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World Health Day 2023 Highlights: Banega Swasth India Special

World Health Day 2023 Highlights: Banega Swasth India Special

Lakshya Sampoorn Swasthya ka – because our health eventually depends on the health of those around us. On World Health Day, to remind ourselves that health is a basic right of every human being and everyone should have access to affordable and acceptable healthcare NDTV - Dettol #BanegaSwasthIndia campaign did a special coverage through the day on April 7 on what health for all really means, health and hygiene in India, and also listen to voices of people from all over India on what they would do if they became health minister for a day.

Here are the highlights from the #BanegaSwasthIndia World Health Day Special on April 7:

Apr 07, 2023

19:05 (IST)

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya's message on World Health Day

On the occasion of World health day, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya urged the citizens to look at health holistically. He said, "We should insist on cleanliness. We should drink clean water and get timely health check-up done."

Apr 07, 2023

18:54 (IST)

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw from Biocoin joins #WorldHealthDay special coverage to discuss the importance of providing acesssible and affordable healthcare

Apr 07, 2023

18:52 (IST)

Over 10,000 Gulabi Didis have been deployed in several districts of India, to ensure that no child dies due to malnutrition. Gulabi Didis are on the forefront of driving Reckitt's nutrition programme 'Reach Each Child', prioritising nutrition for children within the first 1,000 days of life. These women are trained on nutrition by experts like Padmashree Dr Indira Chakravarty, Ex IMA president Dr Narender Saini and other global experts.

Apr 07, 2023

18:26 (IST)

What does hygiene mean to the people of India

#BanegaSwasthIndia | A #WorldHealthDay special messages on what does hygiene mean to you from people across India

Track full coverage here: https://t.co/LQaRIaf6Vj pic.twitter.com/sJ8yMQfcxy
- Banega Swasth India (@banegaswasthind) April 7, 2023

Apr 07, 2023

17:54 (IST)

Union Minister Smriti Irani on government's work towards providing good healthcare and nutrition of women and children on #WorldHealthDay

Apr 07, 2023

17:52 (IST)

On #WorldHealthDay, Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani discusses the importance of a sanitation, clean water and toilets and its impact on one's health

"We have to recognise that there's a cyclic impact on a child's health which is dependent on how healthy both mother and father are," said Ms. Irani.

Apr 07, 2023

17:01 (IST)

On #WorldHealthDay, how can we achieve #HealthForAll, Divya Sharma, Member, Young People’s Action Team of YuWaah at UNICEF explains

Apr 07, 2023

16:59 (IST)

A young school boy from Delhi wants to improve the healthcare infrastructure in the country by increasing the number of hospital beds.

Apr 07, 2023

16:54 (IST)

"Climate change drives drought, frequent flooding, forest fires that pollute the air and lead to biodiversity loss. There is a significant rise in zoonotic disease because of biodiversity loss. When we lose nature, there is a higher frequency of infectious disease jumping from animals to people," said Ms. Mirza.

Apr 07, 2023

16:48 (IST)

Adopt Cleanliness In Your Life: Dr Rameshwar Oraon, Jharkhand Minister

Apr 07, 2023

16:25 (IST)

"Climate change and health are interlinked. It can influence the spread of infectious diseases, such as Dengue and Malaria by altering the habitat and disruption of disease carrying organisms like mosquitoes. It has adverse effects on children, the elderly population and people with comorbidities."

Apr 07, 2023

16:24 (IST)

On #WorldHealthDay, Deepali Khanna from Rockefeller Foundation discusses the effects of climate change on food, physical and mental health

Apr 07, 2023

16:03 (IST)

Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane, Goa Health minister explains the state government's work towards providing healthcare for all

Apr 07, 2023

16:01 (IST)

The menace of plastic in the world: Actor Dia Mirza details on #WorldHealthDay

Apr 07, 2023

16:00 (IST)

"Climate change drives droughts, frequent flooding, and forest fires that pollute the air and lead to biodiversity loss. There is a significant rise in zoonotic disease because of biodiversity loss. When we lose nature, there is a higher frequency of infectious disease jumping from animals to people," said Ms. Mirza.

Apr 07, 2023

15:57 (IST)

Actor And UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza on the effects of climate change on human health

Apr 07, 2023

15:50 (IST)

On #WorldHealthDay, UNICEF India pledges to provide the nurturing care children need to survive and thrive

Children need access to health services to live a fulfilled life. UNICEF is working in partnership with the Govt. of India in implementing its maternal, child and newborn health programmes across the country to make sure they reach every child and every parent.

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- UNICEF India (@UNICEFIndia) April 7, 2023

Apr 07, 2023

15:48 (IST)

Young People’s Action Team of YuWaah at UNICEF Member, Divya Sharma's #WorldHealthDay Message

#BanegaSwasthIndia | On #WorldHealthDay, how can we achieve #HealthForAll, Divya Sharma, Member, Young People's Action Team of YuWaah at UNICEF explains

Track our special coverage here: https://t.co/LQaRIaf6Vj @UNICEFIndia @ThisIsReckitt @DettolIndia @ndtv @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/17SiYe1D1y
- Banega Swasth India (@banegaswasthind) April 7, 2023

Apr 07, 2023

15:35 (IST)

International Sand Artist & Padma Shri Awardee, Sudarshan Pattnaik's tribute to World Health Day

Happy 75th Anniversary @WHO - this #WorldHealthDay, let's celebrate the memorable successes made in advancing public #HealthForAll .
My SandArt at Puri beach in India. #WHO75 pic.twitter.com/rhCjL2ZXhz
- Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) April 7, 2023

Apr 07, 2023

14:58 (IST)

“I Will Focus On Primary Healthcare In India”, Delhiite’s World Health Day Wish

Apr 07, 2023

14:57 (IST)

Parmarth Niketan, A Gurukul Takes Sanskrit Curriculum On Hygiene Into Its Teachings

Apr 07, 2023

14:57 (IST)

Health Is Not Just Physical Well-Being, It Is Mental Well-Being As Well: Bhumi Pednekar

Apr 07, 2023

14:56 (IST)

"When the pandemic hit us, it was a huge challenge for the pharma sector. We had to scale up capacities to meet the demand. We brought the strains of SARS-CoV-2 from National Institute of Virology, Pune and rolled out the work. Our bioprocess engineers and technologists started working with it, inactivated and produced a vaccine in less than 45 days," said Ms. Ella.

Apr 07, 2023

14:55 (IST)

How can the pharmaceutical sector be strengthened? Bharat Biotech's Suchitra Ella details on #WorldHealthDay

Apr 07, 2023

14:41 (IST)

Dr. Randeep Guleria from Medanta explains the evolution of viruses and the importance of hygiene in preventing their transmission

Apr 07, 2023

14:28 (IST)

"Infection spreads through various routes, such as through droplets, some are airborne while some spread through touching surfaces like a door handle or top of a table. Therefore, maintaining a good hygienic routine, including washing hands, sanitises them helps prevent and break the chain of transmission of infection," said Dr. Randeep Guleria, Chairman-Institute of Internal Medicine and Respiratory & Sleep Medicine and Director-Medical Education, Medanta.

Apr 07, 2023

14:23 (IST)

“I Will Provide Affordable Medicines”, Delhiite’s World Health Day Message

Apr 07, 2023

14:18 (IST)

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality, Ms. Pednekar emphasised on creating an equal space for women at every level

Apr 07, 2023

14:09 (IST)

"The last three years, we have realised that our healthcare system needs to be strengthened and it has to start at the grassroot level. There are several sections of society that are deprived of access to basic healthcare. Basic healthcare is a right of every human," Ms. Pednekar on the lessons learnt for the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 07, 2023

14:06 (IST)

As the first national advocate for UNDP India SDGs, Ms. Pednekar talks on about the importance of the Goals in achieving healthcare for all on #WorldHealthDay

Apr 07, 2023

14:01 (IST)

Karnataka Minister C. N. Ashwath Narayan discusses the provisions under the National Health Mission on #WorldHealthDay

Apr 07, 2023

13:48 (IST)