Top 10 ways to save the environment at Home

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Social Posts believes “Charity starts from Home” and the same should apply to the environment as well. We keep talking about global warming, climate change, pollution, water scarcity and many more serious problems related to the mother earth.  I know, we all want to protect the environment but we are knowingly or unknowingly harming the environment. 

Here in this article, we are going to share 10 ways to save the environment when you are at home, office or roaming in the society.

Before sharing various ways (10 or more ways) to protect the environment, we would love to speak about Carbon Footprint, the major factor behind this climate change.  In this article, we would cover below-listed topics.

1.            What is Carbon Footprint & how it is related to climate change?

2.            How can we calculate the carbon footprint?

3.            Top 10 ways to save the environment at home & office

What is Carbon Footprint & how it is related to climate change?

The total emissions of greenhouse gases like Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) & water vapor in the environment usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide are called Carbon Footprint.

Most of our daily life actions whether we drive a car or cooking food generate carbon emissions. The greenhouse gases in the atmosphere act like a mirror and reflect heat radiation to the earth which would otherwise be lost to space. More the concertation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, more the heat energy reflected the earth. The increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere warm the earth & Sea. This is called global warming or climate change.

We will share the detailed procedure to calculate your carbon footprint in the next post.

What are the best 10 ways to save the environment at home& office?

We have now understood the concept of carbon footprint and how it leads to global warming. The next thing is to understand, how could we contribute to the conservation of our mother earth. Here in this post, we are going to share 10 simple ways yet very effective ways to save the environment.

Quit smoking

It is needless to explain how dangerous cigarettes are for your health. Not only us but also tobacco manufacturing companies are aware of this fact and while selling tobacco products, they are saying

“Tobacco products are injurious to your health”.  

The next point is when people stub out cigarettes, most of them do not throw it into a bin causing littering in the surroundings. Social Posts advises you to stop smoking else do your duty to protect the environment. Throw the cigarette butts in dustbin only. It is mandatory to mention here; smoking is also responsible for Air Pollution.

Optimize your water usage wisely

We keep listening about water scarcity in India and if we continue with the same water consumption pattern, it is very likely possible the unavailability of drinking water in a few upcoming years.  The best ways to save water at your house are as follows:

1. Explore your house and examine all the water taps time to time. In case of any leakage, ask the technician to repair or replace the same with a new one.

2. Nowadays, it is very common to have water purifier (RO) at home and to get drinking water from RO, RO wastes so much water (to get 1 Ltr. Of drinking water, there is wastage of 2~3 ltr.). Collect this water and use that water for some other activities of your home like cleaning the floor, utensils, bath, and many more.

3. Optimize the usage of water while bathing, shaving, brush, etc.

4. Save every drop of water for the better tomorrow.

Put some Air Purifying Plants at the roof

Sometimes, Tree plantations are not possible nearby to your house due to less space, especially in the urban cities where an individual has very less space to survive. The best way to tackle this situation is to put some air-purifying plants at your roof. It will help in a better environment.

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Optimize your electricity usage wisely

This is the next step among the top 10 ways to save the environment and very effective if we implement properly. If you navigate your house, you will find several types of electrical equipment like bulbs, television, heater, inverter, fridge, washing machine, fans, cooler, AC & many more at your home. Running all these appliances are one of the major reasons for carbon footprint generation so run appliances only in case of need. Switch off the appliances when you leave the place.

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Say No to Plastics

I know “saying no to plastic” is next to impossible these days but believe on us, you can the minimize the usage of plastics bags. Buy some cotton bags and put these bags with you when you are going for shopping.  

Do not litter your surroundings

Do not throw the garbage here and there and don’t use pillar or any wall to attend the nature’s call.  We are already aware of the fact and understand the importance of cleanliness in life.

Time has come to follow it as well. 

Use Public Transportation

It is our recommendation to give preferences to public transportation over private transportation. You may skip a few days in a month if not possible to switch from private to public transportation completely.

Don’t waste food

If we think about the necessities of life, food must be one of them. Farmers put too much efforts to produce foods so it is advisable to stop throwing food.

A very emotional phrase related to food”

“Utna hi le Thali me, Taki na Jaye wo nali me” (Take only that much food in your plate, so you can avoid to throw it dustbin.

Spread Awareness

We have shared so many ways to protect the environment but we personally feel, it is the most significant method among the 10 ways to protect the environment. If you understand the importance of the planet and you want to conserve the environment then don’t keep this feeling with you only. Spread this information and add more and more persons to this campaign.

“1 se bhale 2, 2 se bhale 4 (2 is better than 1 and 4 is better than 2)”

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What is the WHO Global Public Health Days?

Diseases are the major cause responsible for the death of millions of human beings. There are so many dangerous diseases like Malaria, Aids, Dengue, Swine Flu, Tuberculosis, etc. exist in society. Among all the diseases, the World Health Organization has identified 7 diseases and for the awareness of these diseases, one day for each disease has been reserved by the WHO.  These days are collectively called as WHO Global Public Health Days.

These 7 WHO global public health days are as follows:

1.            World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

2.            World Health Day

3.            World No Tobacco Day

4.            World Blood Donor Day

5.            World Hepatitis Day

6.            World Malaria Day

7.            World AIDS Day

The main purposes of these days are to raise awareness among the public from the support of the local community to the international stage. There are many more days reserved throughout the year related to specific health issues however WHO has focused particular attention on the above mentioned 7 diseases and the member states of WHO have mandated as official WHO Global Public Health Days.

Let us have the brief understanding of all these days & diseases and in the upcoming days, we will share the posts related to symptoms, causes, first things to do under such situations, & many more, so keep visiting our blog and share your feedback in the comment box. 

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day (24th March)

Tuberculosis is a very serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs.  The date observed by the WHO for World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is 24 march and on the same day in 1882, Dr. Robert Koch found the bacterium that causes TB.

  

The main objective of this day is to raise public awareness about the consequences of TB.  It is the world’s deadliest infections killer causing the death of so many life's and in the year 2015 alone, approximately 1.8 million have died from this disease. 

By the global efforts and from the support of all WHO member countries since 2000, more than 54 million (as per estimation) lives have been saved and reduced the mortality rate by 42%. 

The theme of World TB Day 2019 - ‘It’s Time’ – puts the accent on the urgency to act on the commitments made by global leaders to:

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a joint initiative “Find. Treat. All. #EndTB” & call on governments, affected communities, civil society organizations, health-care providers, and national/international partners to unite forces under the banner “Find. Treat. All. #EndTB” to ensure no one is left behind.

It’s time for action! It’s time to End TB.

World Health Day (7th April)

The World Health Day is organized by the WHO every year on 7th of April and universal health coverage is the number one goal of the WHO.  The main objective to observe this day is to ensure that every person living on this earth must have access to all the health needs.

World Health Organization appeals all the global leaders to come forward and take necessary initiatives to provide easy access of health needs to all.

World Malaria Day 2019 (25th April)

World Malaria Day is the next observed WHO global public health Day & it is observed on 25th April.  The main purpose of this day is to highlight the need for the prevention, control & elimination of Malaria.

The theme of 2019 world Malaria Day was “Zero malaria starts with me”.

The WHO puts continuous efforts to eliminate malaria, still the desirable results are far away. There was no significant improvement made in the last 2~3 years & as per the estimation, more than 435,000 were died in 2017 due to Malaria. Urgent & continuous efforts are needed especially from the countries affected most by Malaria.

World No Tobacco Day (31st May)

The World No Tobacco Day is observed by the WHO on 31st May. This day was observed in the year 1987 and the main purpose of this day was to raise awareness of the harmful effects of Tobacco and discourage the use of all forms of tobacco.

As you know, tobacco is very injurious to your health and badly affects your lungs.  The focus of the 2019 world no Tobacco day was on "tobacco and lung health." The 2019 campaign raise the awareness on:

1. The negative impact of tobacco on the human’s lung health leading from cancer to chronic respiratory disease.

2. The importance of lungs for the health & wellbeing of human beings.

The campaign also serves as a call to action, advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption and engaging stakeholders across multiple sectors in the fight for tobacco control.

World Blood Donor Day (14th June)

The world Blood Donor Day has been observed by the WHO around the world on 14th June.  The main objective of this day is to thanks to all those unpaid volunteers donating their blood in the hospital, or the campaign conducted by the government organization. Addition to this, WHO also promotes the need for regular blood donations to ensure that all the communities have access to the affordable & timely supply of blood.  The safe and quality assured blood & its products are an integral part of health coverage & key components of effective health systems.

World Hepatitis Day (28th July)

The next diseases listed in the global public health Days is Hepatitis and this is the most dangerous disease after tuberculous.  Hepatitis refers to the inflammation of liver cells and damage to the liver. Hepatitis Day has been observed by the WHO on 28th July every year and the main objective of this day is to encourage the prevention & treatment of Hepatitis.  There are 5 types of hepatitis namely A, B, C, D, & E. Hepatitis C is curable while others can be prevented. As per the estimate of WHO, more than 1.5 million deaths occur due to hepatitis worldwide due to lack of knowledge & information. 

 

The theme of 2019 world hepatitis is “Find the Missing Millions”. Millions of human beings are unaware of the fact of whether they are infected with Hepatitis or not. The main objective of this theme is to find out all the human beings infected by the Hepatitis and provide them the treatment.

World AIDS Day

Every Year on 1st December, WHO along with the Global partners organize World AIDS Day. This day was initiated by the WHO in the year 1988, and since then they are promoting various precautionary methods to avoid HIV/AIDS.

The main aim of the WHO is to achieve the following objectives:

The theme of 2019 World AIDS Day is yet to be decided and we will publish a detailed post on the same. So, subscribe to our newsletters to get the notifications of our newly published posts.

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What is the theme of the 2019 World Hepatitis Day?

World hepatitis is global health program organized by the world health organization (WHO) to raise the global awareness of hepatitis. It is observed on 28 July every year and the main aim of this day is to encourage prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatitis. There are 5 types of hepatitis namely A, B, C, D, & E and among the 5, hepatitis B & C are very dangerous affecting millions of human beings. As per the estimate of WHO, more than 1.5 million deaths occur in a year due to hepatitis only. It is the 2nd most dangerous infectious diseases after tuberculosis.  Hepatitis is preventable, treatable and it is also curable in case of Hepatitis C but millions of cases occur worldwide due to lack of knowledge & information. 

During the campaign of 2019 world hepatitis day, WHO is requesting all countries and members to promote the theme of world hepatitis day 2019 and this year theme is “find the missing millions”.  Pakistan is going to host the event of 2019 world hepatitis day and global events will be held on 27 & 28 July 2019 in Islamabad.

In this post, we are going to discuss below-listed sub-topics:

1. What is Hepatitis & its types? 

2. What are the symptoms of Hepatitis?

3. How it spread from one individual to other

4. Whatis the theme of the 2019 world hepatitis day?

5. Various Facts related to Hepatitis

If you are looking at the details of above-mentioned points, continue with the post rest you may skip and enjoy your life.

What is Hepatitis?

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer. Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of hepatitis in the world but other infections, toxic substances (e.g. alcohol, certain drugs), and autoimmune diseases can also cause hepatitis.

What are the different types of Hepatitis?

There are 5 main types of hepatitis virus namely as A, B, C, D & E. All these types of Hepatitis are very dangerous causing millions of deaths every year. Among all the types, type B & C are a very common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer.

The main reasons behind the occurrence of all types of hepatitis are as follows:

1. The main reason for type A & E is the ingestion of contaminated food or water.

2. The hepatitis B, C & D occur mainly as a result of parental contact with infected body fluids. Common modes of transmission of these viruses are:

a. Receiving contaminated blood or blood products.

b. Medical treatment using contaminated equipment’s.

c.  Sexual Contact.

d.  Inject infected syringes.

What are the common symptoms of Hepatitis?

Most of the times, it is very difficult to recognize a person infected from Hepatitis after just watching through the common symptoms are jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), dark urine, extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

What is the theme of the 2019 World Hepatitis Day?

As mentioned above, the theme of the 2019 world hepatitis day is to find the missing millions and It is three-year global awareness-raising and advocacy campaign aimed at tackling the main barriers to diagnosis by putting civil society organizations and the affected community at the heart of the solution. The global events for the year 2019 are going to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan on 28 & 29 July.  The main purpose behind this theme is to identify those persons who are unaware of the fact that they are infected among any one type of hepatitis.

The major facts related to world hepatitis day are as follows:

1. In the world, more than 325 million individuals are infected from Hepatitis. These 325 million individuals are infected either from virus B or virus C causing deaths of 1.4 million in a year.

2. Among the 325 million, more than 28 lakhs became infected in the year 2017 only.

3. 80% of persons living with hepatitis lack prevention, testing & treatment.

4. Approximately 6 billion dollars required annually to eliminate hepatitis by 2030.

What are the objectives of WHO on world hepatitis Day 2019 theme?

World Health Organization (WHO) has made several objectives and he made objectives for the policymaker & for the public. Here the list of objectives shared by WHO.

For the Policymakers

a. The WHO has requested national & regional policymaker to enhance the political & financial commitments for the response of hepatitis.

b. To motivate & encourage all to come forward to access prevention, testing & treatment services of hepatitis.

c. To highlight WHO’s new cost estimates for hepatitis elimination within the context of health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UHC by 2030.

For the Public

World health organization has shared 5 terminologies for public i.e. “Know. Prevent. Test. Treat. Eliminate Hepatitis”. Get the knowledge form the various resources, prevent it from the spreading, test yourself to know whether you are infected or not, if yes, go with the proper treatment and then eliminate hepatitis.

As per WHO, get the answer of below-mentioned questions:

Are you at risk? 

Take the test and ensure whether you are infected or not. Early testing means the early detection and that will help you for early treatment. It will prevent illness and save your life.

Are you protected?  

Hepatitis B & C are preventable and more importantly, hepatitis C can be cured as well. Every ejection should be safe and hepatitis B vaccine provides you lifelong protection. These two types of hepatitis can be transmitted by sex so use the precaution to avoid transmission.

Be strong: 

Get treated or cured of hepatitis. If your test results are positive, take advice from the doctor and start treatment.

Living with hepatitis B? 

Some people will need treatment and can stay healthy with life-long therapy.

Living with hepatitis C? 

If yes, then the treatment of 3 months can cure the infection.

I hope, you have been now aware of Hepatitis and various important points related to this disease. In the coming, we will come with a detailed post of types of hepatitis, symptoms of hepatitis & treatment of hepatitis. So, connect with us & follow us on Facebook to get the notification of new posts.

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