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World
Health Day has been celebrated on April 7 every year under the sponsorship of
the World
Health Organization (WHO).
The day marks the importance of health in leading productive and healthy lives.
The
slogan for World Health Day 2006 is "Working Together for Health."
This year the focus is given to health workers, outlining their importance in
the achievement and enjoyment of good health.
Reducing
child mortality, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and
other diseases are among the Millennium
Development Goals that
members of the United Nations have pledged to meet by the year 2015.
Folders
on Health at IslamOnline.net:
 Eating
Your Way to Health
A
popular idiom states, "You are what you eat."
Nutrition is undeniably linked to health and well-being. Browse this
folder for a look at what comprises a healthy diet and what foods are
beneficial.
 World
Religions United for AIDS
HIV/AIDS
is a disease that deserves increasing attention, not only from the world
community, but also from the international religious community. Religious
leaders can play an important role in creating awareness and in preventing
stigmatization of those affected by the disease.
 Bird's
Eye View of the Flu
With
rising avian flu death tolls, scientists are bracing themselves for the worst.
The H5N1 virus spreads easily among birds, but can also be contracted by humans
who come into contact with infected poultry. If the virus mutates to a form
easily
External
Links:
World
Health Organization (WHO)
United
Nations
Joint
UN Program on HIV and AIDS
UNFPA
UNICEF
World
Bank Group
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