Index Home Prelude to this blog “Healthy children indicate healthy society“ Wars bring worst aspects of any society. Wars also disproportionately affect children, as households are disrupted and schools get destroyed. End of First World War was similarly a turning point for child-health. Eglantyne Jebb and Dorothy Buxton, were English social reformers who set up… Continue reading Saving our children
Month: July 2022
Being a health-care worker
Index Home Who is a health-care worker ? I am one of about 60 million health-care workers in the world. That makes me among less than 1% of global population; a good enough reason to celebrate. Professionally trained doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and paramedical staff constitute about three-quarters of us, and others could be helpers, trolley-bearers,… Continue reading Being a health-care worker
Pre-hospital care: People in the service of life
Index Home We need to act fast to save lives. This is even more important in case of accidents, injuries, calamities, or sudden catastrophic conditions. Our actions begin at the site of the injury. We need to rescue victims, and provide medical care as we shift them to hospitals. Today we recognise prompt evacuation, swift… Continue reading Pre-hospital care: People in the service of life
Medicinal plants: herbs for health
Index Home Drug formulary of most traditional systems of medicine is based on plants. Human beings have always had plants as their companion. Tiny, small, large or gigantic; versatility in size, produce, and function of plants has always intrigued mankind. Prehistoric humans discovered that some plants are suitable for cultivation, others for their floral beauty,… Continue reading Medicinal plants: herbs for health
Traditional systems of healing
Index Home Unifying aim of all systems of healing is to restoring balance. Restoration of balance shifts “dis-ease” to “at-ease”. Health is essentially a balanced state between agonists & antagonists, stimulators & inhibitors, commensals & pathogens. Each system of healing has used different approaches. Many systems of healing from ancient and modern times co-exist. Term… Continue reading Traditional systems of healing
Our journey on the road to health
Index Home Its our desire to be healthy We all desire to be healthy, but often remain unaware of this desire unless we experience illness ourselves or encounter someone around us who is unwell. Health is more of a perception, feeling, or conformity than a clearly defined state. The modern definition of health is tricky… Continue reading Our journey on the road to health