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World Diabetes Day
This year’s World Diabetes Day falls during a global pandemic which has already taken the lives of well over a million people. People with diabetes are paying a particularly high price. Not only do they have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease and death when infected, but many are having difficulty accessing the treatment…
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World Hypertension Day (WHD)
The World Hypertension League (WHL), annually promotes World Hypertension Day(WHD). The theme of WHD for the past five years has been Know Your Numbers withthe goal of increasing high blood pressure (BP) awareness in all populations around theworld. This year’s expanded theme is Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, LiveLonger. Choosing these themes is based…
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World Organ Donation Day
All it takes is a wish to donate organs, in order to give years of life to another person. On World Organ Donation Day, Dr. Shyam B. Bansal explains the significance of pledging one’s organs in order to help another one see light at the end of the tunnel…. Dr. Shyam B. Bansal Every year on 13 th…
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World Kidney Day
World Kidney Day World Kidney Day (WKD) is a joint initiative between the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). World Kidney Day is a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health…