Highlights of The 67th World Health Annual Assembly, 2014

Today the 67th  World Health Annual Assembly(WHA67) 2014 that  held in Geneva with the theme:  noncommunicable disease just ended (May19-23).

Highlights of the WHA67 includes; new initiative to end childhood obesity(May 19), gender-based violence and newborn health(May 21), approval of monitoring framework for maternal and child nutrition(May 22), and May (23)
the approval of a resolution to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis and proposals to improve global coordination of efforts to address noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancers, heart disease and stroke.
Do you know that the World Health Organization, [WHO] in 1948,defined health as "a state of complete mental and social well-being and not just merely the absence of disease or infirmity" Note: This definition have not been amended since April 7th,1946].

Also its worthy of note that the WHO definition of a completely healthy person emphasized "Mental and Social well-being". And the fact that the absence of physical illness is no sign that an individual is fundamentally in good health!!!.

BabySteps-PsychMag will be reviewing the Psychological impact of these  noncommunicable diseases (obesity, maternal and child nutrition, gender based violence, diabetes, cancers, heart disease and stroke). And how to strive Mentally and Socioemotionally!!!

And the big question remains if it is rely possible to achieve a state of complete mental and social well-being?

Watch out for a down to earth exposé!!!

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