29 October - World Stroke Day

Stroke is the second leading cause of death for people above the age of 60, and the fifth leading cause in people aged 15 to 59.

Reduce the burden of stroke by acting on six easy challenges:


1. Know your personal risk factors: high blood pressure, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol.
2. Be physically active and exercise regularly.
3. Avoid obesity by keeping to a healthy diet.
4. Limit alcohol consumption.
5. Avoid cigarette smoke. If you smoke, seek help to stop now.
6. Learn to recognize the warning signs of a stroke and how to take action.



http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/media/Pages/AboutWorldStrokeDay2010.aspx

http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/media/Pages/WorldStrokeDayProclamation.aspx

http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/media/events/stroke_day/en/index.html

Global Handwashing Day - 15 October

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About the Day


Global Handwashing Day was originally created for children and schools,but can be celebrated by anyone promoting handwashing with soap.

Each year on October 15,  over 200 million people are involved in celebrations in over 100 countries around the world


http://globalhandwashing.org/ghw-day


Turning handwashing with soap before eating and after using the toilet into an ingrained habit could save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention, cutting deaths from diarrhea by almost half and deaths from acute respiratory infections by one-quarter. A vast change in handwashing behavior is critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goal of reducing deaths among children under the age of five by two-thirds by 2015.

Global Handwashing Day focuses on children because not only do they suffer disproportionately from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and deaths, but research shows that children – the segment of society so often the most energetic, enthusiastic, and open to new ideas – can also be powerful agents for changing behaviors like handwashing with soap in their communities.

http://globalhandwashing.org/ghw-day/about



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Enabling Technologies for Handwashing with Soap

http://www.wsp.org/wsp/global-initiatives/Global-Scaling-Up-Handwashing-Project/Enabling%20Technologies%20for%20Handwashing%20with%20Soap

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