O P Sharma
In Jammu and Kashmir also Ladakh UTs like other parts of the country and the globe, April 7 (World Health Day) is being observed with enthusiasm and fervour to ensure active and maximum public participation in the efforts to achieve the objective of “Health for All” to every the sections of society, including the persons with disability and weaker sections.
Every April 7, the World Health Day is celebrated every year to highlight a special theme current in the wellness and high health standards. This year’s World Health Day will shed light on ensuring health to each and every citizen.
World Health Day
The unparalleled value of good health is celebrated on this Day ( April 7) by spreading message of physical, mental, social and emotional well-being by all possible measures to the masses on this theme ‘Health for All’.
It may be recalled that in December, 1945 an international health organization known as WHO, independent from any government powers came into existence and started work across the globe for ensuring higher health standards to the people across the globe through suitable strategy and measures..
As one of the first official acts of WHO, they created the celebration of World Health Day starting from April 7, 1949.
Noble objective
Since 1950, the Worth Health Day uses a different theme each year selected by the current WHO Director-General, based on the suggestions of the member national Governments and staff. This provides a global opportunity to focus attention on important public health issues. On the occasion of World Health Day, promotional programs are launched that continue for a long time after April 7.
World Health Day will shed ample light on the vital role played by medical professionals and other health technical supporting staff. Both preventive, precautionary, curatives services are to be provided and gradually upgraded to achieve the ultimate goal of “Health for All” through active participation of various agencies—official and non-official — around the world, where advocacy events will be held around the globe.
In the UTs of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh different organizations are observing on this Day various activities in this regard. Many educational, medical, health and others institutions are conducting different programmes to create public awareness about this year’s vital theme ‘Health for All’ and their critical role in this important role.
Sustained efforts
The present Modi Government and UT Administration have is to play due attention to take sufficient preventive, promotional and curative measures to improve the general health standard of all the sections of the society including disadvantage and disabled persons .
The UTs of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh are striving hard to upscale the medical and well being services in both urban and remote rural areas including far-flung remote villages as also and border belts so that people there also are made available modern medical facilities. The people in general must lend a helping hand in vigorous implementation of all the health and medical services to get the optimal results to ensure achievement of Health for All, as early as possible. Indian systems of medicinal medical as also Yoga treatment can be employed usefully.
Achieving Goal
The present Narendra Modi Government is paying due attention to the up scaling of health and wellness initiatives for the people and assisting the States and also UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as well to provide adequate medical facilities and have launched useful scheme called “Ashuman Card” covering free medical treatment to all the card-holders covered under it. It is really a matter of relief for all the poor and needy people of modern treatment in approved medical hospitals.
The Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh are striving hard to meet the challenge of up-grading the medical and well being services in urban and rural areas so that the people have reasonable reach to medical facilities and treatment. It may be recalled that a net-work of medical institutions including IIMS, hospitals along with diagnostic , treatment and other amenities are now being made functional for the benefit the people.
The general public at large must lend a helping hand and active participation in implementation and successful conduct of all Government and voluntary bodies in the challenging task of achieving the goal of “Health for All” in the country including UTs of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh.