World Health Day being observed today
World Health Day is being observed across the world today.
ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the globe, World Health Day is being observed in Pakistan today to mark the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organization (WHO).
Each year on its anniversary, the organization selects a key global health issue and organizes international, regional and local events on the day and throughout the year to highlight the selected area.
On this occasion, the WHO has called for an urgent action to ensure that at a time when the world s population is ageing rapidly, people should reach old age in the best possible health.
World Health Day 2013 focuses on how good health can add life to years, enabling older men and women to not only live longer, but also to extend their active involvement in all levels of society.
The WHO highlights the need for countries to take steps to prevent non communicable diseases, and to ensure that systems and services are in place to provide treatment and care when it is required.
Many of these services are highly cost-effective like high blood pressure which is a key risk factor for both heart disease and stroke can be effectively treated for just a few rupees a year.
