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The impacts of climate change include warming temperatures, changes in precipitation, increases in the frequency or intensity of extreme weather events, and rising sea levels. These impacts threaten our health by affecting the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe,
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Why is climate change so important? Climate Change is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining moment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate change
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Why is Japan's life expectancy so high? This low mortality is mainly attributable to a low rate of obesity, low consumption of red meat, and high consumption of fish and plant foods such as soybeans and tea. In Japan, the obesity rate is low (4.8% for men and 3.7% for women).
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How do you explain climate change to a child? Climate change refers to the long-term changes in global temperatures and other characteristics of the atmosphere. Climate has changed throughout Earth's long history, but this time it's different. Human activity is causing worldwide
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Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food or water.
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95% correlation between decision effectiveness and company performance.
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Hospitals are struggling to function, lacking essential medicines, basic equipment, and even electricity. Medical professionals are being forced to operate without anesthesia, and vinegar is being used as an antiseptic.
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Climate change is an urgent problem that affects our health in many ways, now and in the future. We are already seeing an increase in extreme weather events such as floods, severe storms, and heatwaves.
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The IPCC reports that global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels between 2030 and 2052 if temperatures continue warming at the current rate, resulting in Increases in average temperatures, hot extremes, heavy precipitation, and the probability of drought.
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11% to 15% increase in Life expectancy is associated with people who think positively.
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Happy New Year
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Why Afghans are deported from Pakistan? Pakistani officials have blamed Afghan nationals for a sharp increase in high-profile terrorist attacks and accused Afghanistan's Taliban-led government of harboring militants. 15 Dec 2023
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Afghanistan right now: Afghanistan is now facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The Afghan economy has no cash to pay salaries or buy food. Western aid has been suspended because the Taliban government includes designated terrorists. And millions of Afghans face
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The majority of Afghan returnees from Pakistan don't have shelter or food, a new survey finds. A new assessment by Islamic Relief has found dire conditions for Afghan refugees who have recently returned from Pakistan with 90% of new arrivals left homeless ahead of a freezing
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How healthy is the famous Ezekiel bread? Find out how this bread goes against the grain and packs more nutrition than your average supermarket loaf.
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The number of Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran reached "more than one and a half million people".
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A new research review found that young people who consume energy drinks may experience sleep disturbances and have an increased risk of ADHD, anxiety, mood changes, and in severe cases, heart complications.
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What is the most common cause of maternal morbidity? Maternal Morbidity Cardiovascular problems, such as heart disease and blood vessel problems. Diabetes. High blood pressure. Infections, especially from cesarean section. Blood clots. Bleeding (sometimes called hemorrhage)
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How is the situation of children under the Taleban regime in Afghanistan? 📷 Social norms and harmful practices rooted in gender inequity are pervasive, with children and women being exposed to various extreme forms of violence and abusive behaviors, such as honor killings, child
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At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people were displaced worldwide. This number reached the 100 million mark in the first half of 2022 due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine – the highest number ever recorded. Some 52% of all refugees originate from only 3 countries: Syria,
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A natural disaster is a highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. Some examples of natural hazard events include flooding, drought, earthquakes, tropical cyclones, lightning, tsunamis, volcanic activity, wildfires.
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Research shows that 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly susceptible to climate change. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from undernutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, and heat stress alone.
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Turkey is a popular meat that boasts high-quality protein, B vitamins, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus. However, it’s best to avoid processed varieties, as these are high in salt.
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What percentage of people get anxiety from social media? Rates of anxiety caused by social media are also similar for both genders (64% of men and 62% of women). However, men experience depression and loneliness as a result of social media use at higher rates than women.
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Climate change increasingly affects every aspect of human life. Recent studies report a close correlation with human health and it is estimated that global death rates will increase by 73 per 100,000 by 2100 due to temperature changes.
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Climate change is impacting health in a myriad of ways, including by leading to death and illness from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, storms, and floods, the disruption of food systems, increases in zoonoses and food-, water- and vector-borne
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According to the report, nearly 23 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity before March 2024, and more than 9 million of them are children. Employment opportunities are reduced during the winter and winter food and fuel prices rise and increase poverty among the
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Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun's activity or large volcanic eruptions.
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The average health expenditure was estimated at 49,374 Afghanis (US$ 610), and the median health expenditure was 14,800 Afghanis (US$183). Only 18.5 % of respondents had ever heard of health insurance, and only 11.0 % said they knew how health insurance worked.
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Global heat deaths are projected to increase by 370% if action is not taken to limit the effects of global warming, according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet, a medical journal. 14 Nov 2023
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How is life for girls in Afghanistan? Today, Afghanistan's women and girls are required to adhere to a strict dress code and are not permitted to travel more than 75 km without a mahram. They are compelled to stay at home. All over the country, women report feeling invisible,
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Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. Characteristic features of dyslexia are difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory, and verbal processing speed.
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Carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases are the main drivers of global warming. While climate change cannot be stopped, it can be slowed. To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to reach “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner.
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Ahead International Creating Change That Lasts: AHEAD International is a non-governmental, non-political, and not-for-profit organization that aims to contribute to improving social welfare, education, social development, civil society development, and public health in the
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increasing people's complaints; More than 300 district Health facilities in Afghanistan do not have female doctors. People in some provinces of Afghanistan, especially in remote areas and districts in the south and west of the country, complain about the "severe shortage" of
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You can eat certain foods that actively promote the growth of beneficial bacteria, contributing to your overall health.
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What is causing climate change? 📷 Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and farming livestock are increasingly influencing the climate and the earth's temperature. This adds enormous amounts of greenhouse gases to those naturally occurring in the atmosphere, increasing the
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The current life expectancy for Japan in 2023 is 85.03 years, a 0.14% increase from 2022. The life expectancy for Japan in 2022 was 84.91 years, a 0.14% increase from 2021. The life expectancy for Japan in 2021 was 84.79 years, a 0.14% increase from 2020.
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If we’re going to fight climate change effectively, we have to start by acknowledging that most of our economy is based on fossil fuels.  Fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas.  Oil powers most of the transportation sector.  Coal and natural gas power most of the
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The founder of "Mother Camp" after immigrating to the Netherlands: Afghanistan has returned to its darkest times.
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Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. Characteristic features of dyslexia are difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory, and verbal processing speed.
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In Afghanistan, 15.3 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity.
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How has the Taliban affected Afghanistan's food security? A humanitarian crisis of incredible proportions has grown even more complex and severe since the Taliban took control. Job losses, lack of cash, and soaring prices create a new class of hungry people. A total of 15.3
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Dutch climate policy focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions so the climate does not change so rapidly and radically and the temperature rise is limited. Parallel to reducing greenhouse gasses, the government takes measures to adapt to the effects of climate change.
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South Sudan continues to face overlapping crises, including floods, conflict and food insecurity – all of which adversely affect the resilience and vulnerability of people across the country. The ongoing Sudan crisis has had a dramatic negative impact on the already fragile
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Good mental health is a key influence on employability, finding a job, and remaining in that job. Unemployment causes stress, which ultimately has long-term physiological health effects and can have negative consequences for people's mental health, including depression, anxiety,
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80% of the Afghanistan population needs humanitarian assistance to survive.
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In 2023, a staggering 28.3 million people – or two-thirds of Afghanistan's population - require urgent humanitarian assistance to survive. Over 17 million people face acute hunger in 2023, including 6 million people at emergency levels of food insecurity – one step away from
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How is anxiety linked to social media? Users of social media may experience a physiological stress response as a result of receiving negative feedback from others, cyberbullying, becoming more aware of stressful events occurring in the lives of others, and feeling pressure to
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Women have been banned from visiting parks, gyms, and public bathing houses. They have been stopped from pursuing education beyond the sixth grade. Their ability to work outside of health and education is all but prohibited.15 Aug 2023
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A new study finds that taking a daily multivitamin may help your cognition and memory.
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In 2023, Afghanistan and Somalia were considered the world's most fragile states with a Fragile Index score of 111.9 and 111.8 on a scale from zero to 120, where a higher score suggests the state is more fragile. 27 Oct 2023
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80% of the Afghanistan population needs humanitarian assistance to survive.
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Severe underfunding of the healthcare system means there are huge barriers to access treatment and foreign donors are key to guaranteeing life-saving care. International funding props up the country's health system but it has been slashed since the Taliban retook control.
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The current life expectancy for Afghanistan in 2023 is 64.97 years, a 1 % decrease from 2022.
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What happens if PTSD is left untreated in a child? Academic and cognitive issues: Untreated C-PTSD can negatively influence a child's cognitive functioning and academic achievement. They could struggle with attention, focus, memory, and learning. This can lead to academic
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What is the relationship between health and the environment? Environmental risks can increase the chances of contracting heart diseases, cancers, and various other illnesses. Untreated drinking water, poor hygiene, and improper sanitation cause infectious diseases such as
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In 2022 and 2023, only 27% of Afghans had access to healthcare services.
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Most non-communicable diseases are the result of four particular behaviors (tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and the harmful use of alcohol) that lead to four key metabolic/physiological changes (raised blood pressure, overweight/obesity, raised blood glucose,
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Effects of Climate Change Hotter temperatures. As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, so does the global surface temperature. ... More severe storms. ... Increased drought. ... A warming, rising ocean. ... Loss of species. ... Not enough food. ... More health risks. ... Poverty
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One in two people living in Afghanistan suffer from psychological distress. Devastated by decades of war, political violence, instability, and poverty mental health problems affect every household. Nov 2023
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Consistent with Hypothesis 1, we found that there was a significantly positive correlation between social media use and social anxiety, which implies that individuals with high use intensity of social media were more likely to display social anxiety than individuals with low use
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What is the mental health status in Afghanistan? Stigmas around mental health have made it especially difficult for Afghans, and stereotypes prevent many from seeking treatment. Research from the World Health Organization in 2018 found two million Afghans struggling with mental
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Did you know that we need to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions from the current 55 billion tonnes of CO2 a year to 8.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year by 2050 if we are to reach the Paris Agreement’s target of a maximum increase of 1.5 degrees? And that we need to achieve
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People who sit for long periods at work are at higher risk of death, especially from cardiovascular disease, compared with those who are more active throughout the day, suggests a new study of nearly a half-million people.
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Climate change is a devilish problem for humanity
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There are social movements that shake the world. The Afghan women’s rights movement is one of them. Afghan women’s fight for freedom and equality spans generations. Their most fierce battle has been for visibility and presence in public life—for their names to be known, their
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How is the healthcare in Sudan? 📷 The health situation in Sudan “has reached gravely serious levels,” WHO said. More than two-thirds of hospitals remain out of service amid increasing reports of attacks on health facilities.
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What is the most common cause of dyslexia? Dyslexia results from individual differences in the parts of the brain that enable reading. It tends to run in families. Dyslexia appears to be linked to certain genes that affect how the brain processes reading and language.
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New research indicates that people who use salt at mealtimes are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, compared with those who use it sparingly or not at all.
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Afghan women suffer extreme discrimination, restrictions, and violence.
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How has war contributed to climate change? War also inevitably entails destruction, resulting in widespread toxic substances, dead wildlife, and an atmosphere choked with fumes. Militaries consume enormous amounts of fossil fuels, which contributes directly to global warming.13
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Unemployment Rate in Afghanistan increased to 38.30 percent in 2023 from 11.70 percent in 2020.
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What will happen in 2050 climate change? Climate shifts like heat waves could restrict the ability of people to work outdoors, and, in extreme cases, put their lives at risk. Under a 2050 climate scenario developed by NASA, continuing growth of greenhouse emissions at today's
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However, the proportion of the population with access to improved drinking water increased from 27.2% of the population in 2007 to 73.8% in 2020. Access to basic drinking water in urban areas is much higher (94.3%) than in rural areas, where only 68.2 % have access.
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At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people were displaced worldwide.
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At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people were displaced worldwide. This number reached the 100 million mark in the first half of 2022 due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine – the highest number ever recorded. Some 52% of all refugees originate from only 3 countries: Syria,
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When did global warming start? Global warming is the long-term heating of the Earth's surface observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's
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What percent of cancer is caused by environmental factors? 90 % of cancer cases are caused by environmental factors. Therefore, a large proportion of them are preventable with good living habits and healthy environments.
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AHEAD INTERNATIONAL Vision: Our vision is to see the realization and development of public health, education, community development, and a vibrant and vital civil society where the interests, concerns, and dignity of civilians are taken seriously, and more people have access to
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In Afghanistan Under the control of Taleban: The Girls must adhere to a strict dress code and cannot travel more than 75 km without a mahram.
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UNEP | Emissions Gap Report 2023 This report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for a 2.5-2.9°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels this century – far above the 1.5°C limit that would avoid
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Research has shown that there are many benefits to eating a high-fiber diet. Below, we’ll explore some of those benefits, and share how you can get more high-fiber foods onto your plate and into your gut.
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A terrifying look at the consequences of climate change
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بنیانگذار «کمپ مادر» در پی مهاجرت به هلند: افغانستان به تاریک‌ترین دوران خود بازگشته است via @BBC
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"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." "The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda." "However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at." "Your positive action combined with positive
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What is the leading cause of death in Afghanistan? NCDs are the cause of more than 35% of mortality ( Afghanistan Mortality Survey). In detail, major causes of mortality include cardiovascular disease (women 17.9%, men 14%), cancer (women 8.3%, men 7.3%), diabetes mellitus (women
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More than two years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with some of the highest humanitarian needs.
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