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PROJECT POSITIVE HEALTH (PPH), STOP NCD
Good Health is not just about an absence of disease, it’s about the good quality of Healthy life.
This Corona Pandemic has taught us many important lessons in our lives. Related to health, it has taught us 2 important lessons. Which are?
- Most importantly possessions for any human being are good health. For example, If your health is in good condition, it seems that everything will happen in a positive manner but if your health is in a bad condition, it seems that nothing is possible.
- Suppose if you have Co-morbidities, this virus associates a person with worse health and affect them more seriously which makes them admit in hospital, mostly hospitalised in ICU, ventilators etc. The death rate in people with comorbidity is much more than in the general population.
CO-MORBALITIES ARE – NCDs
- Diabetes
- Hypertension & Heart problems
- Chronic kidney failure
- Strokes
- Chronic lung diseases
- NCDs are one of the major diseases which are high in our country. Almost 55% of deaths occurring in our country are due to NCDs.
- NCD is a Volcano which has already started to explode. If we don’t do something to reduce the burden of NCDs in our country, the Volcano which has already started to explode will destroy our children, grandchildren for the generation to come.
- Our futures’ health depends on having preventive health. If you really want to improve the health of our society as a whole, we need to focus more and more on preventive health.
- NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE(NCD)
We are focusing on 4 or 5 important diseases. We want to keep this as a simple programme with some catchy slogans so that people will really get motivated and get adapted to this programme as their own programme. Our important slogans should know numbers and SOS – ONE SPOON LESS SALT, OIL AND SUGAR AND 4 STEPS FORWARD.
3 PRONG APPROACH
- Improper lifestyle – Stress, Lack of exercise, bad food which is rich in SOS [Salt, Oil and Sugar], cholesterol and calories.
- Lack of awareness – 9 Out of 10 people are unaware of their health condition. For example, people who have hypertension issues don’t know the effects of it i.e., they are unaware that hypertension leads to high blood pressure, diabetes, beginning of kidney or lung problems etc.
3 IMPORTANT CS ARE:
- Change – We have to change our thinking to have better health by maintaining the diet, exercise and our lifestyle.
- Communication – We have to communicate with the people to create awareness about the importance of NCDs and its problems.
- Commitment – Each of us had to be committed that we will be implementing these changes in our lives, lives of our families, friends, and our acquaintances for sure.
And also we will communicate these changes in behaviour and lifestyle of the general population through Rotary Clubs and Conduct camps, awareness programs to schools and colleges and involve Rotaract for these commitments.
If we focus on this programme for the next 10 + years (probably for a long period), we will definitely give a healthier lifestyle for our future generations which would be the best 2 gifts that we can pass our generations.