Many Children’s Deaths Preventable: WHO
|/ \' A4 o- \; k* r7 n Over five million children die each year from disease, infections and accidents related __B___1_____ their environment although many of these deaths are largely preventable, says the World Health Organization.8 z& V+ v+ E! S3 C0 P' s. D
On Monday, the WHO asked governments and citizens around the world to take action1 to create healthy ___A__2_____ for children as it celebrated World Health Day.9 E8 N5 N5 y/ v' n
“The biggest threats to children’s health lurk in the very __A__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.! o3 l4 ~' R, ]! ]9 E" [
“Every child has the right to ___C__4____ up in a healthy home, school and community. The future development of our children—and their world—depends on __D__5___ enjoying good health now. We have their future in our __A__6_____. Now we must work more effectively together to __B__7___ the risks from the environment which our children face,” Brundtland said.
4 ^$ J0 V& [& c5 g5 u This year’s theme, “Healthy Environments for Children” focuses on the many dangers __D__8____ by children in and around the places where they live and play.
0 Q& c A6 m9 q, E# I These include inadequate access to safe drinking __A__9___ and sanitation, insect-borne diseases,2 air pollution, chemical hazards and injuries from traffic, falls, burns and drownings.8 w: S# G8 K+ G0 y; P6 u4 X3 A" o
Communities around the world organized events to promote awareness of children’s health issues,3 _C____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.
9 H/ c5 H" y' w: r. N) A* ]5 N Activities also took ___D___11_____ in cities across Canada on Monday, including Calgary, Montreal, Halifax and Ottawa.& F: s5 P$ @4 A ^4 H
Although children under five represent only 10 per cent of the world’s population, they bear 40 per cent of the global disease ___A__12_____, says the WHO. . m3 f8 n/ x/ r7 h7 l# o
And as much as one-third of the total burden of disease may be caused by environmental ___D__13______.' I% U; o7 J9 U+ L1 q, L
World Health Day has been celebrated on April 7th __B__14_____ 1950. Each year the WHO chooses a theme to highlight areas of particular concern. Last year’s ___C__15____, Move for Health, focused on promoting physical activity as part of healthy living.1 @5 i; w! s! F. v
0 \5 @( n, {) b4 S- |3 ~1. A) by B) to C) on D) at4 T( C4 ], r3 L
2. A) environments B) foods C) colors D) moods, _' b" Y1 l' b# ?9 w9 U. K+ X+ V0 T
3. A) places B) chances C) times D) posts
! P d' z. }/ O9 M) O1 D5 v4. A) stay B) pick C) grow D) get/ a2 ]4 x D* i- j2 u
5. A) our B) your C) his D) their; V, n! R7 x- Y9 M
6. A) hands B) arms C) hopes D) happiness
3 M- b) w% P; n% v; T7. A) run B) reduce C) take D) regard2 w. h) c/ X$ Q, e9 g4 i
8. A) hated B) stated C) reached D) faced+ h1 T- u2 [$ @( {& G. |
9. A) water B) liquid C) methods D) sources |