Fight Against Thalassemia

Fight Against Thalassemia [By Mrs. Tinku Rajeev Gupta] Thalassemia has been one of the major challenges which is underlying the already inadequately developed Health care facilities in the war ravaged country of Afghanistan. Illiteracy, social set up, lack of awareness, non availability of blood and many other factors are posing a great challenge to health workers who have been working to fight thalassemia. There is little support from the government and hence social workers like Mr Najm  U Saqib has been trying hard to spread awareness about thalassemia and bring…

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How to teach healthy hand-washing habits?

How to teach healthy hand-washing habits? [Sastha Bangla Desk] There is no getting around the importance of frequent hand washing. Children need to wash their hands before eating. Hand washing also is essential after they use the bathroom, blow their noses, and touch pets and other animals. You can help your child develop healthy hand-washing habits by teaching them these steps: Wet hands with clean, warm water. Soap up, rubbing the hands together to make a lather. The lather should go all over the hands and in between the fingers.…

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