Category: Health concepts

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Red cross develops a system to communicate with prisoners of war (PoWs)

Prisoner of War management during world wars A less talked about consequence of wars are prisoners of war. These are soldiers of one warring side, that is captured by the other. During the first world war, there were a total of five million such PoWs on the Axis (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman) and the Allied (Britain,… Continue reading Red cross develops a system to communicate with prisoners of war (PoWs)

Ensuring basic health needs: A concept with many names

Index Home Health is dear to all, and we all strive to be in pink of our health all the time. Principles of health maintenance are simple, though repetitive actions. While it is a readily acceptable concept that basic health needs should be available to all, globally we have struggled with its execution. There are quite… Continue reading Ensuring basic health needs: A concept with many names

Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation

Index Home Christmas seals Born to care for the war wounded, Red cross came into being in 1863. However, it was not until 1907 that it entered into a lasting relationship with postal services. Emily Bissell, an American Red cross activist saw a postmaster in Denmark, who had developed an idea about charity stamps. These stamps,… Continue reading Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation

Development milestones from six months to one year of life

Index Home Our journey from sixth month onwards, is one of curiosity and mobility. Now babies can see near as well as far, and their tiny eyes are grasping the world around them. As they see and touch almost everything, they also start making sense of sounds. This is also the time for the first meaningful… Continue reading Development milestones from six months to one year of life

Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life

Index Home Many developments take place from birth, to first six months of life. In the first one month, newborn is a neonate. Subsequently, the period upto one year of life, is infancy. Developments in this period are milestones in our journey. Many motor milestones in the first six months can be picked up from postage… Continue reading Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life

Legacy of “Foresight prevents blindness” campaign

Index Home 1976 is a landmark year for Global Blindness Prevention. After years of apathy, blindness prevention and control was on World Health Organisation (WHO) agenda. Only a year ago in 1975, World Health Assembly had adopted a resolution on problem of blindness. The assembly zeroed in on six leading causes of blindness at that time,… Continue reading Legacy of “Foresight prevents blindness” campaign

The art and science of sight; looking into ones eyes

Index Home Eyes have always intrigued us. Eyes reflect our intent, emotions, wisdom, and even romance. While science attributes eyes with sight, for art and literature these are windows of our thought and vision. Indeed, these are two windows of our soul, be it thoughts of wisdom benevolence, mischief or cruelty. Since time immemorial, looking into… Continue reading The art and science of sight; looking into ones eyes

Mouth and foot painting: A special ability in postage stamps

Index Home When hands and arms fail, but determination reins supreme, we come across some special abilities. Mouth and foot painting is one such special ability, that is leaves us awestruck. It is an art, where artists manoeuvre painting brushes and other tools with their mouth or feet. Thus works of art so created are special.… Continue reading Mouth and foot painting: A special ability in postage stamps