Many Children’s Deaths Preventable: WHO% N" S# h- J1 B# I h: J3 Q
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.
+ I3 V0 O3 W/ @( {! kOn 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.# T5 n. a. s: B
“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.
5 p* ?( N: O. r# Z7 {“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., k( i; Z) i0 Z4 T4 k
This 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.
. ]$ X; X! S: ^- o- u3 \These include inadequate access to safe drinking______9______and sanitation, insect-borne diseases, air pollution, chemical hazards and injuries from traffic, falls, burns and drownings.( G% |9 l3 ^% E$ t2 @/ z
Communities 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.
$ e0 x6 P3 ^+ N4 PActivities also took______11______in cities across Canada on Monday, including Calgary, Montreal, Halifax and Ottawa.& ~7 u6 u4 L. R ^+ Q
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______.
( S$ u9 f; ^' |: aWorld 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. j! U; _" P" R# G
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