Sleep and kidney

WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2015
12th of March, at 2nd Thursday
The theme of World Kidney Day 2015 would be “Kidney Health for All”.
 World Kidney Day is a global health campaign celebrated every year all across the world focusing the health and importance of the major body organ, kidneys to reduce the occurrence of kidney diseases as well as related health problems. It is commemorated worldwide on annual basis on the 2nd Thursday of March. It was started celebrating in the year 2006 by the 66 countries which were increased to become 88 countries in just 2 years. The celebration was initiated by the joint committee of “International Society of Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney Foundations”. It is commemorated every year by the health organizations on global basis to raise awareness among common people that most of the kidney diseases are preventable and curable. Health organizations organize this campaign at many places to spread messages about kidney diseases, complications and its prevention and cure all across the countries.
World kidney day is celebrated all over the world on second of Thursday in the month of March in order to raise the public awareness about the kidneys importance and its contributions to the overall health. It is celebrated to make the common public aware about the diseases and problems of the kidneys in order to reduce the occurrence of kidney diseases as well as all the associated health problems of the kidneys. World Kidney Day is celebrated every year all across the world to gather millions of people at one place to raise the voice for the kidney health awareness. Variety of local, national or international level events are being organized for years by the kidney national associations, organizations, kidney health stakeholders, healthcare professionals, authorities and individuals to make a difference in the society for the kidney health. Variety of physical activity events like walking, cycling, jogging, fitness, dancing and etc are organized to get together.
 
WORLD SLEEP DAY
13th March 2015, at 2nd Friday
Theme “ When sleep is sound, health and happiness abound”
 
The World Sleep Day (Friday of the second full week of March) is an annual event organized by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) since 2008. It is aimed to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep and to draw society attention to the burden of sleep problems and their medicine, education and social aspects; to promote sleep disorders prevention and management. Through the World Sleep Day the WASM tries to raise awareness of sleep disorders and their better understanding and preventability, and to reduce the burden of sleep problems on society that constitute a global epidemic and threaten health and quality of life for as much as 45% of the world's population.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

உளவியல் பொருள்,வரையறை, வகைகள் மற்றும் உளவியல் பிரிவுகள்.

உளவியல் வளர்ச்சி :   ஆரம்பகால உளவியல் தத்துவம் மற்றும் உயிரியல் இரண்டிலிருந்தும் உருவானது. இந்த இரண்டு பாடங்களின் கலந்துரையாடல்களும் அரிஸ்டாட்டில் மற்றும் சாக்ரடீஸ் உள்ளிட்ட ஆரம்பகால கிரேக்க சிந்தனையாளர்களிடமிருந்தே உள்ளன. "உளவியல்" என்ற சொல் கிரேக்க வார்த்தையிலிருந்து உருவானது  ஆன்மா , அதாவது "வாழ்க்கை" அல்லது "மூச்சு" என்று பொருள். இந்த வார்த்தையின் பெறப்பட்ட அர்த்தங்களில் "ஆன்மா" அல்லது "சுய" ஆகியவை அடங்கும்.  உளவியல் என்ற ஆங்கில சொல் Psyche மற்றும் logos என்ற இரு கிரேக்க பொருட்களில் இருந்து தோன்றியதாகும். Psyche சைக்கி என்ற சொல் ஆன்மாவையும் logos லோகோஸ் என்ற சொல் ஆராயும் இயலையும் குறிக்கும் .  ஆன்மாவியல் ( science of the soul)   ஆரம்ப காலகட்டங்களில் உளவியல் என்பது ஆன்மாவை ஆராயும் இயலாக கருதப்பட்டது.ஆனால் ஆன்மா என்பது கண்களால் காண இயலாத, புலன்களால் உணர முடியாத, மனித உடலில் அதன் இருப்பிடத்தையும் குறிப்பிட முடியாத ஒன்றாக இருந்ததினால் அந்த கருத்துக்கு அதிகமான எதிர்ப்புகள் இருந்தன. மனவியல் (science of the mind) அதன்பின் உளவியலுக்கு புதிய...
Read more

Gardner's Multiple Intelligence

Image
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligenc Gardner is a developmental psychologist who suggested that people can be intelligent in more than one way.  In recent years, however,  views of intelligence have emerged, including Gardner's suggestion that  different types of intelligence may exist. The eight intelligences Gardner identified are: Visual-spatial Verbal - linguistic  Logical-mathematical Body-kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic  Gardner's Multiple Intelligences 1.  Visual-Spatial People who possess better visual-spatial intelligence can visualize objects better, such as images, illustrations, maps, charts, videos, and the like. A few examples of suitable professions for such people might include working as an architect, photographer, interior designer, etc.  2.  Verbal-Linguistic When we look at teachers, writers, public speakers, newscasters, and actors, we usually see people with a high degree of verbal-linguistic ...
Read more

Assessment of Intelligence

Image
Assessment of Intelligence Test:  Types of Intelligence Tests : Intelligence tests may be classified under three categories: 1. Individual Tests: These tests are administered to one individual at a time. These cover age group from 2 years to 18 years. These are: (a) The Binet- Simon Tests, (b) Revised Tests by Terman, (c) Mental Scholastic Tests of Burt, and (d) Wechsler Test. 2. Group Tests: Group tests are administered to a group of people Group tests had their birth in America – when the intelligence of the recruits who joined the army in the First World War was to be calculated. These are: (a) The Army Alpha and Beta Test, (b) Terman’s Group Tests, and (c) Otis Self- Administrative Tests. Among the group tests there are two types: (i) Verbal, and (ii) Non-Verbal. Verbal tests are those which require the use of language to answer the test items. 3. Performance: These tests are administered to the illiterate persons. These tests generally involve the construction of c...
Read more