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Fact sheet N°394 Updated September 2015 Key facts A healthy diet helps protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health.
CHAI and CHAT Lead Relief Effort in Chennai The heavy floods that took Chennai and outlying areas by storm on 1 December 2015, took the lives of over 300 people. More than 4 lakh people lost their homes and around 20,000 hectares of cultivated land
“The right to the highest attainable standard of health” requires a set of social criteria that is conducive to the health of all people, including the availability of health services, safe working conditions, adequate housing and nutritious foods. Achieving the right to health is closely
Advent Message 2015 Dear Friends, No matter where you are in the world, you know that Christmas is just days away. Christmas has become a "celebration" with an obsession on feasting and presents. Seduced by the parties and caroling, many of us will wake up
Qui sommes-nous ? Ce guide s’adresse à toute personne qui s’intéresse aux questions d’eau et d’assainissement. Il a été réalisé bénévolement et dans un esprit de mutualisation de toutes les bonnes expériences et pratiques que nous avons rencontrées de façon à les rendre accessibles au plus
Seminar: Tools for handling disabilities November 17,2015 Philadelphia Inquirer By Alan J. Heavens, Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia - To understand the day-to-day lives of parents of children with disabilities, Francis X. McNesby offers this study of a group of mothers raising children with autism. The
“Pratyasha” the palliative care programme of CHAI was blessed by His Holiness Pope Francis in March 2015 in Rome. CHAI will be launching this initiative with the support of Misseror, Germany. This initiative will have CHAI medchal as its hub and 6 other 10 beds
13 October 2015 – A new report published today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) finds that social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the drive to eradicate hunger, yet the vast majority of the world’s rural poor are yet
World Mental Health Day - 10 October World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity
Pope Francis urges the world to remember the "Golden Rule" when responding to the refugee crisis. 'Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.'- Luke 6:31 In Canada, parishes are being asked to form sponsorhisp groups of 5 people in their local
