World Water Day

World Water Day

22nd March - World Water Day World Water Day is celebrated on 22nd March every year. 2021 is all about valuing water. It is about looking at water from a personal perspective, to understand what it means to each of us. As health professionals, you know the value associated with clean drinking water. It is one of the most precious resources at the disposal of mankind. On this day, we decided to do something a little different and bring you a list of resources that don’t just look at treating or improving water quality, but also focus on the therapeutic dimensions of water. This is…
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World Hearing Day

World Hearing Day

Third March is celebrated as World Hearing Day. It is an incentive to raise awareness about deafness and its prevention. It is also a day to spread knowledge about ear and hearing care the world over. Today, there are about 466 million people suffering from hearing loss in the world. This covers about 5% of the human population, and of this 34 million comprise children. Unless action is taken, the World Health Organization estimates that the number of deaf people will rise to over 900 million people by 2050. To promote the cause of raising awareness, here are some key…
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Evidence Aid’s COVID-19 project:

Evidence Aid’s COVID-19 project:

The project is almost one year old and the team at EVIDENCE AID has prepared nearly 500 short, plain language summaries covering more than 750 systematic reviews relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. The summaries are available in English, with translations into several other languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish; with links to all the full reviews. If anyone would like to receive update about these directly, please write to callen [at] evidenceaid [dot] org https://evidenceaid.org/evidence/coronavirus-covid-19/
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