Global Handwashing Day 2020: Date, Theme, and Health Impacts

Global Handwashing Day 2020 

Global Handwashing Day is observed on October 15 every year to raise global awareness on the importance of hand-washing with soap and water. Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family from getting sick.

History Of Global Handwashing Day

Global Handwashing Day was initiated by the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) in August 2008 at the annual World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The first Global Handwashing Day took place on 15 October 2008. The date was appointed by the UN General Assembly. The year 2008 was also the International Year of Sanitation.

Global Handwashing Day 2020 theme

The Global Handwashing Day 2020 theme is ‘Hand Hygiene for All’, a call to action to make hand hygiene a reality for all. This theme aligns with the new Hand Hygiene for All Initiative led by the WHO and UNICEF.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role hand hygiene plays in disease transmission. The theme reminds us of the need to take immediate action on hand hygiene across all public and private settings to respond and control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hand hygiene must become everybody’s business. It also reminds us of the need to build on the current momentum to make hand hygiene a mainstay in public health interventions beyond the pandemic and create a culture of hand hygiene. This fact sheet provides an overview of what this year's theme means for handwashing advocacy and programming.

How Germs Spread

Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections from one person to the next. Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you:

Touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
Prepare or eat food and drinks with unwashed hands
Touch a contaminated surface or objects
Blow your nose, cough, or sneeze into hands and then touch other people’s hands or common objects

Key Times to Wash Hands

You can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during these key times when you are likely to get and spread germs:

Before, during, and after preparing food
Before eating food
Before and after caring for someone at home who is sick with vomiting or diarrhea
Before and after treating a cut or wound
After using the toilet
After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
After handling pet food or pet treats
After touching garbage

Hand hygiene impacts health and COVID-19

Handwashing with soap can help reduce the transmission of a range of diseases:

• Handwashing can reduce diarrheal diseases by 30% to 48%.


• Handwashing can reduce acute respiratory infections by 20%.


• Handwashing plays an important role in reducing the transmission of outbreak-related pathogens such as cholera, Ebola, shigellosis, SARS, and hepatitis E.


• Hand hygiene is protective against healthcare-associated infections and reduces the spread of antimicrobial resistance.


• Hand hygiene may contribute to the reduction of Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Handwashing with soap can help reduce the transmission of a range of diseases: Handwashing is also key in the fight against COVID-19. Handwashing with soap destroys the outer membrane of the virus and thereby inactivates it. One study found that regular handwashing with soap can reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 infection by 36%

Global Handwashing Day Quotes & Slogan

"Let us avoid all diseases by thoroughly washing our hands."

"Only a proper handwash can kill all unwanted bacteria."

"Wash your hands as and when you can. You will always stay protected from diseases."

"On this global handwash day, Cover the germ, wash your hands."

"Wash your hands, spread the word and stop the germs, we don’t need to spread germs anymore."

"Clean hands are gatekeepers of wellbeing. You should be careful about it."

"Don’t spread germs wash your hands, wash after you flush, and wash before you eat."

"Clean hands drive everything and everyone. Clean hands keep germs from spreading."

"Clean hands, sound heart. Clean well so you can eat well."

References:  cdc.gov ,  globalhandwashing

 

 

World Students’ Day 2020: Date, History, And Objective

World Students’ Day 2020

World Students' Day is celebrated every year on October 15 on former president APJ Abdul Kalam's birthday. The day is commemorated on his birth anniversary because Dr. Kalam was a dedicated teacher and identified himself foremost in that role before anything else. In 2010 the United Nations declared 15 October "World Students' Day".

"If people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me." - Dr. A.P.J Kalam

World Students' Day History:

World Students' Day is marked on A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's birthday, 15 October. In 2010 the United Nations declared 15 October as "World Students' Day". Since then, the day is celebrated on 15 October across the world.

UN declared the day to honor Kalam's love and dedication towards education, teaching, students, and his focus and efforts in promoting education.

"When I am dead, do not declare a holiday. Instead, work a day extra" - Dr. A.P.J Kalam

About Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam:

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. He served as the 11th President of India from 2002-2007. He was an aerospace scientist. Kalam played a vital role in the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, which earned him the title Missile Man of India.

He wrote at least 18 books, including Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, Turning Points: A journey through challenges, Inspiring Thoughts, Indomitable Spirit, You Are Born To Blossom, Beyond 2020: A Vision for Tomorrow's India, Forge Your Future.

"If you fail, never give up because FAIL means 'First Attempt In Learning".- Dr. A.P.J Kalam

 



 

He was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990.

He died on 27 July 2015 after suffering a cardiac arrest while delivering a speech at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong. He fell from the stage and passed away at the venue.

World Students’ Day Quotes

"If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.” -A.P.J Abdul Kalam

"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun." -A.P.J Abdul Kalam

"Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in." -A.P.J Abdul Kalam

" Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it." -A.P.J Abdul Kalam

"Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me." -A.P.J Abdul Kalam.

International Day of Rural Women 2020: Date, History & Theme

International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15 every year by the United Nations. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008. The role of rural women is important to fulfill the vision of SDG - Sustainable Development Goals. The 3 main goals namely ending poverty and hunger, empower women and girls, achieve food security can be achieved only by improving the role of rural women in every aspect of global development

History

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008. This day recognizes the role of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.

The idea of honoring rural women with a special day was put forward at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995. It was suggested that October 15 be celebrated as “World Rural Women’s Day,” which is the eve of World Food Day, to highlight rural women’s role in food production and food security. “World Rural Women’s Day” was previously celebrated across the world for more than a decade before it was officially a UN observance.

International Day of Rural Women 2020 Theme

The theme for this year is "Building rural women's resilience in the wake of COVID-19," to create awareness of these women’s struggles, their needs, and their critical and key role in our society.

International Day of Rural Women 2019 Theme

In 2019, The Theme was "Rural Women and Girls Building Climate Resistance."

How To Celebrate

Government agencies, community groups, non-government associations and many people are celebrated the day on October 15. Television, radio, online, and print media broadcast or publish special features to promote the day. Panel discussions, research papers, and conferences are also held to review and analyze rural women’s role in society, particularly in areas such as economic improvement and agricultural development.

Other activities and events held to promote the day include:

• Global exchange programs for women in agriculture.


• The launch of fundraising projects to support rural women.


• Expos and workshops showcasing rural women’s contribution to their societies.


• Strategic meetings to present issues on topics, such as empowering women farmers, to policymakers.

Some world leaders inspired by this initiative previously proclaimed October 15 as International Rural Women’s Day, drawing a special focus on the role of rural women in their countries.

Reference: timeanddate

 

World Arthritis Day 2020: Date, Theme and History

World Arthritis Day is celebrated every year on October 12 around the world to create awareness about the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle and encouraging early detection of arthritis.

What Is Arthritis

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. It can affect one joint or multiple joints. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis, with different causes and treatment methods. The most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Joint pain, stiffness, and swelling are the most common symptoms of arthritis. Medication, physiotherapy or sometimes surgery helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

History of World Arthritis Day

October 12 is celebrated as World Arthritis Day. It was first celebrated in 1996. It was started by the Arthritis and Rheumatism International to increase global awareness about rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

World Arthritis Day 2020 Theme

The theme for World Arthritis Day 2020 is "Time2Work".

World Arthritis Day Activities

You can get involved with World Arthritis Day by spreading awareness about arthritis. You can educate people around you. Encouraging early detection of arthritis. Together, on World Arthritis Day, we can make a difference! Share information on social media to promote World Arthritis Day.

World Arthritis Day 2020 hashtags

Awareness is the key to making World Arthritis Day a success. Share your cure arthritis pictures on social media using hashtags #WorldArthritisDay #Arthritis #ArthritisAwareness #CureArthritisWAD to show your support and raise awareness that it is time for a cure!

World Standards Day 2020: Date, History, Theme and How To Observe

World Standards Day or International Standards Day is an international day celebrated internationally each year on 14 October to raise awareness among regulators, industry, and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.

World Standards Day: History

14 October is celebrated as the World Standards Day by the members of the IEC, ISO, and ITU to pay tributes to the efforts made by thousands of experts worldwide, who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.

14 October was specifically chosen to mark the date, in 1946, when delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and decided to create an international organization focused on facilitating standardization. The first observance took place on October 14th, 1970.

World Standards Day 2020 theme

World Standards Day 2020 theme is "Protecting the planet with standards"

World Standards Day 2019 theme

World Standards Day 2019 theme was "Video standards create a global stage"

World Standards Day 2018 theme

World Standards Day 2018 theme was "Standards and the Fourth Industrial Revolution"

How To Observe World Standards Day

The main idea behind celebrating World Standards Day is to set standardization at the international level. This helps in making voluntary standards in everything and anything, including the capability to travel efficiently, having access to cleaner energy, and ensuring standard safety and security measures.

The U.S. standardization community provides an exhibit, reception, and dinner. Many other events are held around the world. These events include educational seminars and conferences. The World Standard Cooperation holds a contest each year to celebrate the day. To show your appreciation for international standards, share this day on social media using the hashtag #WorldStandardsDay

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International Day for Disaster Reduction 2020: Date, Theme and About IDDRR

International Day for Disaster Reduction 2020

International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on October 13 to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of trying to control some of the risks communities face and to reduce disaster risks and losses to ensure a safer, more sustainable future.

About International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR)

International Day for Disaster Reduction began in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.

 

International Day for Disaster Reduction 2020 Theme

‘Disaster risk governance’ is the theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October in a year when a great number of people have died and fallen ill because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is all about governance. You can measure good disaster risk governance in lives saved, reduced numbers of disaster-affected people, and reduced economic losses. COVID-19 and the climate emergency are telling us that we need a clear vision, plans, and competent, empowered institutions acting on scientific evidence for the public good.

This requires having national and local strategies for disaster risk reduction in place by the end of the year as agreed by UN member States when they adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015. We need to see strategies that address not just single hazards like floods and storms but those that respond to the systemic risk generated by zoonotic diseases, climate shocks, and environmental breakdown.

Sendai Seven Campaign

The Sendai Framework has seven strategic targets and 38 indicators for measuring progress on reducing disaster losses. In 2016, the UN Secretary-General launched “The Sendai Seven Campaign” to promote each of the seven targets over seven years. The 2019 target is the target(d): "Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and education facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030."

In keeping with the Day’s focus on the impact that disasters have on people’s lives and well-being, this year’s theme is about conveying the message that many disasters can be avoided or prevented if there is a risk-informed approach to the development, construction, and maintenance of critical infrastructure, in order to ensure that the creation of new risk is avoided, and that critical infrastructure continues to function during and after a disaster.

One metric which illustrates the extent of the challenge is the scale of insured economic losses over the three years since the Sendai Framework was launched. Overall insurance industry estimates of direct economic losses during those three years come to $665 billion.

The Sendai Seven Campaign is an opportunity for all, including governments, local governments, community groups, civil society organizations, the private sector, international organizations, and the UN family, to promote best practice at international, regional, and national level across all sectors, to reduce disaster risk and disaster losses.

2016 – Target 1: Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower the average per 100,000 global mortality rate in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.
2017 – Target 2: Substantially reduce the number of people affected globally by 2030, aiming to lower the average global figure per 100,000 in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.
2018 – Target 3: Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to the global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030.
2019 – Target 4: Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030.
2020 – Target 5: Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020.
2021 – Target 6: Substantially enhance international cooperation in developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of the present Framework by 2030.
2022 – Target 7: Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030.

Key Messages

1. If it’s not risk informed, it’s not sustainable, and if it’s not sustainable it has a human cost.
2. Increasing exposure of critical infrastructure and economic assets has been the major cause of long-term increases in economic loss from disasters and shows that the economic incentives for location in many hazard-prone areas continue to outweigh the perceived disaster risks.
3. Increasing exposure of people and economic assets has been the major cause of long-term increases in economic loss from disasters and shows that the economic incentives for location in many hazard-prone areas continue to outweigh the perceived disaster risks.
4. Investment in disaster risk reduction generally represents a large saving in terms of avoided losses and reconstruction costs with cost benefit ratios ranging from 3:1 to 15:1 or higher in some cases.
5. Integrating disaster risk reduction into investment decisions is the most cost-effective way to reduce risk.
6. Investing in disaster risk reduction is a precondition for developing sustainably in a changing climate./li>
7. If risk reduction can be included explicitly in national development and climate adaptation plans and budgets, all parts of government are then able to programme risk reduction actions and investments.
8. The adoption of hazard resistant building standards, planning and environmental regulations and the overall strengthening of risk governance through institutions and systems, protect people from the risk of vulnerable infrastructure.
9. Weak implementation and enforcement mechanisms are common problems in countries where most urban development is informal.
10. When critical infrastructure fails, businesses experience indirect losses, as production, distribution and supply chains are interrupted; consequently, production, output and throughput are reduced.
11. Resilience has to be embedded in the business planning for new cities and towns given the plethora of risks which rapid urbanization and population growth in disaster-prone parts of the world can bring in their wake.
12. The high structural vulnerability of housing, schools, infrastructure and other assets in poor rural areas exposed to floods, tropical cyclones and earthquakes also leads to major mortality in disasters.
13. Low-intensity damage to housing, local infrastructure, crops and livestock, which interrupt and erode livelihoods is extensively spread within countries and occurs very frequently.

Reference: vikaspedia

International Day of the Girl Child 2020: Date, Objectives, History, and Theme

International Day of the Girl Child 2020

International Day of the Girl Child is observed every year on 11 October. Established by the United Nations (UN), this day is an opportunity to bring greater awareness of the particular challenges facing girls, particularly those in living in poverty. The Significance of the day is to create awareness of issues facing girls internationally, such as education, nutrition, forced child marriage, legal rights, and medical rights.

Objectives Of International Day of the Girl Child

International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of the Girl. The First Day of the Girl Child was on October 11, 2012. The main objectives Of International Day of the Girl Child are:

1. To spread awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by girls in the country.
2. To promote awareness about the rights of a girl child.
3. To increase awareness on the importance of girl education, health, and nutrition.
4. To increase awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide.
5. To stop violence against women and child marriage.

International Day of the Girl Child 2020 Theme

International Day of the Girl Child 2020 Theme is "My voice, our equal future". The theme focuses on the opportunity to mobilize global action to achieve gender equality and the human rights of all women and girls.

International Day of the Girl Child: History

In 1995, the World Conference on Women was held in Beijing to recognize the human rights of women and girls. The Beijing Declaration is the first to specifically call out girls' rights.

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. The first International Day of the Girl Child was observed on October 11, 2012, and the theme was "Ending Child Marriage".

International Day of the Girl Child Activities

You can get involved with International Day of the Girl Child by spreading awareness of issues facing girls internationally, such as education, nutrition, forced child marriage, legal rights, and medical rights. You can spread awareness and educate people around you. Also, You can share information on social media or start a conversation with colleagues, friends, or family.

World Mental Health Day 2020: Date, Theme & Significance

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world.

World Mental Health Day 2020

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year. The goal is to help raise mental health awareness around the world and to put all our efforts in support of mental health. The first World Mental Health Day 2020 was observed on 10th October 1992. The World Mental Health Day is observed brings all the concerned people working on mental health issues like Psychologists, Neurologists, Psychologists, Counsellors, to inform the general public about their body of work, and what is the need of the hour to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

World Mental Health Day 2020 theme

"Kindness" announced as the new theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

World Mental Health Day 2019 theme

The theme for World Mental Health Day 2019 was "Focus on prevention".

Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. The theme of World Mental Health Day 2019 was to raise awareness of the scale of suicide around the world and the role that each of us can play to help prevent it.

Mental Health & Illness:

Mental health is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the state of someone who is "functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment". Doctors don’t know the exact cause of most mental illnesses. A combination of things, including your genes, biology, and your life experiences, seems to be involved. Many mental illnesses run in families. But that doesn’t mean you will have one if your mother or father did. Some conditions involve circuits in your brain that are used in thinking, mood, and behavior. For instance, you may have too much, or not enough, the activity of certain brain chemicals called "neurotransmitters" within those circuits. Brain injuries are also linked to some mental conditions.

There are many different mental illnesses, and their symptoms vary. Some common symptoms include:

• Mood swings


• Relationship problems


• Hallucinations


• Abusing alcohol or drugs


• Feeling low on hope and not enjoying things that they used to like


• Thoughts of suicide or harming themselves or others


• Sleep problems

World Mental Health Day Quotes and messages

World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for the world to come together and begin redressing the historic neglect of mental health, - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

With so many people lacking access to good quality, appropriate mental health services, investment is needed now more than ever, - Elisha London, Founder and CEO of United for Global Mental Health

Mental health needs a great deal of care and attention. It is no more a taboo and it needs to be dealt with head-on.

References: WebMD

World Homeless Day 2020: Date, History and Purpose

World Homeless Day is celebrated on October 10 every year to change the lives of people experiencing homelessness in their local community.

World Homeless Day: History

The concept of 'World Homeless Day' emerged from online discussions between people working to respond to homelessness from various parts of the world.

The Inaugural World Homeless Day was marked on the 10th of October 2010.

Since its founding, World Homeless Day has been observed on every continent except Antarctica, in several dozen countries.

The use of the idea of 'World Homeless Day' is open for all to use... anywhere in the world.

Purpose of World Homeless Day

The purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness while taking advantage of the stage an ‘international day’ provides.

How To Make a Difference

educate people about homeless issues
celebrate and support local good works
highlight local issues

Collaborate & Double Your Impact

Once you identify the local service provider for homeless people you want to rally support behind…. for example if they suggest clean socks; or canned food; or an item they need funds to buy…. use your local networks to rally even greater support:

schools
churches
service clubs
local businesses
where you work
who else?

World Homeless Day is something you can point to on the calendar each year and use to make a significant difference in your local community.

Reference: http://www.worldhomelessday.org

Indian Air Force Day 2020: Date, History, and Significance

Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the birth of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 8, 2020. This year India celebrates 88th Indian Air Force Day.

Indian Air Force Day 2020

Indian Air Force Day is celebrated every year on October 8 in India. This year India celebrates 88th Indian Air Force Day. The Indian Air Force Day is observed to build the familiarity with Indian aviation based armed forces in any association of the national security both authoritatively and freely. IAF Day is celebrated for the establishment of the Air Force in India to help the Army that was battling on the land. With around 1,500 aircraft and 1, 70,000 personnel, IAF is the fourth largest air force in the world after the United States, Russia, and China.

Indian Air Force history

Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honored India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix Royal. After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of Dominion of India. With the government's transition to a Republic in 1950, the prefix Royal was removed after only three years.

Since 1950 the IAF has been involved in four wars with Pakistan and one with China. Other major operations undertaken by the IAF include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Cactus, and Operation Poomalai. The IAF's mission expands beyond engagement with hostile forces, with the IAF participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force

Westland Wapiti: one of the first aircraft flown by the Indian Air Force.
Consolidated-Vultee B-24 Liberator: heavy bomber over the Deccan plateau in the early 1950s
Canberra:  medium bomber
Mystere IVA: being armed with cannon rounds during September 1965

References: Oneindia,wikipedia

World Post Day 2020: Date, History and Significance

World Post Office Day

World Post Day is observed each year on October 9, the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland. Universal Postal Union was the start of the global communications revolution, introducing the ability to write letters to others all over the world. World Post Day started in 1969. Since then, countries all over the world take part in celebrations to highlight the importance of the postal service.

World Post Day: History

World Post Day, also called World Post Office Day, is observed every year on October 9 and marks the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which was set up in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. The day is celebrated to create awareness about the role and importance of postal services in the lives of people, and how it contributes to global development. The proposal was submitted by Shri Anand Mohan Narula, a member of the Indian delegation. Since then, World Post Day has been celebrated all over the world to highlight the importance of postal services.

The year 2020, however, was the year that the postal industry showed the world its resilience, its determination, and the invaluable role it plays in every society. We showed we are more than mail. - UPU Director General's Message

World Post Day: Celebrations

Every year, more than 150 countries celebrate World Post Day in a different way. In a few countries, World Post Day is observed as a working holiday. Many Posts use the event to introduce or promote new postal products and services. Some Posts also use World Post Day to reward their employees for good service.

International Podiatry Day 2020: Date and How To Observe International Podiatry Day

International Podiatry Day 2020

International Podiatry Day is observed on October 8 every year to spread the importance of foot health. Celebrated every year on 8 October, IPD wants to become the biggest event focused on foot health around the world. Some of the most common issues people have with their feet are Athlete’s foot, Bunions, Diabetic neuropathy, Ingrown toenails, Plantar fasciitis, Blisters, and Corns.

International Podiatry Day (IPD) is the global awareness campaign that aims to spread the importance of foot health around the world. The Day mainly focused on foot health around the world and to raise awareness on Podiatry both with the general public, other health professions, and government health officials about the impact and the dangers of foot and ankle ailments.

How To Observe International Podiatry Day

International Podiatry Day focuses on global foot health. The International Federation of Podiatrists (IFP) is instrumental in organizing educational seminars and spreading awareness for foot health. They also encourage the podiatry community across the globe to recognize the services podiatrists are providing for foot and ankle.

You can do the below on International Podiatry Day

1. Educate yourself on taking care of your feet.
2. You can pamper your feet at home.
3. Visit to a podiatrist if you are experiencing foot problems.
4. Give Yourself a Home Pedicure.
5. Try a Foot Scrub
6. Share on social media with #InternationalPodiatryDay to promote awareness of the day.

World Octopus Day 2020: Date, History and About Octopus

World Octopus Day is observed every year on October 8. World Octopus Day celebrates one of the most distinctive creatures living on the planet today, the octopus. On this day, take a trip to your local sea life center, take time to learn more about Octopus, or make a donation to a charity of your choice working to protect sea animals.

World Octopus Day History

World Octopus Day is observed every year on October 8. The first World Octopus Day was celebrated in conjunction with Cephalopod Awareness Day. The Octopus News Magazine Online founded World Octopus Day. World Octopus Day celebrates its diversity, conservation, and biology. They chose the eighth day of the month to show appreciation for animals with eight appendages.

About Octopus

Octopuses are sea animals famous for their rounded bodies, bulging eyes, and eight long arms. They live in all the world’s oceans but are especially abundant in warm, tropical waters. Octopuses, like their cousin, the squid, are often considered “monsters of the deep,” though some species, or types, occupy relatively shallow waters.

There are many reasons we should celebrate octopuses:

1) They're super smart! Believed to be the smartest invertebrate, the octopus is an amazing problem solver, actively learning rather than just using instincts. An octopus has a total of 500 million neurons, located its brain and throughout its eight arms.

2) They’re ancient! Cephalopods have been around for millions and millions of years. The earliest octopus fossil record during the late Devonian (over 360 million year ago). That’s before dinosaurs! Their fossils are hard to find because they lack hard tissues that usually preserve better.

3) They’re great swimmers! They can propel forward by expelling water through their mantles (the muscled structure holding its organs). This allows some species to reach underwater speeds of nearly 25 mph (40 kph)!

4) They’re beautiful! Octopuses are found in an assortment of lovely and bold colors. They’re even able to change their outer appearance. Pigmented skin cells called chromatophores allow them to blend into their natural surroundings and protect them from predators.

5) They’re flexible! Since they have no external shell or internal skeletons, they can contort their body to fit into small spaces. The eyes are the most solid and as a result, many octopuses can pass through tights areas slightly larger than their eyes.

6) They’re clever! Some have been caught on video using tools (pieces of coconuts and shells) to help transport them and as shelter.

7) They’re eyes are neat! The octopus is able to see the same image whether right side up or flipped. Their pupils are horizontal, the same orientation as a goat’s. When the octopus moves, the eyes are able to stay in the same position, thus keeping it’s gaze from turning upside down.

References: sciencedummy

World Cerebral Palsy Day 2020: Date, History & Celebration

World Cerebral Palsy Day is celebrated on October 6 and is a global movement by, of and for people with cerebral palsy, their families, and supporters.

Cerebral Palsy is a condition that’s sadly very common among people. No matter the conditions that cause it, Cerebral Palsy can be challenging to live with and can affect not only the person who has it but the loved ones that surround them. World Cerebral Palsy Day gives these families the ability to find better ways of handling Cerebral Palsy and helps spread awareness about the facts that come with Cerebral Palsy.

History of World Cerebral Palsy Day

Cerebral Palsy Day began with a small campaign called “Change My World in One Minute.” This project, started by Cerebral Palsy Alliance in Australia, sought for global change by allowing people to share ideas about new technologies and products that people with Cerebral Palsy could use to make their lives easier and better. Then, as time progressed, more ideas were spread out and called out to inventors to make them. Research teams from all over the world take part in this holiday, allowing new inventions to form and be presented at the CPA’s yearly event.

This day not only became a day for invention and innovation but also became a social movement. In 2015, the social change targeted vital issues that people with CP face all over the world. Hence, the CPA updated their website to provide tools and resources for people with CP. From there, Cerebral Palsy day became a way to make the lives of people with CP better technologically and socially. As it is a condition that at least 17 million people have, Cerebral Palsy Day helps bring awareness to CP, how to find resources to help those with CP and create an appreciation for those who work hard in research and technology towards a definite goal.

How to celebrate World Cerebral Palsy Day

Want to know how to take part in World Cerebral Palsy Day? Look up tools and resources on the main Cerebral Palsy Day website to find local events near you. You can also participate through social media by sharing your story (if you’re a person who deals with CP or knows someone with it). Let everyone know what day it is today using the hashtag #worldcerebralpalsyday and tell your friends about different ways they could participate.

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World Animal Day 2020: Date, History, & Importance Of animals

World Animal Day 2020

World Animal Day is celebrated on 4 October every year to raise awareness about improving the welfare standards of the animals around the world. It is celebrated in different ways in every country, irrespective of nationality, religion, faith, or political ideology. Through increased awareness and education we can create a world where animals are always recognized as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare.

History Of World Animal Day

World Animal Day was first celebrated in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy to highlight the plight of endangered species. October 4 was annually chosen to celebrate this day because of the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. In 2003, the first World Animal Day website was launched by the Naturewatch Foundation which is a UK-based animal welfare charity.

The Importance Of animals

The importance of animals can be categorized as ecological, economic, and investigatory importance as well as conservation of biological diversities, etc. Animals have also been highly useful to us in providing food, clothing, and source of income. We are also a part of animals to make ecological balance on earth. It plays a very important role in our life.

1. Animal helps in maintaining the ecological balance of nature.
2. The animal can be used to earn money. Wild animal products such as meat, medicines, and silk are of huge economic value.
3. Scientific experiments are done on some animals. These experiments are related to the discovery of new drugs. This helps in making medicines for treatment for a disease. Generally, monkeys and rats are used for scientific research experiments.
4. By conserving animals, diversity in the environment can be conserved.
5. Few wild animals also have great importance in terms of tourism.

How to celebrate World Animal Day?

World Animal Day is celebrated every year to spread awareness about the status of animals and improve their welfare standards. You don’t have to be an activist to celebrate World Animal Day. Here are a few ideas for you:

1. Donate to some of the nonprofit organizations for animal welfare.
2. Volunteer your time at a local shelter or animal sanctuary.
3. Educate yourself. Read up on animal issues and how to help them.
4. If you’re unable to take part in the events or campaigns in your city, you can always do your bit by starting an online campaign. Use the hashtag  on social media #WorldAnimalDay