment of protecting the health of the people