What all is done on World Mental Health Day?

This year World Mental Health Day would be celebrated on 10th Oct worldwide. Some of you might even wonder that why we celebrate mental health day. To many people the word mental has a different meaning which means that the person is insane, crazy or foolish. But mental health is equally important as Physical health. The general definition of health even says, Health is a state of physical and mental well being. Physical health is well taken care off but much less or say nothing is done to make mental health better.

What is Mental Health and what all the World Health Organization does on the World Health Day?

WHO defines Mental health as," not just the absence of mental disorder. A state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community ".

This year the World Mental Health Day would be celebrated with the theme," Depression: A Global Crisis ". More than 350 million people are affected globally by depression and what is surprising to note is that now the number of children facing depression is increasing. What surprises medecure is that in the year 2004 unipolar depressive disorders were ranked as the third leading cause of the global burden of the disease as per the report generated by World Health Organization?

But let us focus on what would be done this year is to promote the message that it is easy to overcome mental health issues and depression is treatable. The governments and civil society worldwide would be engaged in activities through which people could be made aware. The people could be educated that they should not ignore the early signs of depression. They should not feel low and confide these signs to themselves rather they should seek the help of their family members, friends and colleagues and if required even consult a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Medecure appreciates the efforts and the pains taken up by World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) to make people aware about maintaining good mental health.

Healthy Heart and Healthy Life

An estimated, more than 17 million people die of CVDs (cardiovascular disease) every year worldwide - World Health Organization (WHO)

Celebrate World Heart Day on 29-Sep-12

Do you know why the number is so high and also increasing every year? It’s just because of your lifestyle and eating habits. Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet increases the risk of heart disease. You are inviting the heart disease if you are consuming tobacco or smoking.

Aim of World Heart Day :

World Heart Day is celebrated every year to aware people about CVD prevention methods. It is organized by the World Heart Federation to help realize the people that heart disease can be prevented. World Heart Day celebration aims to spread information on the risk factors of heart disease, so that people can work on it to reduce the chances of CVD. 80% of premature deaths due to heart disease can be avoided by controlling the risk factors such as smoking, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet.

World Heart Day 2012 :

In 2012, the theme for celebrating World Heart Day is “One World, One Home, One Heart”. It will be celebrated on 29th September. Through the campaign, World Heart Federation will urge the people to become proactive for reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Efforts are made to aware people about the life-threatening complications of heart disease and prevent them by controlling the main risk factors including

• Smoking
• Tobacco
• Unhealthy diet
• Physical inactivity 

People are suggested to prefer for healthy dietary choices and avoiding tobacco and smoking. They are asked to exercise for at least 30 minutes to burn the calories and avoid stressful situations to reduce the risk of heart problems.

Medecure supports the celebrations of World Heart Day and join hands to educate people to reduce the chances of life-threatening CVDs and stroke.