Many Children’s Deaths Preventable: WHO
4 Y, w7 r' \# M7 _Over five million children die each year from disease, infections and accidents related______1______their environment although many of these deaths are largely preventable, says the World Health Organization.2 Z$ r8 h" g8 I$ F; w' B
On Monday, the WHO asked governments and citizens around the world to take action to create healthy______2______for children as it celebrated World health Day.
2 S$ T- h5 Y3 Q5 k1 m- {4 }“The biggest threats to children’s health lurk in the very______3______that should be safest—home, school and community,” said Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, director-general of the WHO at the day’s launch in New Delhi, India.6 E0 j; N9 ?; _8 W8 h3 }3 N1 }
“Every child has the right to______4______up in a healthy home, school and community. The future development of our children—and of their world—depends on______5______enjoying good health now. we have their future in our 6 Now we must work more effectively together to______7______the risks from the environment which our children face,” Brundtland said.
* b9 l- ?0 r1 D- m# g$ e% |6 yThis year’s theme, “healthy Environments for Children” focuses on the many dangers______8______by children in and around the places where they live and play.
/ d3 I: |0 G1 [- f. PThese include inadequate access to safe drinking______9______and sanitation, insect-borne diseases, air pollution, chemical hazards and injuries from traffic, falls, burns and drownings.
. O6 Z# L$ @* q9 Y) q- B3 f. xCommunities around the world organized events to promote awareness of children’s health issues, ______10______ included drawing contests for schoolchildren in Vietnam, street plays in India, puppet shows in Namibia and professional lectures for policy makers in Germany and elsewhere.
6 E1 V9 ~0 R4 J iActivities also took______11______in cities across Canada on Monday, including Calgary, Montreal, Halifax and Ottawa.' P% ?$ H! e3 I: c# G& S$ m
Although children under five represent only 10 per cent of the world’s population, they bear 40 per cent of the global disease______12______, says the WHO. And as much as one-third of the total burden of disease may be caused by environmental______13______.- b* @) O! p! F. A
World Health Day has been celebrated on April 7th______14______1950. Each year the WHO chooses a theme to highlight areas of particular concern. Last year’s______15______. Move for Health, focused on promoting physical activity as part of healthy living.4 [! u* @# F, M) s
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